Digestive
System of Unicron - Side A (excerpt)
Digestive
System of Unicron - Side C (excerpt)
From the self-titled double cassette (gb3). Early work from Aaron Hibbs.
The first track is tape-spliced, ring-modulated harsh noise & the
second is a documentation of the actual splicing.
Caldwell
- The Beautiful And TheDamned (excerpt)
From the split cassette with Sodium (gb7). Caldwell was a sound-specific
project using nothing but a destroyed acoustic guitar and some mics as
source. No effects, just blow-out.
Cock
ESP - Trousers Drop in Downtown Winterland
From the split 3" CDR with Brutum Fulmen. Less beating the shit out
of each other & more actual sound work. Standing up and fighting for
class clowns everywhere.
Goat
- Hallowed Be Thy Goat
From the split 3" CDR with Marax (gb22). Goat comes full blast. Does
he know any other way? Pedal destruction with ultimate metal intro. Twice
as long as most of his live sets.
Miguel
Tomasin - Ormis Votas
From the split 3" CDR with Reynols (gb23). On gb23, Reynols and Miguel
both played their own versions of the same track. While Reynols droned
out, Miguel had a different idea.
Sistrum
- Hands Beckon Part Three
Sistrum
- Hands Beckon Part Four
From the "How Can The Red Dusts Blow Here?" CDR (gb24). A break
from his usual lo-fi noise stylings, this album brought out Sistrum's
acoustic strumming, on par with the greats in the field.
Haters
- The Thinking Ross Did #20
From the split 3" CDR with Radiosonde (gb25). Handheld calculator,
sandpaper, contact mics & enough amplification to vibrate a city block.
Noumena
& Sodium - Akron, OH
Noumena
& Sodium - Pittsburgh, PA
From the "Live Collaborations" CDR (gb26) documenting our summer
2000 tour. Quartets of junk noise, trumpets, tape manipulation and other
stuff. Recorded straight to a walkman.
Luasa
Raelon - Bile & Invective (excerpt one)
Luasa Raelon
- Bile & Invective (excerpt two)
From the "Bile & Invective" CS (gb28). Theremin, samplers,
synths & layers of effects combine for a nightmare carnival soundtrack.
This one is slightly less dark than his recent works.
Phroq
- Freqency Ronin
From the split CDR with Guilty Connector (gb33). Harsh noise with underlying
"world music" vibes. Phroq's presentation almost single-handedly
resparked my interest in harsh work. I owe him.
Jason
Talbot - I Meant It At The Time
From the "Getting In The Way of Progress" CS (gb36). Third track
from the a-side of this kller turntable manipulation cassette. Familiar
with Talbot or not, this one's a must.
Sudden
Infant- Lucas & Vincent
From the "S.I.s Turntable Cookbook" CDR (gb37). Speaking of
turntable manipulation... A different take from our European brother.
Still one of my favorite gmby releases.
Crak
Sturgeon - Fog Day Gun (exceprt)
From the split CS with Mike Shiflet (gb38). I don't know what to say about
Crank Sturgeon. He's a fish-head-wearing nudist noise monger. You either
get it or you don't. But you should.
John
Wiese & Andy Ortmann - Fanclub
From the "Fanclub" square lathe 8" (gb46). LA dude &
Chicago dude got together & played/recorded in Paris. This is the
first track from the second side.
Knurl
- Perforce
From the "Magnetomotive" CDR (gb48). Piercing and shrill, "Magnetomotive"
is for true harsh heads only. It's metallic, but scathing beyond even
Knurl's usually high standards.
Mike
Shiflet - Burgandy Organza
From the "Ribbons" CS (gb50). More chaotic than the other three
tracks on this release, "Burgandy Organza" is a cut-and-paste,
sliced-up recording or a dying contact mic bursting in & out of life.