Friday Sept. 2nd | 8PM | Starlab | $5
Shame Michael Broderick
C.Lavender
Epaulettes
FRKSE
Lungwash

“Shame Michael Broderick is an experimental sound artist from Boston, MA. He will be performing with an array of analog synthesizers and will most likely ruin your night…”

Diaphragm – Gauze CD
City Breed
There’s something mysterious about the word diaphragm, like why is that silent g in there? Why is it a ph instead of an f? Having chosen the word as a name says a lot about a project, it calls for mystery yet also simplicity, as it is about the most basic thing you can make a sound with. The only knowledge I come armed with about this artist is that I know this is one-half of the noise duo Cowards, which if you have read my …

Negru Voda – Vald de Luxe 3xCD
Malignant Records
Although of course Negru Voda needs no introduction I will remind my readers that he is Peter Nystrom, one half of the famed yet dreaded duo Megaptera. Peter has been doing Negru Voda for quite some time now and the name has long been standing on it’s own and known for quality rhythmic death industrial. The sound has generally been more rhythmic than the dirtier and slower Megaptera project, but with Vald de Luxe the range of sounds span from the expected, …

The Artists

Black Bloc (Fredonia, NY)
Black Bloc – On The Brink of a New World
Black Bloc has progressed from its original anarcho-crust leanings through forays into anarcho-primitivism and finally this: a raw, emotive style that would make watchers of Fuse TV curl up in a fetal position and wish they were never born. Black Bloc wants to show you his scars–all of them, be they physical (his whole body is tiger-striped with cut marks), mental, or emotional. His sound is like the misery of humanity itself pouring like smog out of …

V/A – City/Ruins DVD
Live Bait Recording Foundation
Welcome to the city of Cleveland, or more specifically to the seedy noise/industrial underbelly of this not-quite-midwestern waste of land. This extensive documentary on the Cleveland scene covers everything from the view of the artists, classic venues, the history of the scene, live performances as well a general summation of noise/industrial music for the uninitiated. Very noticeable right off the bat is how well balanced and thorough the documentary is and how varied and lush the scene in Cleveland appears to have become.
There are …

This event is organized in conjunction with Fucker Productions

The Artists

Rosenkopf (Brooklyn, NY)
Rosenkopf – Untitled
Rosenkopf is a three piece band who creates sounds that range from, dark, dancey, noisy, and at times loud. Electronic elements are mixed into the music as well. Recorded a demo as only a 2 piece then added in a live drummer for extra sound. Members of Thriller, Dawn of Humans, Detestation, Question.
They will be playing a complex set using bass guitar, vocals, and a drum machine as well as an electronic and acoustic drum kit.

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The Artists

Pusdrainer (Cincinnati, OH)
Pusdrainer – Portal
Harsh Noise/Power Electronics project of Justin Lakes (also of Friends With Corpses and Orbiting Formats). Began early 2008 as a strictly harsh noise project, Pusdrainer continues to shift between HN, Power Electronics, and Beat driven industrial heaviness. Featured in Decibel magazine and various online/print noise publications.
Pusdrainer’s set will consist of a crunbling harsh wall with heavy feedback and pitch shifted vocals crying for help on top. Accompanied by a video backdrop that loops and churns depravity and degradation until the set dies.

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Shift – Morose C30
Unrest Productions
Shift is back with this heavenly 30 minute cassette of his best materiel yet. Where before I have found some of his recordings interesting, yet not quite engaging, I am instantly sucked into the whirlwind of seething drones that is Side A of this layered and emotional recording.
The release almost comes across as one long track, simply split into two sides with the first being slightly more restrained yet this makes for a more immersive listening experience. The track very slowly builds into a pulsating and …

It’s been a long time coming, but finally I’ve updated the store with a few new distro items that have come in over the last few months.
Aaron Dilloway – Chain Shot CD [ Hanson Records ]
Atrox – Dear Great Leader CDR [ Steinklang Industries ]
Boy Dirt Car – Familia LP [ After Music Recordings ]
Climax Denial – All My Loves Are Like Dreams CD [Assembly Of Hatred]
Corpoparassita – L’affannoso Respiro del Gatto CDR [ Abgvrd ]
Current 93/Skitliv – Bloodletting 10″EP [ Cold Spring ]
Deadwood – Ramblack LP [ Cold Spring …

Review and more video footage from the Boston Phoenix

The Artists

Black Leather Jesus (Austin, Texas)
Black Leather Jesus – Ty
BLACK LEATHER JESUS was formed in 1989 by Richard Ramirez in Houston, Texas. The harsh noise group has had a revolving door of band members with Ramirez, Sean E. Matzus, Kevin Novak, Vance Osborne at the helm. The band has worked with many international acts including Merzbow, Taint, MSBR, The Haters, Deathpile, Eugenics Council, Smell & Quim, etc.

RU-486 (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
RU-486 – Filth Fantasies
RU-486 was born out of the undying influence …