Newness Begins Here

Bye

2012-01-21T10:47:00.000-08:00

I've decided to close the blog: too many dead links and not enough time. Eventually, I will start something new in this same vein. Until such time, please follow me on twitter @geepiller and have a look at my website www.knifeinthetoaster.com

Get what you can while you can.

Cheers,

GP.

Lysergic Scum - Battle Dose (2005)

2011-05-08T17:21:00.001-07:00

Lysergic scum was a short-lived project borne of Darren Wyndgarde's diseased mind. You'll know DW as Filthy Turd and from the numerous other Cave-Borne noise monstrosities he has found himself involved with.

Lyseric Scum play what is now generally regarded as HNW, although at the time we just called it noise. I don't recall DW ever specifically identifying himself with this movement, but he has been taken into it's rotten bosom.

One take. Gritty, terrible and long. You'll love it, I'm sure.

Best,

GP.

Vibracathedral Orchestra - Live in Leeds, 1999 CDr

2010-12-12T05:39:00.000-08:00

Last of the lot. They should just call all their releases "Live in Leeds". If you think about it. Although, this might be a bootleg. I'm honestly not sure. No cover scan or anything. ???

Jam!

Vibracathedral Orchestra - Hot Booty! Live 1999 CDr (1999)

2010-11-21T14:07:00.000-08:00

Here's another. The previous post have been received well enough, so I'll continue with a few more.

Love the title, too.

Cheers,

GP.

Vibracathedral Orchestra - Copse CDr

2010-10-23T17:05:00.000-07:00

Number two! VCO's discography says "Second release, with same line-up as "Mothing". Chugs toward near-rock in places, and culminates in the ecstatic end blow-out of their first live performance."

Tah-dah!

GP.

Vibracathedral Orchestra - Mothing CDr (1998)

2010-10-16T13:28:00.000-07:00

The first in a series of post of (mostly early) VCO stuff. Rather than try and wax eloquent on the virtues of the VCO sound-world, I'll excerpt reviews and interviews that may explain and inform your listening experience.

Here's an excerpt from an interview with Mick Flowers from 2008. Read the full thing here.

MC: Your music has been at times compared with Indian ragas. Do have any particular fascination with Indian Classical? Do you see your own sounds as generating from or seeking to reach for the same point?

MF: Hmm...Well I suppose there's a similarity between what I play and Indian ragas insofar as I use an electronic tampura box, there are no chord changes etc. I do listen to Indian classical and folk music but no way would I say what I do is anything near the level of Indian classical music (more on the folk music side of things) I suppose I'm just jamming my own versions of ragas, hopefully there's a similar purity there although a more naive/ham-fisted one in the music I play. When I was a teenager we used to listen to the Velvet Undergound, Indian classical, flute music of Papau New Guinea, primitive blues. I guess all the music I make is vaguely informed by that period. The VU have the drone going on, I suppose that comes from John Cale and his time playing with the Theatre of Eternal Music - I'm not sure whether Lamonte Young studied with Pandit Pran Nath before or after John Cale's time though, maybe there's a connection there.

MC: Does Vibracathedral Orchestra have a formula for creating music or does each project come together in a completely different way?

MF: The VCO is one long project I suppose, we play on a regular basis and record everything we do and we go through the tapes every once in a while and edit. Maybe that's why each release sounds a little different, each is a document of a particular period made unique by the instruments we used at that time etc. The instruments have changed a little over the years. We use fewer acoustic instruments and more amplified instruments and electronics. Things are quiet at the moment for VCO. I think we're going to change our MO in the next few months, try different ways of working. At the end of last year and the beginning of this year we only really played shows, some were big festivals in Europe. I'd like to go back to playing for ourselves for a while and exploring new ways of recording, getting more in touch with the spirit of the music. I've been going through our recordings over the past couple of months, there's some exciting stuff in the vaults and we'll have a few new releases out there pretty soon. We'd love to come to the states again but it's hard arranging long overseas trips with everyone's commitments outside the band.

Cheers,

GP.

Nový Svět - Chappaqua (2001)

2010-07-01T10:05:00.000-07:00

Nový Svět are a strange animal, straddling Industrial, Neo Folk and experimental electronics in such a way that one is not able to easily or comfortably fit them in one or another genre.

I found this amongst a group of files waiting to be uploaded which I'd forgotten about, making this post long overdue.

Cheers,

GP.

Clop Neplat - Untitled 2LP (1998)

2010-06-30T15:57:00.000-07:00

Mad Staff Jensen, contributing member of Origami Replika and owner/operator of Some Place Else (I think) is Clop Neplat. This self-titled 2Lp is one record originals; another, remixes from the likes of Lasse Marhaug (I don't know the other names).

The material reminds me a lot of Zone Nord but with a cold, IDM flare that may attract some. Also, I can hook you up with a copy of this for cheap, if you're interested.

Side A - Side B - Side C - Side D

Cheers,

GP.

Updates and Top 5

2010-03-20T14:30:00.001-07:00

A couple more links have been updated, with more to come as the days and weeks progress.

Charlie Draheim - Untitled

Ju Suk Reate Meate - 1978 & 1979 LP

And, according to Mediafire, here are my most downloaded posts:

5) The Intelligence - Boredom and Terror

4) Aki Tsuyko - Ongakushitsu

3) Ferial Confine - Meiosis

2) Neil Young - Trans

1) Andrew Chalk - Time of Hayfield

Cheers,

GP.

Various - Jodeling in the Alps LP (1973)

2010-03-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

The title of this is slightly misleading, as it's mostly instrumental. There are, however, some excellent yodeling cuts here. Skip ahead to "Am Wetterstoa" (there was a skip on this track that I couldn't get rid of) and you'll see what I mean.

The songs by Lolita und die Moosbacher Volksmusik and die Geschwister Wurmer are great and worth your time.

Cheers,

GP.

Various - Jodeln und Schuhplatteln LP

2010-03-18T14:28:00.000-07:00

The first in a series of LPs I'll be posting of Germanic folk music. This one is a collection of mostly Alpine folk music and is quite a pleasant collection with a nice "group" feel. Great yodeling from die Geschwister Krismer. Lots of accordion and zither.

