Stuart Chalmers & Yol - Discarded Bag Epiphanies tape

Maniacal incomprehensible skronk mayhem on this collaboration between the super-talented Stuart Chalmers on tape loops and tortured swarmandal and Yol on a completely fucked-up stream-of-consciousness vocal performance full of anxiety and chaos. 2018 tape on Beartown.

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Current 93 - The Stars On Their Horsies cd

As David Tibet says, this is something like a companion album to his/their new album The Light Is Leaving Us All. Gotta admit, I still haven't heard that one, so I'll probably need to listen to both and compare/relate them. The Stars On Their Horsies is a great return to form for C93, at least for me, since I found The Moons At Your Door unbearable (first Current 93 album in ages not to appeal to me) and this year's collaboration with Zu Mirror Emperor a complete snorefest. TSOTH is a dream/nightmare soundscape going into different moods, from the ghostly to the ethereal and from the agonizing to the nostalgic. It's a single 39-minute track that sounds quite different from most of C93/Tibet's work; there are few traces of neofolk sounds, nor much balladry. Noise has a prominent role here, as well as more orchestral/classical pieces creating a masterpiece of horror and uncertainty. One of the most accomplished C93 releases ever. 2018 cd on The Spheres

PS. I read that the lp version is different. Let's hope that sb will be kind enough to share that too.

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Katastrophobia ‎– Age Of Aquarius LP

Had Nausea released another album after Extinction, this is what it would have probably sounded like. Dark, agonizing metallic d-beat crust punk with technical prowess; the highlight is the slow arpeggiated guitar parts that are close both to Nausea, Profane Existence-styled crust bands and black metal. The two last tracks, "Last Rites" and "Absolute Christ," are the best example of this. Unfortunately, after this amazing lp Katastrophobia broke up. That's what happens with all good punk bands anyway. 2001 lp on Nabate, Active Distribution, and Morning Star.

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Katastrophobia ‎– Homo Morticinus 7"

Even faster, even more technical, even more vicious and bent on destroying everything, this is the second 7" of Belgian crust punk masters Katastrophobia. All four tracks will kick your ass up to the mouth of Scheldt. Great artwork, too, but I'm too bored to scan it. 2000 7" on Morning Star.

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Katastrophobia ‎– Katastrophobia 7"

Great crust punk/thrash from Belgium, featuring a member of Kiss The Anus Of A Black Cat. I can hear influences from Nausea, along with fellow Belgians Hiatus, but with great technical proficiency, lots of breaks and changes and a rabid playing style. 1998 7" on Nabate.

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Gene Depression - Decom. Tremens tape

British duo creating gritty industrial noise mainly generated by tortured voices, as well as loops and pedals. Old-school TG and Genesis P-Orridge feeling kinda creeping somewhere underneath. 2015 tape on Beartown Records.

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Matthew Bower / Mattin ‎– A New Form Of Beauty (1975)

I don't quite see the Virgin Prunes reference here; is this supposed to be a remix of VP's recording? What you should expect here is searing guitar harsh noise without any let-up. 2007 cd on Bottrop-Boy.

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