AMPS FOR CHRIST / YELLOW SWANS - '2 Sides Of California' LP (RRRecords)
(2006) Originally one of the LPs which made up the legendary 'California' 10-LP boxset (2006, Ltd x 1000), RRRecords have now seen fit to reissue each vinyl as a stand-alone release for general consumption. This vinyl features one long track from Yellow Swans and four tracks from Amps For Christ. File under experimental, noise, drone and improvised music. Released in the usual unique RRR cut & paste sleeves.
UK 10£ Europe 12£
World 14£
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GERRITT & JOHN WIESE - 'The Disappearing Act EP' MCD (Misanthropic Agenda)
(2006) It's Wiese - brace yourself. This 20 minute EP sees the noise maverick working with Misanthropic Agenda label boss Gerritt, hardly a shrinking violet himself, having gone head to head with Merzbow, D Yellow Swans and Sunn O))) in the past. 'The Disappearing Act EP' starts out with two short, sharp shocks of mashed-up sound, sudden jolts of electricity and the worrying rush of what sounds like toxic gas escaping from a canister. The final track is one 15 minute fade up of unbearably caustic jet engine whine. It'll have you pinned back in your armchair while your face gets pummelled by its horribly intense power. Digipak.
Wolf Eyes embellish the cover of the 7th edition of UK mag Rock-A-Rolla, and are also interviewed along with Lasse Marhaug (Jazzkammer), Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Yellow Swans, KK Null, Burning Star Core, Æethenor and Made Out Of Babies. Issue 7 also features a rather good article on the influential Sub Pop label, and includes the usual vast array of music, DVD and live reviews. Always highly recommended!
