KEVIN DRUMM & DANIEL MENCHE - 'Gauntlet' MCD (Editions Mego)
(2007) Collaboration between the hugely prolific Oregon artist Daniel Menche and Chicago-based avant-garde artist Kevin Drumm. "One organ, one guitar, several fuzz boxes and two highly regarded purveyors of American extreme sonics are the savoury ingredients that created 'Gauntlet'. Building on Menche’s aural low end physicality and Drumm’s exacting attention to high frequency detail - the aptly titled 'Gauntlet' is a sizzling, scorching slab of essential audio." Just under 30 minutes of music.
UK 9£
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KEVIN DRUMM - 'Sheer Hellish Miasma' CD (Editions Mego)
(2007) Originally released by Mego in 2002, this revamped edition contains an extra bonus track from the same period. Utilising guitar, tapes, mics, pedals, analogue synth and some computer assistance, Drumm has concocted a sonic beast. One is taken on an intense journey of storming feedback, open audio onslaught and somewhat savaged sonics. The extreme end of anarchic electronics and possibly a hint of musical violence is present throughout the much of the disc. An essential release capturing Drumm at his most ferocious and most inventive. For seasoned noise veterans, "Sheer Hellish Miasma" offers a bracing soundscape filled with exquisitely abrasive textures and more than enough hidden detail to warrant repeated listening. Digipak with revised artwork by Stephen O'Malley
Ultra minimal drones and textures from Russia. Originally released as an MP3 file on the obscure label Quietzone, now given the CD treatment. The packaging is as minimal as the music, with basic text printed onto the CD, and coming in a PVC sleeve. Everything about this release makes you focus on the music within. This is tranquil, isolationist listening for followers of labels like Mego or Touch. Two tracks with 26 minutes of music. Russian import.
UK 5£
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PURE / ULTRA MILKMAIDS - 'S[e]nd' CD (Vacuum)
A collaborative disc from French drone pioneers Ultra Milkmaids and Pure (aka Peter Votava), a Vienna-based artist with previous releases on Mego, Staalplaat etc. Together they have created a mix of stunningly dark flowing sonics, glitchy with elements of light textures and tones sprinkled liberally throughout. Very effective results and a great disc of modern electronics.
UK 5£
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SANTA AGOSTINO - 'La Morte Marcia Sui Terreni K' CD (Inner Gravity)
Italian trio Santa Agostino have been around since 2005. "La Morte..." tells of noises from beyond the grave, playing the journey of no return from the death phase - and the return of those who are reborn more rotten and foul than before. A is a mix of noise drone and glitch, in the typical vein of Raster Noton and Mego, with moments of musique concrete. "Threshold field recording... minimalist, futurist sound architecture".
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STIAN SKAGEN / MNH / STEN OVE TOFT - 'H5N1' CD (Roggbif)
Three long tracks from three Norwegian artists: Stian Skagen (half of Ryfylke), Morten Halvorsen and the other part of Ryfylke; Sten Ove Toft. An intriguing trio of tracks spanning rythmic noise to meditative drone / ambient. Skagan presents aggressive ambient, with escalating noise levels. Morten Norbye Halvorsen pursues steady pitches of volume, noise and intensity ala Mego / Microsound. Toft's imput is more of a deathly drone, spewing forth aural lava before suddenly cooling to a placid whisper. Presented in a standard PVC sleeve.
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SUKORA - 'OEO' LP (Ignivomous)
Japanese minimal noise and electronics - ultra, ultra minimal glitch experiments. Rumblings, rustlings, shakings etc... for fans of micro-electronics (Mego, Touch etc). Limited to just 500 - Japanese import.
A collaborative disc from French drone pioneers Ultra Milkmaids and Pure (aka Peter Votava), a Vienna-based artist with previous releases on Mego, Staalplaat etc. Together they have created a mix of stunningly dark flowing sonics, glitchy with elements of light textures and tones sprinkled liberally throughout. Very effective results and a great disc of modern electronics.
