#1 (december 03 - march 04)
..rabbitspeech This
is a recording of the soundscapes and music for a theatre performance
by s.t produced by the performer in collaboration with 3 other
experimental artists from athens. I'd expect the soundscape to be
rather abstract, nevertheless there is a rich sound texture consisting
of digital sounds and amplified objects and mic sounds which sometimes
dominates in space. there are 1-2 nice plays with volume in the recording
adding to the intensity and the consistency of the soundscape + a
nice quality of sounds who leave space for interpretation and action.
I haven't seen the actual performance but this recording makes me
wish I had. on the other hand, as a standalone release doesn't make
me play it again and again
|--cdr | absurd
#19 absurd@otenet.gr
..0/1 One-man project
home recording in a computer with a nice hand-made cover. the 11 tracks
of this cdr are mainly consisting of various synths which dominate
in the audio-space and digital drum samples which usually tend to
be of a free-rhythm nature. the music moves and swirls around, never
resting, being thus rather intense and somewhat stressy. not an easy
listening stuff, not something you can use as a background, it demands
your attention or at least it will influence your actions. almost
all the sounds are digitally-clean which normally I don't like so
much, although here fit to the whole atmosphere
|--cdr | stmanus@netscape.net
..mecha/orga Another
one man project from athens. kinda ambient with well worked and -maybe
a bit too - clear sounds and an experimental approach to music synthesis.
all tracks flirt with both melody and rhythm, creating a smooth environment
which at times moves you but mostly remains in the background. some
voices and ambience sounds are mixed in some songs, while the last
track seems to consist entirely of an effected song from marnie.
nicely done, a bit too classic -regarding the sounds and the stucture-
for me, but all in all a good and promising work
|--cdr | yiorgis76@hotmail.com
kassaveti 20, athens 14562 greece
..pelang | waldrand
A very nice release. deep, droning sounds with use of generators,
a couple of tracks have a neurotic (granular-effected?) rhythm which
really adds to the intensity, some other tracks have nice droning
textures which can make you wander into their soundscape. combining
the harsh and the smooth with good taste, it's something you want
to listen to various environments and occasions. Yeah, get it!
|--tape | waldrand@widerstand.org
..slicing grandda
Feedback, amplifier noise, some drums in the background the bass and
distorted guitar dominating, a constant hiss during the whole recording
and vocals in the early industrial style + titles like fuck it
all and your my waste. something like early throbbing
gristle? a general in your face attitude, raw and harsh. you can
also listen the clicks from the buttons of the tape (I guess) when
each song finishes. certainly not original, but hey, at least it was
alive and at certain points kicking
|--cdr | stmanus@netscape.net elmn8r@hotmail.com
..dave phillips:: IIII Clever
experimental noise music. I dunno what to say more, throat sounds,
micro noises and at times total freaking loud noises and then again,
a subtle texture with micro and weird mic(?) sounds, clicks and ac
static. I'd like to see this one performed live, it's not something
I will play very often in my stereo though. nice packaging with silk
printing
|--cd | manufracture
manufracture@noiseweb.com
..discotheque.gronland / cfs_discotheque.siberia::
split D.siberia play something
like lo-fi experimental music, with lots of voices samples and lo-fi
electronic rhythms, weird and moody (as usual), while d.gronland
offer us two long, nice, travelling, deep tracks where synths, simple
rhythm and droning sounds create a melancholic and moody environment.
although the two sides have a lot of differencies in style the general
feeling is the same: a winter morning, no job, coffee and thinking
back or forward. add the fake snow from the package and what you have
here is another nice item of the diy scene
|--tape | stillstandrec@gmx.net,
guerteltiertapes@gmx.net
pobox5037, luzern 6002 switzerland