The jewel on this collection is the "Kufsteinlied", which holds a special place in this blogger's heart, as I had the great pleasure of visiting this area of the world in January 2009. I wasn't able to go to Kufstein proper and, unfortunately I did spend most of my short visit sick in a hotel room. Nevertheless, I have many fond memories.

Cheers,

GP.

Further updates, with more to come.

2010-03-14T14:22:00.000-07:00

Been updating some dead links and working on a bunch of new records to post.

Kuupuu - Sateen Suutelemat K7

Mirror - Still Valley LP

Cheers,

GP.

Merzbow - Tint CD single (1996)

2010-02-24T17:58:00.001-08:00

This is great! Two short, harsh tracks from one of the masters of the genre.

I love this: no art, no prentsion, just HARSH FUCKING NOISE.

Cheers,

GP.

Updated Links, y'all

2010-01-30T16:41:00.001-08:00

I've updated some dead links recently. For quick reference, they are:

Enjoy!

GP.

Le Orme - In Concerto LP (Philips Italy, 1974)

2009-12-13T13:28:00.001-08:00

Since I'm not really a prog aficionado, I'll have to ask good 'ol allmusic.com for help/guidance.

"It's easy to forget that America and England didn't exist in a vacuum in the 1960's, and that rock's influence was felt far beyond the English-speaking world. France, Italy, Germany, and much of the rest of Europe spawned their own groups emulating the sounds of psychedelia and other cultural exports from the USA and the UK. Le Orme were part of this phenomenon, a quintet formed in Italy in the late 1960's, who cut two albums of psychedelic rock for the Lord label in Milan. Aldo Tagliapietra (vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, celesta),Nino Smeraldi (electric guitar, vocals), Claudio Galieti (bass, cello, vocals), Toni Pagliuca (keyboards), and Michi dei Rossi (drums, percussion) started out sounding something like the Beatles circa theMagical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine albums, complete with distorted lead guitar solos and song intended to evoke the variant states of mind associated with certain recreational drug use. Smeraldi, who co-wrote (with Tagliapietra) all of the songs on their first album, also arranged all of their material. The group stayed together during the 1970's, by which time they'd evolved into an Emerson, Lake and Palmer-type progressive rock band, cutting four albums in that vein." by Bruce Eder

Cheers,

GP.

Various - Berlin Strings 4x3"CDr (Absinth, 2004)

2009-12-13T11:20:00.000-08:00

The second (?) in a series documenting young experimental artists working in Berlin. Unsurprisingly, I've not heard of any of these names, but I suppose that that's the point. Each artist approaches "strings" in a different fashion: some use stringed instruments as source material, some as main instruments, others as an element of a larger process. In any case, the main watchword here, as is the case in most contemporary experimentation, DECONSTRUCTION.

Enjoy?

GP.

Null - Ultimate Material 2LP (1995)

2009-11-25T15:11:00.000-08:00

K.K. Null, or Kazuyuki Kishino, in solo format here, sans Zeni Geva. Some harsh noise here, but more ambient sounds, which are the most interesting to my ears. All produced y guitar with no samplers involved. A master, plying his trade.

Part 1

Part 2

Cheers,

GP.

Hermit / Armenia - Split 7" (1996)

2009-11-12T15:40:00.001-08:00

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)

2009-11-12T15:33:00.000-08:00

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,

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

2009-11-12T15:22:00.000-08:00

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)

2009-11-12T15:13:00.000-08:00

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)

2009-11-02T14:35:00.000-08:00

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)

2009-11-02T14:15:00.000-08:00

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)

2009-11-02T13:28:00.000-08:00

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.

Napalmed / Hermit - Split 7" (1997)

2009-10-31T14:47:00.001-07:00

Napalmed are a Czech sometimes-group headed by Radek Kopel, who is still active under the Napalmed pseudonym. On this single Naplamed plays junk noise. Starts with a flute sample and moves on to what sounds like a jam session edited down, which lends the track a cut up and varied feel.

Hermit, aka Eric Boros, plays Harsh Noise in the Japanese style. Not much to say really, other than it's a great little single. Opens with a sample and throws itself head-long into contact mic abuse and vocal-noise

Cheers,

GP.

Mauricio Kagel & Karlheinz Stockhausen - Transicion II / Zyklus / Refrain LP

2009-10-31T13:48:00.000-07:00

Not the usual thing for me. I picked this up cheap, as it's not in the greatest shape, so bear than in mind while listening.

I feel it's of interest as Stockhausen isn't really well known for his percussion pieces. It's an earlier piece so it shares some of the chippy-choppy style for his tape work, so there should be much on this to enjoy.

Not being well versed in Stockhausen or Kagel, I can't offer much in the way of explanation or insight here, so, as in the past, I'll let the sounds explain themselves. I suppose Stockhausen would have like it that way.

Part 1

Part 2

Cheers,

GP.

Ma Cherie for Painting - Pirates of Trash 7" (2000)

2009-10-30T19:17:00.000-07:00

I bought this on spec and, as it turned out, it was an excellent cho ice. That being said, I still know very little about it (him?), so instead of inferring various things from the Discogs listing, instead I'll concentrate on the sounds.

The a-side track has a kind of lo-fi post-minimal synth vibe, which I like. Very homemade and ramshackle in a charming way. The b-side made not much of an impression on me, other than it was pleasant, but not especially memorable. It's a remix by Piano Magic, who I remember from an underwhelming collaboration with Low. But don't let that sour you to the whole affair.

Cheers,

GP.

Department S - Is Vic There? 7" (1980)

2009-10-30T17:19:00.000-07:00

The a-side of this single is a Manchester-y, mid-paced, new wave kinda thing. The b-side is a T-Rex cover, if you're into that. And I am.

Cheers,

GP.

**link fixed**

Tag Team - Evidence 7" (1993)

2009-10-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

Tag Team is the brainchild of Crosstalk International's Phillip Hertz, in collaboration with indie music heavyweight Steve Fisk.

Discogs.com tells me that the a side is primarily a sample from Canadian surfrock legends Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet with added vocal elements and the b side is an instrumental version of the same track.

