xdementiaPost subject: V/A – Total Slitting of Throats CD
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:27 pmV/A – Total Slitting of Throats CD
PACrec: http://www.iheartnoise.com
Overall Rating: D+
Composition: D
Sounds: D+
Production Quality: C
Concept: B
Packaging: C
Total Slitting of Throats is clearly labeled as “A HNW (harsh noise wall) audible manifesto.” We live in the postmodernist state where movements are not only born seemingly daily, but also clearly defined as easily as printing a sentence on the back of an album cover. It seems that this so-called “wall noise” movement doesn't really describe there sound by what it is, but more what it isn't, which appears to be the most important aspect of their sound.
This is not a compilation but a collaboration, one hell of a gang bang in fact including The Cherry Point, Mania, The Rita, Sewer Election, Treriksroset, of which only the last name is unfamiliar to me. What these guys have crafted here is a long track clocking in at 66 minutes of total crunchy constant noise. If you are looking for dynamics, interesting sounds, subtleties, or even any hint of emotion you will not find it here.
It seems to me the more the “harsh noise wall” movement is defined, I come to realize the less I am in line with what it means, or what it produces. To me this is simply what I don't like about noise. Just a static signal being streamed into my ears for an hour with little to no changes. I am even perplexed at how so many different artists managed to work together on this one because it all sounds the same. This doesn't strike me as having the qualities that I generally enjoy in noise and PE, it's not aggressive, it's not interesting or intriguing in any way, I'm not asking myself how the sounds where made or what the intent of the artist was. I don't see how this has anything of value to me whatsoever and in the end it just feels like a colossal waste of time.
The only redeeming qualities I can find of this release is that these guys are carving out a niche for themselves and people do appreciate it, though as of yet I am still not among their numbers. The vision is clearly defined and the sound is frankly uncompromising. Yet I find these qualities empty when there isn't really anything worthwhile at the core.
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