Hermit / Armenia - Split 7" (1996)

Another in a seemply endless series of split releases by Eric Boros, a.k.a. Hermit, from the late 90s. This one with Ecuadorian stalwarts Armenia.

I love the sound on this single. Such a nice grainy direct-to-tape sound, which is not often heard in noise these days.

Cheers,

GP.

Grunt / Hermit - Split 7" (1997)

Harsh noise with P.E. leanings here. Grunt is the shining star on this single. Two tracks of rhythmic, structured noise with great atmosphere. Hermit offers more of what you'd expect: dirty Japanese-influenced, nihilistic Harsh Noise. This was ripped from the second edition, in case it matters to you.

Cheers,

GP

Doc Wör Mirran - Acoustic Penis Convention 7" (1989)

A souvenir for me, really. I bought it a few years ago at a great store in Heidelberg. Worth checking out if you're ever in the area. Actually, Heidelberg was good for vinyl.

This is mid-80s weirdo rock. Shares little with NDW and such like, but is worth a spin. Features contributions, however significant, I'll never know, from Jello Biafra. If you care. And I think you do.

Cheers,

GP.

Alastair Galbraith - Rivulets 7" (1999)

Alastair is an experimental songster from New Zealand. That's it really.

His output is varied, but in general, represents a bastard child of the American lo-fi aesthetic as espoused by groups like Sebadoh/Sentridoh/etc and Eric's Trip (yes, I know they are Canadian) and the NWW school of head-scratch field recording/art brut/collage weirdity.

The new "songs" here ended up an a full length album which came out some time after this single, and the accompanying "pieces" come off as toss-away experiments, though not without some charm. Consider it a kind of intro sampler. I did.

Cheers,

GP.

Merzbow - Live at 20000v, Sept 30 1995 LP (1996)

Released in Black Bean and Placenta's series of one-sided live LPs. Classic Merzbow with crazy vo-kills. It's a bit stupid for me to post this right after saying K2 needs more respect. Oh well.

Cheers,

GP.

K2 - Renal Ekonomix 7" (1996)

K2, recently inactive, is in my oh-so humble opinion, one of the under-appreciated Japanese noise artists. Merzbow and Massonna have been tremendously influential, but K2 has gotten kind of left behind. So, in an effort to rectify this, here's a picture disc 7". Great junk noise. Very focused and precise.

Cheers,

GP.

Thrones - The Suckling b/w Young Savage 7" (1995)

Here's Joe Preston's goofy-Doom solo gig Thrones. This was their debut 7", released on the venerable Kill Rock Stars label more than a decade ago.

For those of you readers who are unfamiliar with Joe Preston's other work, his previous musical connections will clarify the Thrones sound: Earth, Melvins, Witchypoo, uh, some other bands I can't remember. Okay, I guess that doesn't help. Just download and enjoy it.

This and his numerous other singles have been collected on a Southern Lord released album, so go buy that if you are interested.

Cheers,

GP.