A strange, if somewhat forgettable, footnote in the world of early 90s singles.

Enjoy,

GP.

Stock, Hausen and Walkman's Hang Ups 7" (1999)

2009-10-28T16:59:00.000-07:00

Here's a dose of art-brut, musique concrete foolishness from a group who do it well. The tracks on this are more songy than I remember them being so go check out their other stuff here and jog your memory. I will too.

Cheers,

GP.

E.A.R. - Data Rape (Part 9) 7" (Earworm, 1999)

2009-10-28T13:18:00.000-07:00

Sonic Boom (from Spacemen 3, of course) presents another in a long-ish series of pieces for various circuit-bent, home-made and specially made synths. Sounds like you'd expect, and considering the omni-presence of circuit bending in the underground music scene, this comes off as a bit a-typical, but remember that SB was in on the ground floor of this and was doing this sort of stuff way before it was old hat. Of course that doesn't really improve the sounds as such, but gives it some context and makes the ear a bit more forgiving, perhaps.

Cheers,

GP.

ps- It's good to be back. :)

Ich mache eine Pause.

2009-09-04T06:53:00.000-07:00

Hey Friends, Readers and Fellow Bloggers,

My main computer crashed a few days ago; I've got it (barely) working again but it's gonna take me a while to get back to full steam, so please bear with me and expect delays. Anyone who would like to contribute to the blog, that is, if you have some mp3s that would fit well and haven't been posted here before, can drop me a message on this post and we can get some filler posts in while I'm getting my technology sorted.

The good news is that I didn't loose anything terribly important, so content-wise I've still got a few unposted items which I hope to get up while I get myself back on track.

Cheers,

GP.

Manon Anne Gillis & GX Jupitter-Larsen - Encored Dust 7" (Noisopoly, 2000)

2009-08-23T17:17:00.001-07:00

Fantastic collaboration by French experimentalist Manon Anne Gillis (you can find more by her at the wonderful Mutant Sounds blog) and GX Jupitter-Larsen (main man behind The Haters and Canadian).

The discogs listing tells us that "both tracks are featured as two distinct pieces interlaced together as double parallel grooves on both sides of the record." So what you get is Gillis and Jupitter-Larsen in even mix and they compliment each other well.

Cheers,

GP.

Marco-Menia - Pussy Trainers (MC/CDr)

2009-08-23T16:18:00.000-07:00

Collaboration between (you guessed it) Macronympha and Armenia. Originally released as a c60 sometime in the mid-90s, now available again as a CDr (from which these MP3s are sourced).

Although I personally am not interested in the weird-sex-as-transgressive-art/subject-in-noise thing all that much, this is nice, crunch-laden Harsh Noise. An hour of enjoyment, surely.

Cheers,

GP.

The Rapers - s/t 3"CDr (Elephant Graveyard, 2007)

2009-08-23T16:06:00.000-07:00

Weird shitty sludge nonsense from the somewhat inactive Elephant Graveyard label. This is probably still in print, so you should go pick this up, assuming you like it. You probably won't.

Cheers,

GP.

Aki Tsuyuko - Ongakushitsu CD (Moikai, 2000)

2009-08-05T10:06:00.001-07:00

First released on Nobukazu Takemura's Childisc, then re-issued on the Jim O'Rourke curated Moikai, "Ongakushitsu" is a fragile, airy piece of brain-fry, if that makes sense. NDM, maybe? (Naive Dance Music). Except, I can't imagine humans dancing to this, maybe strange alien plant life or abstract shapes, but not humans.

At once strange and unsettling, and dark and weird. Like the little tree creatures in Pricess Mononoke that make that rattle sound. Y'know?

Cheers,

GP.

Andrew Deutsch - Lung Cleaner CD T

2009-08-03T17:04:00.000-07:00

"I created Lung Cleaner for Eric Lanzillotta when he was sick with a serious lung infection which lasted for months. I hoped to help him recover by imagining a "sonic cure", an "art pill". The work continued after his illness and the notion of using metaphor as a compositional starting point has, at this time, formed the basis for all my sonic research and composition.

Some other points of departure:
Digital structuralism, modular systemic processing, solitary parameter based interactive performance, image drones, contextual music, glaze/kiln music, analog/digital hybrids, granular synthesis, headphones, time grafting, modular synthesis, micro tonal clusters, moment clusters, destructive improvisational editing, rate of change patterns, logarithmic processing, filters, time sweeps, restricted randomization patterns, Iannis Xenakis, Merzbow, John Cage, and Gyorgy Ligeti.

Source materials included: wine glasses, baby toys, pure tones, bells, music boxes, gears, water, etc...track 2: "Dizzy From the Cold Meds" contains samples of 3 unpublished early electronic works by Pauline Oliveros dating from around 1966."

Enjoy,

GP.

Ora - Isle MC (1994)

2009-07-30T07:13:00.000-07:00

Ora's third release. Released in cassette and then re-released on LP with an extra track in 2002. This is a rip of the original cassette release. Two sides of long-form painful minimalism (esp. the first side). Some great ambient grind on the second side.

The cover is a scan of the LP re-issue.

Cheers,

GP.

Ora - DAAC MC (1992)

2009-07-30T06:56:00.000-07:00

The debut Ora emission, originally under the name "DAAC", later re-named and re-covered. As you'd expect, more minimal ambience and field recordings. Pretty much from the beginning they guys were jaw dropping.

Cheers,

GP.

