Jazzkammer's Lasse Marhaug and John Hegre, captured live in Singapore in 2003, during the height of the SARS epidemic. "This CD sees them playing with noise and feedback, despite the use of some water sounds and short outbursts of rhythmical elements. For the bigger part it's still Merzbow influenced noise music" (Vital). 20 minutes of beautiful broken sounds and horrendous feedback! Comes in a beautiful little gatefold digifile.
UK 6£
Europe 7£
World 8£
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JAZZKAMMER - 'Sound Of Music' 3" CD (OHM Records)
"The title of this Jazzkammer (Lasse Marhaug / John Hegre) release is a very nice reference to their tactics: they create sound out of music. With the help of electronic equipment and a guitar, they blast their way through definitions of the term that shocks so many. This little disc leaves no questions about Jazzkammer's intentions: they want noise and they'll make it happen. In twenty minutes time they offer the whole spectrum of the genre as we know it: fierce rumbles, glitches, hisses and piercing tones. And not to forget: some looped melodic elements, heavily distorted and, more often than not, buried under an avalanche of other noise... Way to go!" (Vital). Comes in a little gatefold digifile.
The Jazzkammer side is a 20 minute freak-out with tapes, radio and turntables, while Opec offer a more subtle but no less intense soundscape. Ltd x 323 copies on black vinyl in a hand-printed, silkscreened transparent sleeve with insert. Mastered by Goodiepal & Rashad Becker at D+M in Berlin. Danish import.
UK 12.00£
Europe 15.50£
World 19.00£
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LASSE MARHAUG - 'The Quiet North' CD (Second Layer Records)
Harsh-noise recording from Norway’s finest - Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer, Origami Replika, Testicle Hazard etc). Guitar, pedals and metal objects used with ‘Reign In Blood’ style efficiency. No cut-ups, no drastic changes, yet the energy is sustained for the duration. Despite the minimal elements, this is not to be confused with wall-noise as this is highly restless material - pure forward driving energy from start to finish. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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VA - 'Audiotion' 2 x CD (Vital)
An outstanding conceptual masterpiece of art dedicated to the Japanese master of controversial new wave cinema, Takashi Miike. Featuring over TWO hours of brand new material inspired by Miike's films, "Audiotion" features viral outpourings from: KK Null, Shinjuku Thief, Converter, Hentai, Shinkiro, Sunao Inami, Jazkamer, Henrik Nordvargr Björkk, Contagious Orgasm, Hecate, P.A.L., S:Cage, Asmorod and Iszoloscope. This release opens with an exclusive audio voice introduction by Takashi Miike himself, specially recorded for this tribute. "Audiotion" also features an exclusive outroduction vocal song preformed by Japanese movie actor Tokitoshi Shiota.
