Richard Ramirez / Quack Quack

Split between American noise titan Richard Ramirez and anonymous (presumably Swedish) project Quack Quack, released on the excellent Swedish noise label Team Boro Tapes in 2015. Both sides are excellent, highly indulgent noise.

A. Richard Ramirez - Taking It In The Back Seat

B. Quack Quack - A Mouse Trap

 

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Schakalens Bror - Truck Cabin Fever

 

Intense guitar-based noise improv from Swedish project Schakalens Bror ('Jackal's Brother'), released on the fantastic Team Boro Tapes label in 2017. Brief (a little over twelve minutes) but very engaging. The closest comparison would be with the likes of Harry Pussy. 

 

A. Untitled

B1. Untitled

B2. Untitled

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Zwangsbeglucktertum - New Puritanism

Further harsh noise offering from Erik Nystrand, also bearing child abuse themes. Heavier than 'Man's Estrangement from Nature' with more low-end. A single sided cassette spanning around half an hour of noise. Released on The Gift of Music in 2017.

A. New Puritanism

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Zwangsbeglucktertum - Man's Estrangement from Nature

Swedish harsh noise from Erik Nystrand. Very classic sound and highly varied modulating textures. The cover features the eternally hideous Genesis P-Orridge, to whom the title appears to refer (Nystrand has also used images of Jimmy Saville in art for this project, to give an idea). Released on The Gift of Music in 2017, which seems to be a promising new label.

A. Infrared Lovers

B. Heat Seeking Sex Offender (Love, On The Rocks)

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Internazionale / Genoasejlet / Liberty Uganda / Olympisk Løft - Stolthedens Søjle

Four-way split from Danish label Janushoved. The lineup consists of label regulars Internazionale, Genoasejlet, Liberty Uganda and Olympisk Løft who offer their brand of sleek, poetic modern industrial music. It's unclear how many of these projects are monikers of the same creator, although I suspect there is some crossover here. Released as an edition of eighty cassettes in 2015. 

 

A1. Internazionale - Daughter

A2. Genoasejlet - Granada

B1. Liberty Uganda - Women Of Sierra Leone

B2. Olympisk Løft -  Ceto Og Hendes Døtre

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Heretic Grail - Gleaming Spite

Militant power electronics from this now obsolete duo, released as a cassette on Jim Haras' Fusty Cunt label in 2018. Engaging electronics and vocal work interspersed with sampled audio. It's unclear what exactly warrants this being prohibited from sale on Discogs, but this suggests a sharp edge. 

A1. Human Disgust

A2.  Swine In The Streets

A3. A Wolf Gone Astray

B1. Serpents Reign

B2. Search Force Intelligence

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Dead Body Collection - Quite Unreachable Hell

Brief but engaging HNW release from Aleksandar Nenad's sadly no defunct Dead Body Collection project. Two intense walls spanning around eight minutes. Released on Singaporean noise label 4iB as a 7" vinyl record in 2015. Edition of two hundred copies.

 

A. Tearing My Soul Apart

B. I Never Saw The Untold Oceans Of Cold Red Blood

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Across History, the Lovers Aligned

Compilation released in 2015 on Danish 'nu-industrial' label Janushoved. Features a familiar roster and blend of grainy industrial, ambient and techno while still delivering fresh, engaging music that doesn't fall victim to being derivative or predictable. Edition of two hundred cassettes.

A1. Mikkel V. Dunkerley - Intro (Trails Of Transhistorical Love)

A2. Ballista - Dress Drawn Aside To Reveal A Childhood Scar

A3. Genoasejlet - Seksten Stjerner, En For Hvert Et Minde

A4. Lace & Collar - For Hussein Chalayan

A5. Varg & Vanity Productions - The Colour Of Precious Stones

A6. Mischa Pavlovski - Liberosis

A7. P.E. - Arethusa

B1. Lucia - Naar Skytten Fælder Solens Panther

B2. Olympisk Løft - Jael Og Sisera

B3. Internazionale - The Men Hid In The Grass Of The Apennines

B4. Rosen & Spyddet - Istanbul (Til Min Lilje)

B5. Liberty Uganda - Swart Sterre

B6. Mikkel V. Dunkerley - Outro (Lovers Of Tomorrow)

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Genoasejlet - Ved Linjerne om Hans Skuldre Navigerede vi Gennem Mørket

Three cassette odyssey on mysterious and ever-poetic Danish industrial label Janushoved. Seventy-five minutes of foreboding, melodic dark ambient that seems pregnant with subterfuge, narrative and hidden meaning. The title translates to "At the lines around his shoulders we navigated through the darkness". An edition of eighty-five copies released in 2017.

A1. Sirene

A2. En Marts Morgen

A3. Ved Linjerne Om Hans Skuldre Navigerede Vi Gennem Morket

A4. Faldende Sne

B1. Pilehegnet

B2. Dysten Om Maaneskinet

C1. Kastanjerækken Sort Sin Skygge Planter

C2. Slægtens Mærke

C3. Credo

D1. Klingende Spil Under Bøgen

D2. Kærlighedens Aftenskumring

D3. Bravt Hjerte

E1. Blomsterkæder

E2. Gadernes Virvar

E3. Draabe Af Dagens Varme

E4. Rødmende Sol

F1. Verdens Sange

F2. Hyben Og Sort Te

F3. Vaardrømmenes Hjem

 

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Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - Eiste Skilohissia

Internation collaboration/split from Italian Nicola Vinciguerra (Fecalove), Englishman George Proctor (Mutant Ape), American Oubliette and Chinese noise superstar Torturing Nurse. Released jointly on Oubliette's Obelisk Sound, Torturing Nurse's Shasha Records and Vinciguerra/Proctor joint venture Turgid Animal. Engaging, fervent noise at the high level one can expect from these artists. Released in 2007 as an edition of three hundred CDs.

1. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 60ak

2. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 183a

3. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 60zz

4. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 60z

5. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 96a+

6. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 104a+

7. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 104b

8. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 162b

9. Fecalove, Mutant Ape, Oubliette & Torturing Nurse - 60aa+

10. Fecalove - Syphilis

11. Mutant Ape - Bleak Baits

12. Oubliette - Collectability

13. Torturing Nurse - 2 Of 5

 

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