Carl Michael von Hausswolf - A Lecture on Disturbances in Architecture CD (2002)

2009-07-29T18:54:00.000-07:00

A Lecture on Disturbances in Architecture is presented as "an intellectual platform for further discussions" on the topic of "looking at architectural space through the medium of sound" (according to the press release). An actual lecture this is not; instead, Carl Michael von Hausswolff gives listeners seven sound art pieces masquerading as illustrations for an academic presentation -- in fact, a survey of his installation and sound art between 1997 and 2002. An excerpt from a recorded and released lecture by R. Buckminster Fuller (in other words, a snippet of what this album disguises itself as) works as an anti-introduction. "The Importance of Good Heating in Colder Climates" consists of thick grey noise -- listeners can guess it could be the magnified sound of a gas heater. After a minute of a painful high-pitched tone ("The Small Unnoticed Room," related topic: uselessness) come three variations on frequencies. One of them, "Why Similar Aesthetics Collide," lets two closely pitched sine waves flap against each other. "Illustration of High Ceilings Inhabited by Angels" (hmm, what could he be referring to?) consists of a long, soft ambient piece, very aerial, as one could have guessed. "When Thick Walls Seem Vanished" is the most interesting work here: Listeners hear huge, echoing knocks over a track of white noise -- like checking a wall for the presence of a beam in very slow motion. Humor factor aside, these pieces are meant to be (and better) experienced separately on loudspeakers. Minimal in constituents and movement but not necessarily minimalist, this album puts the listener in the middle of a room and plays tricks on his or her ears. Not as gripping or immersive as some of Hausswolff's previous discs, but on the other hand it adds a witty conceptual dimension. ~ François Couture, All Music Guide

Enjoy,

GP.

The Intelligence - Boredom and Terror

2009-03-30T16:49:00.000-07:00

Seattleite Lars Finberg might be better known as the drummer of the A-Frames. Or, if you’re from Seattle but don’t pay attention to quality music, you might know him as "that guy who used to work at Cellophane Square." Hopefully you know him for the first reason and not the latter. The Intelligence always seemed like the area’s best-kept secret, even as the A-Frames were garnering more attention, but that was fine — it just made the rest of us who knew of them seem cooler by comparison. Now? No one’s cool anymore; sorry.

2005’s In The Red-backed Icky Baby did a lot to get The Intelligence’s name out there. It also saw Finberg’s ’solo’ project flesh out into a fully realized band as he was joined by Factums’ drummer Matthew Ford and two members, Lee Reader and Nicholas Brawley, of the recently (at the time) broken-up Popular Shapes. While The Intelligence have been hanging around since 2000 with more changes in line-up than you might think, we get the stripped-down version on this release, which is Finberg, a guitar, drums, keyboards and a drum machine.

Over Boredom and Terror’s brief 26 minutes there is enough variation to keep things fresh. But who really needs variation when you’re doing something so perfectly? The drum machine and keyboard tandem of "Spellers and Counters" is an absolute gem. There’s also the outright pop of the lively "Weekends in Jail," which features the most fleshed-out sound, and all without keyboards. "Telephone Wires" is the other more conventional sounding rocker, with more catchy guitar chords and a memorable chorus. Matter of fact, nearly every song on here has a great hook. They’re great without being saccharine or trying too hard, and the weight of that success is mostly attributed to Finberg’s delivery. For example, who knows what he’s saying on the driving "Guys"? It doesn’t matter; it’s how he’s saying it that does. That might sound like a page from Pinback’s playbook, but it’s a safe bet that these lyrics aren’t quite so oblique. They’re just random.

In a perfect world, this would be popular music. Really, I can’t think of many reasons why this band hasn’t caught on. The music is ridiculously catchy, upbeat, clever, and you could probably dance to it if you were so inclined. Okay, there are a few f-bombs thrown in here and there, most philosophically on "The World Is A Drag," where Finberg asks the timeless question "Who gives a fuck if the world is a drag?" Certainly not I. The only track preventing Boredom and Terror from being a perfect album is “The Night Belongs to Microphones.” It’s not a bad track — not at all — but it suffers from being surrounded by some amazing songs. This album was originally going to be released as a double CD, but someone at Omnibus convinced Lars to scale it back and stick to just one disc. The leftover material was issued as a bonus CD to be packaged along with the 12-inch version ofBoredom and Terror that Narnack later put out. If only they would’ve switched out “Microphones” with "Darling, That Was A Lie" from that disc, then daaaaaaamn. That’s all I’m sayin’. - Tiny Mixtapes

Cheers,

GP.

Andrew Chalk - Time of Hayfield (2007)

2009-03-21T11:13:00.001-07:00

I don't need to tell you anything about this that you don't already know.

Cheers,

GP.

Ferial Confine - Meiosis C60 (Broken Flag, 1985)

2009-03-21T10:53:00.000-07:00

Andrew Chalk side project (sort of). More on the noise/industrial side of things, which you might have guessed considering this was released on the venerable Broken Flag.

Drone fiends never fear, though! You'll find much to enjoy on this tape, mostly on the first side. Lots of subtle synth line matched with field recordings, raw and effected alike. The second side, however, is more in line with the BF roster of the time: squeals and scrapes and general harshity. Good stuff.

Cheers,

GP.

Altar of Flies - Trapped Under Water CDr (2007)

2009-03-17T17:13:00.000-07:00

Another Alter of Flies CDr, limited to 100.

Cheers,

GP.

Neil Young - Trans (1982)

2009-03-15T17:12:00.001-07:00

While this doesn't totally fit in with this blog's regular stable of artists, the general weirdness of the this album, and it's general scarcity in North America make it well worth posting.

"Trans baffled many Neil Young fans. Some suggested that the album could be a satirical message that Young was trying to send about the direction music was headed in the future. A vocoder features prominently in five of the nine tracks. While the album was poorly received, some critics point out that the melodies are strong and that the album involves Young addressing new musical movements, as he did previously on Rust Never Sleeps and later with the grunge movement.

Neil Young found that when using a vocoder when communicating to his son (who was born with cerebral palsy), he was able to elicit a better response. The emotional power of this experiment shows in the lyrics, particularly in the track "Transformer Man" with the lines "So many things still left to do / But we haven't made it yet."" from Wikipedia.org

Cheers,

GP.

Aaaron Martin & Machinefabriek - Cello Recycling (2007)

2009-03-11T09:08:00.001-07:00

I was turned on to this from, of all places, the Radiohead blog. The title says it all really; the Martin tracks are more subdued and melodic while the MF material is much more harsh and drone-oriented.

Cheers,

GP.

