which is completely far fetched as I can't imagine many people come through here all that often, then you'll be glad to know I'm still writing.
For new material, check out Pinpoint Music
I'll try and update this with anything interesting & some new music to download. There has been a lot happening lately, especially within the Scandinavian countries. I'll keep you posted.
Saturday 25 July 2009
Saturday 2 May 2009
Burial & Four Tet - "Moth/Wolf Cub"
Moth/Wolf CubDiscogs
Last.fm
MySpace
Official Site
Text Records
Purchase (this one SOLD OUT in minutes[reissue in batches)
Download
A. Moth (9:02)
B. Wolf Cub (8:55)
A new release from Burial and Four Tet, completely shrouded in secrecy and mystery. A not uncommon move from Dubstep & UK Garage's beloved William Bevan. This one is huge! Two unreal tunes, each taking the characteristic sound from Four Tet (Moth) and Burial (Wolf Cub) but with a twist. Of course, the Four Tet track again defeats ideas of Folktronica to persue more House based 4/4 brilliance but this time with a hint of Burial's trademark sound, while Wolf Cub is a showcasing of the best of Bevan's ability with the added technicality and production that Kerian Hebden was on hand to offer. This is even beautifully packaged as a coverless 12" with nothing but black on black.
This easily stacks up as one of the best of the year so far.
10/10
Monday 23 March 2009
The Ocarina Of Rhyme
Hip Hop & Zelda: Ocarina Of Time? Oh yes!
The Ocarina Of Rhyme
Featuring Common, MF Doom, Aesop Rock, Jay-Z, Clipse, Snoop and Spank Rock, among a load of other artists. This is pretty cool. It's cool for 10 minutes, anyway.
The Ocarina Of Rhyme
Featuring Common, MF Doom, Aesop Rock, Jay-Z, Clipse, Snoop and Spank Rock, among a load of other artists. This is pretty cool. It's cool for 10 minutes, anyway.
Wednesday 4 March 2009
The Simpsons and how it used to be great...
It's a crying shame that the Simpsons didn't come to an untimely demise around about seasons 12 or 13. What was once a fantastic, humourous and satisfying satire on American family culture descended quite rapidly into what can only be described as or compared to the dull musings of a mid 30's office employee trying to convince his younger friends that he once took LSD.
Yeah, man, he'd say, It's totally awesome and trippy. Is it? I'm sure you were presented with an array of inexplicable and unexplainable paradoxical situations. I'm so sure it was "whacky" and nonsensical. Oh wait, you didn't actually do drugs, did you? No, you're just talking directly from your arse, my friend.
And that's what the Simpsons is now. That guy. Surely the writers must consider, on a daily basis, the darkened space used for roasting meat and baking cakes. Surely ending it all would work out better in the long run than taking a step back in 20 years time with the thought "what the fuck was I up to?!".
Too long has it been boring, predictable (but that disappointing kind of predictable) and akin to your uncle trying to make sense of Facebook. You're all past it, so fuck up with the writing and move on!
With that said, here's a great resource where you can pick up every episode of the Simpsons, entirely streamable and free.
Click
Yeah, man, he'd say, It's totally awesome and trippy. Is it? I'm sure you were presented with an array of inexplicable and unexplainable paradoxical situations. I'm so sure it was "whacky" and nonsensical. Oh wait, you didn't actually do drugs, did you? No, you're just talking directly from your arse, my friend.
And that's what the Simpsons is now. That guy. Surely the writers must consider, on a daily basis, the darkened space used for roasting meat and baking cakes. Surely ending it all would work out better in the long run than taking a step back in 20 years time with the thought "what the fuck was I up to?!".
Too long has it been boring, predictable (but that disappointing kind of predictable) and akin to your uncle trying to make sense of Facebook. You're all past it, so fuck up with the writing and move on!
With that said, here's a great resource where you can pick up every episode of the Simpsons, entirely streamable and free.
Click
Friday 20 February 2009
Hey guys.
