Sektor 304 – Engage…Forward 7″
Sektor 304 bandcamp
Why the fuck is this the only release I have by Sektor 304? I’ll admit, I’ve had the above bandcamp bookmarked for a while and have enjoyed the absolute fuck out of the sprawling “Transmissions “(which was released last year) and had every intention of buying physical copies. This is in my opinion the best of what modern industrial has to offer. It tips its hat at the old school, then forges on with a unique style.
“Engage…Forward” is the A side …
Microscopic Suffering – The Rowing CD (PentUpRelease)
Microscopic Suffering myspace
I’ve seen way too many revolutionary war reenactments and “Crossing the Delaware” paintings in textbooks for this release to not resonate with me. Featuring three pig-faced weirdos from Seattle, this nineteen and a half minute journey takes some unexpected turns on a freak boat-ride.
The CD is divided into two parts: “Disease Sets Forth” and “Landfall.” Disease makes great use of samples to usher in a frantic and clangorous arrangement of very nicely sequenced rhythmic noise and anguished vocals which are paired with …
Gnawed / Breaking the Will – Split C40
White Centipede Noise
This split was released last year and is quite the pairing of artists. Gnawed creates strait-forward death industrial while Breaking the Will specializes in cut-up harsh noise.
Gnawed is up first with his token deep and heavy sound. Death industrial mayhem of the highest quality and nothing less. Insanely heavy looping industrial rhythms pounding your brain out of your skull. The material is honestly perfect, falls right in line with the top-notch delivery I have come to expect from the project.
Breaking the …
EE04 Xiphoid Dementia – Rehearsals for Extinct Sonorities DVD was originally released on DVD Feb 2006 for free or trade only. Rehearsals for Extinct Sonorities is an alternate aural interpretation of the masterpiece film Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies by the Brothers Quay. Foley sounds in this interpretation were mostly recorded with a lo-fi microphone in a one bedroom apartment and are derived from everyday household items. Sound sources include scissors, paper, wires, chairs, pencils, radiators, hair, glasses, knives and more. The musical score deals with the resonances and electric ghosts …
Plagues / Execution Techniques – Understanding C32
Earth Noise Eternal
The circumstances of this cassette seem to be somehow centered around birth/death. A quick look at discogs reveals Understanding to be the debut release of the project Plagues, yet the last release ofExecution Techniques. So it is that this little tape – all on its lonesome – represents a microcosm of the universe.
Worth mentioning is the cool handmade packaging on the tape. Colored paper folded into a custom case, with a cloth bag around it – all silkscreened with various illustrations and …