Richard Meltzer, Robert Pollard, Smegma, Antler and Vom - The Completed Soundtrack for the Tropic of Nipples CD (1998)

2009-03-09T17:07:00.000-07:00

"In early 2002, indie rock legend Robert Pollard (the genius behind Guided By Voices) joined forces with Richard Meltzer (author of "A Whore Like All The Rest"; former music critic for Creem, Crawdaddy and the lyricist for Blue Oyster Cult) to create The Tropic of Nipples. This frightening meeting of minds, along with musical backing tracks from legendary 70's noise outfits Smegma and Antler created psychedelic, post-beat sonic freakouts and wonders. Due to the amazing response to the vinyl version of this release (THANK YOU ALL!!!) the pressing sold out before the release date and many are a weepin' still. Even more should still buy turntables.... Included on this re-issue are exclusive tracks from Pollard (including a song written and recorded with Jim Shepard), the first cd appearance of Meltzer's earlier 70's punk incarnation Vom (featuring members of The Angry Samoans), a live recording from 1977 performed at Rhino Records and gee-ads more (new collage work from Pollard, a song written for and rejected by Blue Oyster Cult and so on). Indeed this stuff rocks quite hard (just ask Peter Buck—Vom's #1 fan—truly)."

Cheers,

GP.

Uton - Mika kasvaa maan sisalla

2009-03-07T15:26:00.000-08:00

I've been holding off posting this for a while; now's the time.

Cheers,

GP.

***link updated 03/09/11***

Fuck the Modern World comp (2005)

2009-03-07T15:21:00.000-08:00

As requested on the Audial Gnosis blog.

Cheers,

GP.

*** link updated 03/22/11 ***

Quick Note: the AG blog is gone. He started another blog, but shut that one down after a few months. Either way, there was some good stuff on there. Albeit, some of it of a "questionable nature". Was what it was. And now it's gone.

Altar of Flies - The Eternal War of Life and Death CDr

2009-03-07T07:43:00.001-08:00

Sorry no cover scan. This release comprises the CDrs "As the Years Went on, That Dream Ended" and "How Many Times can we be Born Again?" which were released on Hästen & Korset in 2006. For other OOP H&K releases go here.

Cheers,

GP.

For those who want to know ...

2009-02-11T15:01:00.000-08:00

All the Chalk related links should be fixed, so have at them. If you notice a dead link, please drop me a line.

Cheers,

GP.

Ghosts on Water (2007)

2009-01-22T15:17:00.000-08:00

Painfully minimal Chalk side project with like-minded Naoko and Daisuke Suzuki. Check it.

Cheers,

GP.

Zaimph - Emblem CDr (2007)

2009-01-18T12:59:00.000-08:00

"Through her work with Hototogisu and Double Leopards, Marcia Bassett has prudced, respectively, blasts of gravelly brut-noise and spiralling passages of primitive hypno-mysticism. Emblem, produced under the Zaimph moniker, recapitulates these two aesthetic polarities. The first track hails from the Hototogisu end of the spectrum, with tumbling guttural distortion and a distinctive mechanical underpinning, as if she's attached a contact mic to a cement mixer put through an overblown bass amp. The second piece reflects more of the Double Leopards sensibility, focursing upon a kosmiche tone float for a guitar and interwoven filter sweeps. At first Bassett streteches her guitar's cyclical patterns into a mournful bellow, but over the 30 minute piece, she allows the trim tales to coalesce into a leaden curtain of narcotic minimalism." Jim Haynes The Wire

Cheers,

GP.

Zaimph - Unfolded Gold CDr (2006)

2009-01-18T11:34:00.000-08:00

New year, more drone.

Cheers,

GP.

Zaimph - Moon's Pool CDr (2005)

2008-12-20T18:27:00.000-08:00

Here's another.

Enjoy,

GP.

Zaimph - Mirror Images CDr (2005)

2008-12-18T13:37:00.001-08:00

Another head-shaking drone outing, from Ms. Bassett.

Enjoy!

GP.

Zaimph - Zaimph

2008-12-16T16:13:00.001-08:00

For those of you who don't know, Zaimph is Marcia Basset of Double Leopards, so you know what to expect here. Heavy, psych-tinged drone.

Ex-graveyards - 500 Echoes CDr

2008-12-01T03:00:00.000-08:00

Another off-shoot of the ever growing nebula that is the Michigan Free Jazz scene, Ex-Graveyards has grown to encompass noise elements, along with the free standards for which the Graveyards have come to be known.

Cheers,

GP.

Andrew Chalk - Shadows from the Album Skies II

2008-11-30T14:32:00.000-08:00

Sorry, no cover scan folks! I've been away from the blog a lot recently and for that I apologize. I haven't had much to offer, so I haven't offered anything. Why flood the interweb with more filler? This, however, if far from filler. One of the consistently good drone artists out there right now.

Cheers,

GP.

Wolf Eyes & Double Leopards - 1 & 2 C20 (Heavy Tapes, 2004)

2008-10-27T16:11:00.000-07:00

I thought it was time for something newer, so here are two tapes from two of the Bigger current US noise scene names, the ultra-prolific and the hipster-touted Double Leopards (though I have to say their name is stupid-awesome). While I find both of these groups hit and miss, these tapes are quite good, and, as is often the case, oop and hard to find. Sorry, no cover scans.

(1)

(2)

Cheers,

GP.

Cluster - Cluster II LP (1972)

2008-10-14T09:12:00.001-07:00

The second Cluster LP!

Enjoy!

GP.

Cluster - Cluster LP (1971)

2008-09-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

Landmark German electro-kraut recording from 1971. Even now this still sounds fresh and exciting, after almost 40 years!

Perhaps the recording by which all "kosmiche" should be judged.

Enjoy,

GP.

Ora - Radio Daze CDr (1999)

2008-09-22T18:07:00.001-07:00

Another Ora limited CDr release, as requested.

Cheers,

GP.

Ora - New Movements in G CDr (1999)

2008-09-22T17:23:00.005-07:00

As requested way back when ...

Fantastic drone-collective Ora founded by Andrew Chalk and Darren Tate aided by like-minded individuals Lol Coxhill, Daisuke Suzuki, etc.

Cheers,

GP.

Funeral Dance Party - Quirtyiop c60 (1980)

2008-09-11T12:31:00.000-07:00

I came across this on the interweb recently, and seeing it in the wanted list at the venerable Mutant Sounds, I took it upon myself to share this.