Sorry, it's been a busy couple of weeks. I've been neglecting a few of my interwebz responsibilities to opt for doing some University work and song production instead. I have a track almost finished so keep an eye out for that.
I have nothing worthwhile to report really. Nothing interesting anyway. Well, there's the thing about FLAC ripped using XLD and how it's now WI approvable which is a massive bonus to the audio pirating community as well as the OS X crowd. OH! And I managed to get access to two old drives full of great, high quality MP3 and FLAC! Nah, that wasn't interesting at all, was it?
I promise I'll have something great on here tonight. I have a couple of albums that seriously need exposure. So long & best wishes.
I have nothing worthwhile to report really. Nothing interesting anyway. Well, there's the thing about FLAC ripped using XLD and how it's now WI approvable which is a massive bonus to the audio pirating community as well as the OS X crowd. OH! And I managed to get access to two old drives full of great, high quality MP3 and FLAC! Nah, that wasn't interesting at all, was it?
I promise I'll have something great on here tonight. I have a couple of albums that seriously need exposure. So long & best wishes.
Sunday 8 February 2009
The Sunday Noise #1
Welcome to my first weekly feature, The Sunday Noise. Each week come Sunday evening I'll have a new update fresh with the best in Harsh Noise, Industrial and Power Electronics, ranging from genre classics to brand new releases. I'll be trying to limit this to cassette, rare vinyl and rare CDr, all ripped using quality methods to V0 MP3. It might seem a little unfair to the artist but the way I see it, I'm allowing people to expose themselves to releases sometimes as limited as a 25 cassette run done back in 1996 that would otherwise be completely forgotten, right? It's all for the love of the music! With that said, why not jump right in with a couple of great, great, great pieces of music to launch The Sunday Noise.
Ahlzagailzehguh - Hard To Return
Discogs
Last.fm
MySpace
Official Site
Hospital Productions
Download
A. Return From (9:24)
B. Return To (9:19)
First we have one of the most limited releases I'm sure I'll have the pleasure of ever posting. Ahlzagailzehguh released Bypassing Time Passing in 2007 to quite a lot of critial acclaim within Noise circles. I'll be honest with you entirely here: while it was good, it has nothing on it's limited edition counterpart. Alongside the original vinyl release came an EXTREMELY limited run of 20 vinyl, each of the 20 including a cassette entitled Hard To Return. Two absolutely abhorrent tracks, each clocking a little under 10 minutes a peice, of the most brain-shattering, droning, aching, monstrously gargantuan horrible Harsh Noise I think I've heard. It's absolutely relentless and probably my favourite Noise release to date. You HAVE to hear this one.
Information on release: Released with Bypassing Time Passing on 20 C20 cassettes. SOLD OUT!
FFH - Nadia
Discogs
Last.fm
MySpace
Official Site
Hospital Productions
Download
A(1). Waterside (4:59)
A(2). Domino (4:51)
B(1). 3:30 AM (4:23)
B(2). Teufel (3:55)
Nadia is a short but effective affair. Rumbling through both sides of the tape in a little under 20 minutes, this is some mean and sinister ambient-esque noise. While it isn't one of the harder or harsher releases out there it isn't at all without character. Here instead of a raw and enduring collection of horrific sounds, squelches, pops, crackles, fizzes and screams, what you get is buckets of atmosphere. There is, of course, the warmth in fuzzy bass and popping, repetitive beats but it's a more subdued effort. It builds and maleforms from theme to theme, creating a wonferfully dark soundscape that would terrify even the worst of nightdwelling creatures.
Information on release: Limited to 88 hand numbered C20 cassettes. Comes packaged in envelope with 2 inserts. SOLD OUT!
Masonna - Compilation 1987-1992
Discogs
Last.fm
MySpace
Official Site
Coquette
Download
A. Compilation 1987-1992 (20:56)
B. Live At Bears, Osaka 9.07.92 (13:41)
Lastly, I have another treat for you. This is a long out of print and very hard to find cassette put out in 1992. Side A is a compilation of some Masonna tracks released by Coquette over a period of 5 years on different formats, while Side B is a live recording. While the live recording tires quite easily, the compilation side is some of my favourite Masonna material and it's well worth hearing. Typically horrendous, screaming and thrashing manically over some of the most punishing Noise and Electronics, you can't help but feel Masonna was always destined to be one of the true greats in extreme and avant-garde music.
