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Fundraiser 2019 — Donate now!Listen Events Music Reviews Donate About Music Reviews Library A Library B Library Blues Classical Comedy Country Hip Hop International Jazz Reggae Soul Soundtrack Format 10-inch 12-inch 7-inch Cassette CD DVD Author aarbor abacus aek Albion Moonlight angel Anthony Fremont Apollo Arcanum Art Crimes ArtCrimes atavist Austin Space beastofbourbon Belladonna billiejoe Brian Damage BrotherGoatCult bryanchandler Buddy Love cadilliac margarita carsonstreet Chesus cinder Cousin Mary crim cujo Cynthia Lombard Dangerous Dan darkhelmet Daryl Licht David Richoux David Richoux davidjames Definite Make Devlyn Dianthus dirty frank domitype Dr Doug dylantante Earl Grey Eddie Tower fatsterminal felix fox Fucker Funkminsta Fulla gravity gretaclue Grizzly Adam HackersMuse Hawkeye Joe Hemroid The Leader honeybear human humana Hunter Gatherer incognito Isotope Jack Diamond jack soil jacksoil japanic Jawbone Jay Omega JerseyGirl Jim Hunter johnnydarko jordan Kai Sync karma kato kev kfjc kittywompus Krzton Drda Lady Labyrinth Laethaka leothelion lexi glass lillygreenworks lola Lord Gravestench Louie Caliente loun Mac magic jack majesty mann Marlena Poliatevska Max Level Medusa of Troy mickeyslim milo Mister S mitch monster Morada morris MorrisMinor mouthbreather Mr. Lucky mrpantsfancy Ms. Conduct MSTiZA Muad’Dib Naysayer nic niles Nitwit Nozmo King Numa Number 6 oliviasystem olmec ophelia necro outlier pArcel pOst Peter Doubt Phil Phactor PopeDope Preston Peace puplaif ralph Rarus Avis rasbabo Rat King ravensparks rduck Rick Rasmussen Robin Banks RobtEmmett Rock Dove Rocket J. Squirrel Rococo Roland Blunt sailordave SAL9000 Sally Goodin sam scottfree scrub selector shiroi Sir Cumference SlartiBartfast sluggo socialnorm stingray Studebaker Hawk surferrosa Terra Incognita The Mole Thee Opinataur thewindow Thurston Hunger Train Wreck Tyke victoria west WCMurphy19 whngr Zoltan Lacerations [coll] – [Troniks] whngr 5/9/2024 A Library , CD 119 MINUTES HNW’S Six souls are given 20 minutes to destroy our peace of mind. Some feel it won’t take quite that long. Bacillus- Violent strains electronic immunocompromisation with symptoms including white noise surges, fever and tinnitus amplificationus with rapid onset morbidity. Possibly contagious to digital and carbon based systems. High rate of infection in areas with little sunlight. -Seattle Richard Ramirez- Sonic flagellation with twisted knobs and protracted amplifier abuse, heavy breathing under the influence of pinned distortion, copious emissions of feed-back and brutal sinusoidal wave manipulation. May include a documentation of the failure/deaths of several pieces of sound generating equipment. -Pennsylvania Rusalka- Shrill squeals of dissonance with amplified hornets. Unrelenting bytes and stings for the duration. Possible cicada torture and turbine engine testing with echoes. -Nova Scotia Interracial Sex- Disturbing use of contact microphones and felonious misconduct in the vicinity of post-production software. Possible maltreatment of imps, goblins, a dragon and the defeathering of a harpy. In utero sonogram with sharp, possibly spinning foreign objects and uncomfortable allusions to a pattern of fundamentally unhealthy courtship rituals. Not relaxing… except for two brief intervals on the final track Outro” however they are nestled within audio of potentially nefarious sexual material. -Seattle VMS Elit- Cochlear hammer drill and other surgical instruments used in and around the ear canal. Wholly unpleasant. -Sweden The Cost- A miserable display of electric malevolence and sadism, this malcontent has been witnessed cavorting with heretics and devil worshipers. Listening closely may result in potential bardo death. The last 37 seconds, although slightly eerie, are in such stark contrast with the rest of the track that it feels like a reprieve from Lucifer… though it may just be a sample from an old Godzilla film. -Portland, OR White Centipede Noise – 2021 Bregovic, Goran – P.S.” – [Komuna] aarbor 5/8/2024 CD , International Bregović is from Sarajevo and is best known for being in the rock band Bijelo Dugme (White Button), a group that rose to stardom and set the groundwork for the Yugoslav rock scene of the late 1970s and mid 1980s. Since the late 1980’s he has collaborated with Emira Kusturice and other film makers creating soundtracks for their films. P.S. is from 1996, it’s his favorite soundtrack compositions that appeared in various films. Catch the likes of Cesaria Evora, Iggy Pop and Scot Walker singing on some tracks. AArbor Kaddour, Farah – Bada” – [Asadun Alay Records] aarbor 5/8/2024 CD , International Bada is the solo debut album of Farah Kaddour who is from Beirut, Lebanon. She plays the buzuq in folk and classical Arabic ensembles as well as the band Sanam and other more modern/popular outfits. This recording is unusual because there are very few solo buzuq recordings and very few female buzuq players. 5 of the 7 tracks are improvised (1,2,4,5,6). The playing is beautiful. Don’t Miss. AArbor Sea Moss – SEAMOSS2” – [Ramp Local] karma 5/4/2024 12-inch , A Library Sea Moss is a two piece electronic/noise outfit out of Portland that are huge friends of the station. Noa Ver and Zach D’Agostino met as electronics enthusiasts. Abacus Finch tells me that they named their band after a brand of electronics equipment they use. Sea Moss uses homemade, analog electronics – No modular. No software. No samples. No sequencers. Side A is compositions they are familiar with and Side B is improvised compositions that are edited into tracks. Mind-melting noise that shows Sea Moss’ skill with electronics and dedication to producing challenging music. Warsaw Village Band – Infinity” – [Barbes] karma 5/4/2024 CD , International Formed as a response to globalization and mass-market consumer culture in Poland after the fall of Communism, the Warsaw Village Band is dedicated to preserving Poland’s rich musical heritage. They have traveled throughout Poland tracking down musicians of almost forgotten styles. The band’s name is based on the fact that Poland has sharp transitions from urban to rural – and musical diversity to match. This album has traditional Polish folk songs with modern elements including funk. Play it! Gutter Hair – Bred to Gulp” – [Eating Napkins] abacus 5/4/2024 A Library , CD nauseous psychotropic trash rock from Laramie noise kingpins caleb phillips (belac) and chevy kalpin (brain sweat). dissociative dirt cheap riffage and snarl, raw degraded delivery and production, the sound of simultaneous melt and burn. FCC on 6 and 8, other highlights on 3, 5, 7, 10 Field Of Fear – Beyond The Reach Of Light” – [Whited Sepulchre] whngr 5/1/2024 12-inch , A Library BLACK-AMBIENT DOOM-SCORE DARK-INDUSTRIAL A carefully honed expulsion of mental collapse in myriad strata composed of drone, field recordings, electric and acoustic instrumentation, sparse vocals often heavily manipulated. Deeply considered with a focus on repetition and power there exists an intense amount of variety in sound though the feel is primarily haunted, vexed and hopeless. From bleak industrial compositions with black metal intonation that evoke a contemporary reflection/distortion of Ministry (B2 Descent”) to mid/heavy weighted power electronics behind synthesizer swells (B4 Lost”). An inversion of Sunn O))) with buried and modulated screams of pain (B1 Consumed”) and intermittent minimalist melodies. There are even some sparing moments of gentle ambient drone that still manage to allude to something profoundly amiss (A4 Cold”). More than just a soundtrack to a major depressive episode and more than a document of the same, Beyond The Reach Of Light is an intensely personal vehicle in search of catharsis that we believe is represented well in the philosophy of their Cincinnati based label, Every record is a tomb where the ghosts of our former selves live – every spin is a form of necromancy.” Field Of Fear Is one Drew Zercoe...