FDP represent an early chapter in the history of the New Blockaders, although the precise place they occupy in the TNB universe is entierly unclear to me. FDP play a mix of herky-jerky improv, electronic splutter, and other head-scratcher Dada-inspired tape collage pieces.

Cheers,

GP.

Tyndall - Durch die Zeiten LP (Sky, 1983)

2008-09-08T14:06:00.000-07:00

Here you'll find the last of the four Tyndall LPs on Sky Records, and, unfortunately, the least of the four as well. Nevertheless, it's worth your time. Each member of the duo contributes a side of writing. Krehan (who went on to record sub-par new age music as Nik Tyndall) contributes the "music-through-time" side, much of which smacks of Switched on Bach-ish chintziness, but has some charm, particularly the first two cuts. Langer's side has more punch, the stand out being "Karbon."

You can find the other three LPs here and here.

Cheers,

GP.

Campbell Kneale & Mattin - Kneale/Mattin CDr (2006)

2008-09-03T07:57:00.000-07:00

Much heavier on the drone side of things Kneale and Mattin have created an excellent piece of work. Fans of Mattin's microtonal work with Radu Malfatti (see below) will find much to enjoy here. Campbell Kneale fans will find this fits well with the drone oriented Black Boned Angel, though this is much less bombastic than the aforementioned project (those interested in BBA, should check out the Ashes 3 CDr set I posted a while back). No cover scans again.

Cheers,

GP.

Radu Malfatti & Mattin - Going Fragile (2006)

2008-09-03T07:53:00.001-07:00

More of the same from Radu and Mattin. If you liked the last one, this won't disappoint. Of the two releases, this one is the best.

Cheers,

GP.

***link updated 03/08/11***

Radu Malfatti & Mattin - White Noise (2004)

2008-09-03T07:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry, no cover scan. Austrian trombonist and composer in collaboration with Basque experimentalist Mattin create minimal drone pieces. The shorter works are all linked together by passages or silence, which I personally find distracting and annoying. Despite the releases' shortcomings, it manages to remain very compelling and sonically diverse.

Cheers,

GP.

Asmus Tietchens - Spät-Europa LP (Sky, 1983)

2008-08-21T16:15:00.001-07:00

The last of the Sky LPs by Tietchens.

Cheers,

GP.

*** link updated 09/13/10 ***

Asmus Tietchens - Litia LP (Sky, 1984)

2008-08-20T14:29:00.002-07:00

"In 1980 I tried to record some so called Electro-Pop, impressed by the possibilities of a rhythm machine together with a synth. After three years of doing that I nearly died from boredom. I abruptly stopped making this kind of music and went on from what I developed in the 70's."

I have to laugh when I read Tietchens make these kinda of comments, as these are some of the best records that Sky Records released in the 80s. Not to mention that he revisited this style under the Hematic Sunsets pseudonym less than 10 years later.

Cheers,

GP.

Asmus Tietchens - In die Nacht LP (Sky, 1982)

2008-08-20T13:55:00.001-07:00

Another of Tietchens cold-pop outings on Sky Records.

"The Sky releases were no more than a stylistic intermezzo which ended abruptly with "Formen Letzter Hausmusik". This album mostly contains material recorded between 1968 to 1978. I always prepared in creating music beyond rhythm and harmony and so "Formen Letzter Hausmusik" and all albums since then continue my work of the 60's and 70's. Actually the Sky period was the experimental one, because I made music with synthesizers and rhythm boxes; which I never did before or after this time. This kind of rhythmic and harmonic music didn't really satisfy me, so I returned to my roots after approximately two years (1983). Just in time, I noticed that it is not my cup of tea to experiment with structures of pop music."

Cheers,

GP.

Asmus Tietchens - Biotop LP (Sky, 1981)

2008-08-08T08:18:00.003-07:00

The first of a series of LPs issued by the prolific Sky Records in the the 1980s by Asmus Tietchens.

"The four Sky albums were a brief period, a short trip into the fields of electronic pseudo-pop. I never did such things before. After two years this kind of music didn't satisfy me any longer and I returned (stylistically) to the kinds of music I played since 1965."

Cheers,

GP.

Liliental - Liliental LP (1978)

2008-08-06T18:54:00.000-07:00

German electronic supergroup featuring Asmus Teitchens, Dieter Moebius , Conny Plank (who produced the early Kraftwerk recordings, as well as Okko Bekker and Hellmut Hattler.

Cheers,

GP.

Nobukazu Takemura- Scope CD

2008-08-06T17:10:00.000-07:00

Jaw-dropping brain fry.

This has been one of my favorite electronic albums since I first bought this on a whim when it was first released.

I can't describe this.

Cheers,

GP.

Share on All posts kaput.

2008-08-06T11:05:00.000-07:00

Well, Share on All and Xirror have hit the dust and I'm left wondering what to do. I could go back and re-up all the posts on Sharebee, but I'm not sure I want to do that. I am, again, seriously considering paying for a Rapidshare account. Rest assured, though, that I will host them with a free service as well for those who can't afford/don't want an account, should it come to that.

All input is welcome.

edit: I've been trying out Rapidspread and it has worked fine thus far, so for now, I'll be using that service and Sharebee. I'll go back and re-up as much as I can, as time permits, however new posts will be given priority over fixing old links.

Nobukazu Takemura - Water's Suite CD (Extreme Special Editions, 2002)

2008-08-05T19:29:00.000-07:00

"This recording is made in summer 1998, and re-edited in 2000, using only the YAMAHA MU15 sound-module. I played the original MIDI data and I input the scale, harmony, and melody in advance.

However, I didn't use the typical method of replaying the sequence data. Instead, I did the SCRUB control change improvisation for MIDI data on my software. I had idea to do this from the frequent error of the MIDI signal when I'm making music.

I'm also very interested in the reaction of the MIDI equipment in the blackout and the earthquake. (In Kyoto, it happened very strongly). The strange waves of sound at that moment seem to have a rule, but there is no rule at all. Further, I thought of trying to destroy my DNA, in short, MIDI data by myself." - Nobukazu Takemura.

Cheers,

GP.