Information on release: Limited to 50 cassettes put out by Coquette. Probably on C46 tape. SOLD OUT!
Ahlzagailzehguh - Hard To Return
DiscogsLast.fm
MySpace
Official Site
Hospital Productions
Download
A. Return From (9:24)
B. Return To (9:19)
First we have one of the most limited releases I'm sure I'll have the pleasure of ever posting. Ahlzagailzehguh released Bypassing Time Passing in 2007 to quite a lot of critial acclaim within Noise circles. I'll be honest with you entirely here: while it was good, it has nothing on it's limited edition counterpart. Alongside the original vinyl release came an EXTREMELY limited run of 20 vinyl, each of the 20 including a cassette entitled Hard To Return. Two absolutely abhorrent tracks, each clocking a little under 10 minutes a peice, of the most brain-shattering, droning, aching, monstrously gargantuan horrible Harsh Noise I think I've heard. It's absolutely relentless and probably my favourite Noise release to date. You HAVE to hear this one.
Information on release: Released with Bypassing Time Passing on 20 C20 cassettes. SOLD OUT!
FFH - Nadia
DiscogsLast.fm
MySpace
Official Site
Hospital Productions
Download
A(1). Waterside (4:59)
A(2). Domino (4:51)
B(1). 3:30 AM (4:23)
B(2). Teufel (3:55)
Nadia is a short but effective affair. Rumbling through both sides of the tape in a little under 20 minutes, this is some mean and sinister ambient-esque noise. While it isn't one of the harder or harsher releases out there it isn't at all without character. Here instead of a raw and enduring collection of horrific sounds, squelches, pops, crackles, fizzes and screams, what you get is buckets of atmosphere. There is, of course, the warmth in fuzzy bass and popping, repetitive beats but it's a more subdued effort. It builds and maleforms from theme to theme, creating a wonferfully dark soundscape that would terrify even the worst of nightdwelling creatures.
Information on release: Limited to 88 hand numbered C20 cassettes. Comes packaged in envelope with 2 inserts. SOLD OUT!
Masonna - Compilation 1987-1992
DiscogsLast.fm
MySpace
Official Site
Coquette
Download
A. Compilation 1987-1992 (20:56)
B. Live At Bears, Osaka 9.07.92 (13:41)
Lastly, I have another treat for you. This is a long out of print and very hard to find cassette put out in 1992. Side A is a compilation of some Masonna tracks released by Coquette over a period of 5 years on different formats, while Side B is a live recording. While the live recording tires quite easily, the compilation side is some of my favourite Masonna material and it's well worth hearing. Typically horrendous, screaming and thrashing manically over some of the most punishing Noise and Electronics, you can't help but feel Masonna was always destined to be one of the true greats in extreme and avant-garde music.
Information on release: Limited to 50 cassettes put out by Coquette. Probably on C46 tape. SOLD OUT!
CHZZZBRRRAAAAAADUDUDUDUDUDZZZZEEEDDDDddd *POP CRACKLE*
Is there any explanation that's entirely feasible as to why I only ever listen to Harsh Noise and Power Electronics on a Sunday afternoon?
This gives me a great theme for Sundays. Every Sunday I will upload, review and post a Noise cassette or vinyl or CDr. Expect classics, new and old.
I'll keep you posted.
p.s. it is not advised, for the safety of your placement in your parents household, to have sex at volumes loud enough for either parent to hear. Twice.
This gives me a great theme for Sundays. Every Sunday I will upload, review and post a Noise cassette or vinyl or CDr. Expect classics, new and old.
I'll keep you posted.
p.s. it is not advised, for the safety of your placement in your parents household, to have sex at volumes loud enough for either parent to hear. Twice.
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