Takagi Masakatsu - Opus Pia DVD

2008-08-05T12:02:00.000-07:00

Fans of Warp Records-style IDM or Aki Tsuyuko or Nobukazu Takemuera (particularly the "Scope" and "Water's Suite" CDs which I'll post here shortly) will probably enjoy this. The videos in the Opus Pia series were produced for an exhibition (aptly titled "Pia") at Pepper's Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo in 2001.

Cheers,

GP.

Hanatarash - The Hanatarash and his eYe 7"

2008-08-03T09:40:00.002-07:00

Shorter tracks collected onto a 7". Lots of power and insanity here. Typically excellent material.

Cheers,

GP.

Hanatarash - We Are Hardcore 5 CD

2008-05-31T05:43:00.000-07:00

Released as a bootleg by Superman Cha Cha on 5 CDrs. I must confess that I've never seen a copy of this in person and have never seen the actual artwork, and I don't have any info on it either. That said, Hanatarash have consistently released some of the best harsh noise, well, ever. It still blows my mind how straight up good these guys can be.

Thanks to Brian for showing my lazy ass where the discogs listing is.

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
CD 4
CD 5

Enjoy,

GP.

*** link updated 03/27/11 ***

Raionbashi - Choral Works I & II LP (2005)

2008-04-24T17:31:00.001-07:00

Great stuff from Runzelstirn and Gurglestock alumnus Daniel Loewenbrueck. Yodel-drone at it's finest!

Cheers,

GP.

edit: see comments

Okko Bekker - Sitar and Electronics LP (1971)

2008-04-24T17:24:00.003-07:00

You may recognize Okko from the Hematic Sunsets collabs. The title says it all, so don't expect anything earth shattering here. With that in mind, it includes a jaunty cover of "A Day in the Life." Fun, but that's it.

Cheers,

GP.

Kosmonautentraum - Rache! (Zick Zack, 1981)

2008-04-24T17:16:00.000-07:00

I've not seen this around so I thought I'd post it. Great NDW that straddles minimal synth and post punk quite nicely. Check out their other releases here and here.

Enjoy,

GP.

Glenn Branca - Symphony N. 3 (Gloria) CD (1993)

2008-04-16T09:43:00.000-07:00

"In June 1982, I began a project to realize a pure tuning system for orchestral and chamber ensemble works. The tuning is a mirror reflection of the actual complex tones which make up the ideal, harmonic structure of the physical wave energy produced by a vibrating string. This system necessitated the design and construction of instruments which could be tuned directly to the exact intervals of the first seven octaves of the harmonic series (128 notes). This tuning makes it possible to determine and produce specific resultant (or differential) tones.

Compositional structures have been determined by the logical geometric symmetry of the harmonic series. The series is a natural phenomenon which exists as a physical manifestation of symmetry and form. The existence alone of this language as music seems to indicate music as reflection of the movement of its own sound waves - not as symbolic, but a literal expression of dynamic symmetry in time. Ideally every aspect of the tuning, instrument design, compositional structure and performance should reflect the logic of the harmonic series." - Glenn Branca

This recording featuring Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth and Michael Gira of Swans.

Cheers,

GP.

*** link updated 03/18/10 ***

Glenn Branca - Symphony N. 2 (The Peak of the Sacred) CD (1992)

2008-04-16T09:31:00.000-07:00

Branca's bio describes The Peak of the Sacred thus:

"Branca's desire to work with a new sound he had developed caused him to design and build most of the instruments for the piece. Calling them "mallet guitars" he had created a dulcimer like instrument which when played resonated with a sustained fluid timbre.
Although the instruments used guitar strings and guitar pickups the only actual conventional guitar used in the piece was a bass. Luckily Branca's musicians were willing to learn how to play these "guitars" which sat on tables and were played with sticks. This was also one of the few pieces in which Branca also used tape electronics. Although the piece had a rich resonant sound it was difficult to capture in a recording, a problem that Branca has had throughout his career. A studio recording was never made and the only document that exists is a crude live recording."

The "crude live recording" was released by Atavistic and is presented here, and features Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth playing the mallet guitars and Z'ev on percussion.

Fantastic stuff,

Cheers,

GP.

Failing Lights Part Two (Black Swamps, The Destroying Wave, What Once Was)

2008-04-15T04:51:00.000-07:00

Here's part two:

Black Swamps

The Destroying Wave

What Once Was

Cheers,

GP.

*** links updated 03/12/11 ***

Failing Lights Part One (Evening Tombs, Population of Graves, The Graveyard is Haunted)

2008-04-09T10:22:00.000-07:00

"Failing Lights is Mike Connelly, who also plays in Hair Police, Wolf Eyes, and runs the Gods of Tundra label. His work in the mentioned bands is incredible, deranged and shows his uncanny ability to work with other powerful players, always to synergistic ends."

More soon,

GP.

Fabio Frizzi - Requiem in Blood CD

2008-04-04T06:58:00.000-07:00

One last Fulci soundtrack for you.

Cheers,

GP.

Fabio Frizzi - The Beyond (L'Alida) CD

2008-04-04T06:56:00.000-07:00

Another great Frizzi soundtrack for a Fulci film.

Cheers,

GP.

Fabio Frizzi - City of the Living Dead CD

2008-04-04T06:02:00.000-07:00

Another great soundtrack to a Fulci film, "City of the Living Dead" (also known as "The Gates of Hell"). If you like the "Zombi 2" (see below) soundtrack, you'll like this, especially because he re-used a lot of the basic material. It works well, though.

Fulci is famous for his gore and this film has two of the more famous death scenes from the 80's ... here they are:

Cheers,

GP.

Fabio Frizzi - Zombi 2 CD

2008-04-04T05:13:00.000-07:00

Fanatastic prog soundtrack to one of Lucio Fulci's more famous films, "Zombi 2" (also known as "Zombie"), which is a bridge between the between Zomero's "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead" (kind of). If you are at all into Goblin's soundtrack to "Dawn", you'll dig this.

As an extra bonus, here's the famous Zombie vs. Shark scene featuring Frizzi's theme to the movie in the background.

Cheers,

GP.

Islaja - Palaa Aurinkoon CD (Fonal, 2005)

2008-04-03T11:46:00.001-07:00

"Islaja masters the elements of our universe one by one
or maybe the sea and the sun are embracing Islaja, it
must go both ways but there, where all this happens,
the listener is received with clattering sounds of paradise and drowned by surprise in a swell that stretches all the way to the dark rock bottom. What's down there? Fight the rotten faith so it'll wither until it hardly exists, believe it! Islaja shows the way of rhythm, no it isn't a straight one, the way of chant, it can't be foreseen. Textures evolve into new ones. Scabby rhythms spin socks on feet, skin burns into ashes in the attacking heat. Senile wine glasses wail of happiness. Fallen off beard hair are woven
into a scarf that lets the wind blow fast right through it. If only life would be like this more than just an hour at a time! After everything the sun blesses the way with Islaja's words, it spits out of its system the wet and transformed listener, who longs for the light again.

Islaja's second album was born in two different places that have been sewed up one to another with the binds of words and a rich sound world. Here and there, Islaja's friends have lent their voices for this world. Loose guitar paths, long strokes of wind instruments, glasses and toys that clink, rattle and tinkle, rhythms, keyboards and Islaja's wonderful, many-faceted voice are cooing in a miraculous net. The album is a spontaneous texture of muscle, cartilage and liquid, everything organized in such a surprising way that one can't believe right away that it's a human being, but soon enough it becomes clear that it's a most ingenious creature. It evolves by itself.
It tells us how everything metamorphoses, it relies on itself and infuses belief into the listener that one can change the world. The secret place where the creature invites the listener is revealed to be our real world, it lives here with us."

- Lau Naukkarinen

Cheers,
GP.

***link updated 03/08/11***

Hertta Lussu Ässä - The (insert title here) Album CDr (Self-released, 2006)

2008-04-03T11:38:00.000-07:00

"Super trio including Islaja, Kuupuu and Lau Nau. Hertta Lussu Ässä produces improvised
psychedelic sound with a variety of traditional and electric instruments, objects, toys and multivoiced singing.
Performances aren’t holy, serious events but possibilities to experiment and interact
with the audience with dark humour."

Each of the albums had their own individual art and titles.

Cheers,
GP.

***new link 03/08/11***

Kukkiva Poliisi - Ilola CD (Audiobot, 2005)

2008-04-02T07:49:00.000-07:00

"Kukkiva Poliisi is an all female acoustic string jam band. They sound like your worst nightmare soundtrack with occasional wicca style screaming. But they can also create beautiful harmonies and rip you into tears. Live they always, ALWAYS, have different costumes.
Sometimes backround videos too."

So, yeah.

Cheers,
GP.

Kukkiva Poliisi - Kukkiva Poliisi CDr (Self-released, 2003)

2008-04-02T06:37:00.000-07:00

Typically bizzare freak-folk from this all-female group, featuring Jonna Karanka (aka Kuupuu). This stuff rests comfortably next to The Anaksimandros and Avarus in outlook and aesthetic, but with a much stronger "feminine princple" at work.

Cheers,
GP.

Kuupuu - I Can Walk the Dark 3"CDr (Foxy Digitalis, 2004)

2008-03-31T03:06:00.000-07:00

No cover scans on this one, either.

More of the same goodness from Kuupuu.

Cheers,
GP.

Kuupuu - Illusia 7" (Time-Lag, 2005)

2008-03-31T02:58:00.000-07:00

Kuupuu's first state-side release; on the flagship label of the American counterpart to the Finnish free(k) folk mouvement, who, incidentally, will be releasing Jonna's newest full-length.

"Pretty sure it's not brand new, but this sounds totally great spinning around the room.
Multitracked instruments and voices by Jonna Karanka (she who is Kuupuu) will make
you think of trolls dancing inside one of those filthy McDonalds play structures at one
moment, then make you imagine a cavern full of singing snakes the next.
It's hard to assess the details of what exactly is going on here (I got stuck on a lock
groove for almost 20 minutes yesterday) but it's smoky as hell and exceedingly nice."

Cheers,
GP.

Kuupuu - Kulta Sulka CDr (Self-released, 2005)

2008-03-31T02:39:00.000-07:00

Another self-released deal, this one for a US tour, she did a few years back. Each copy had an original cover, so I'm told.

"It's been well documented that something weird and wonderful is afoot in Finland, with legions of free folk experimenters emerging from the forests clutching recordings of handstiched psychedelia. Kuupuu is the work of Jonna Karanka, who has spent time in Avarus and The Anaksimandros, and her self-released solo outing Kulta Sulka is one of the many gems to hail from the Finnish scene. Her sound kaleidoscopes indicate a tenuous grip on the art of songwriting, often meandering into eerie loops of breathy
woodwinds trapped in cyclonic infinitude, or murky collages distorted with cheaply rendered,
sci-fi laser pings. Yet Karanka's dreamily cracked songs are her strenght, and they ache with the melancholy of the best acid folk chanteuses the 70s had to offer. The elegant simplicity of her acoustic guitar and haunted toy box melodies shroud the album in dark, earthy spiritualism. Jim Haynes / The Wire 268"

Cheers,
GP.

Kuupuu - Sateen Suutelemat (Ninod, 2004)

2008-03-31T02:17:00.000-07:00

No cover scans, I'm a afraid; you'll have to make due with a picture of Jonna, herself. Seems a bit rude considering the dearth of clear self-portraits on her own work. Still, it helps to focus the listener's attention a bit.

Here's her tape on Ninod from 2004.

Cheers,
GP.

**** Link updated 03/10 ****

Kuupuu - Kuupuu CDr (2003)

2008-03-31T02:08:00.000-07:00

Jonna Karanka was one of the first people I ever asked to release a record for; she politely declined, which may have been for the best, however, I would have been, and would still be, very proud to have in my roster.

Jonna describes Kuupuu as "artly improvised spooky boogie with tapes, loops, toys, casios, effects and voices." She's been involved with various Finnish groups, including Avarus,
The Anaksimandros, Maniacs Dream, Kukkiva Poliisi, Lussu&Pami, Lussu ja Magneetti, Kermakolmio, Hertta Lussu Ässä, Thriller Bingo.

This was her debut self-released CDr.

Cheers,
GP.