Bleak Bliss

va - Solipsism 22

The 22nd (duh) album on Self Abuse's CDR division, Solipsism, released in an edition of 100 copies in 1999. When these came out, I remember disliking the label's inkjet covers and poor design. Time has been kind to Solipsism, though. Looking at it from 2017, it's a strong catalog of noise by both somewhat-known and still-obscure artists from Japan, Australia, Finland, Denmark and the USA. This particular comp focuses on lesser-known bands: Agit8, Antenna 59, Expose Your Eyes, Kummerlige Forhold, Marquis Konspirator, Mono, Mutagen, Nitza, Oedipus Flex, Tadayuki Miura, and The End.

va - Solipsism 22

Vomir / Voltigeurs - He Shall Come

Naturally, Romain Perrot gives you an impenetrable Wall. Voltigeurs are Matthew Bower and Samantha Davies who both record together as Black Sun Roof! and (obviously) are in Skullflower. You already know that you like it.

CDr for sale during the Vomir and Voltigeurs UK tour in November, 2010.

He Shall Come

va - The Swingers Club

Released as a limited-to-100-copies CDR in 1997 by Solipsism, a CDR-only sublabel of Self Abuse Records, this is a compilation of harsh noise collaborations. Each track features one artist using sounds from someone else. Aube makes a track out of Blazen y Sharp source material, Blazen y Sharp makes a track out of Smell & Quim's source material, Hyware makes a track out of OVMN's source material, and so on. Other pairings include Rotten Piece/Cock ESP, Macronympha/Pain Jerk, Smell & Quim/Hanged Man's Orgasm, MSBR/Hyware, Cock ESP/Iugula-Thor, Crawl Unit/Aube, Skin Crime/MSBR, Hanged Man's Orgasm/Crawl Unit, and Sukora/Rotten Piece.

va - The Swingers Club

Vomir / Cannibal Ritual - Split

If you are not familiar with Cannibal Ritual, you should definitely go here to hear more.

Single-sided C90 released on Black Grave Tapes in 2008.

Vomir / Cannibal Ritual

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Devo - Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology

Another double-disc set of de-evolution from 2000, this one features album tracks from throughout the band's career (which means plenty from the crappier albums, like "Total Devo" and "Shout", by which point they had already become irrelevant) but also songs from the self-released early singles and some unreleased music.

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Nervous Corps - False Icons

No label CDr of crackling Wall released in an edition of 15.

False Icons

Devo - Recombo DNA

A double-disc set of demos and alternate versions, released by Rhino Handmade in a limited edition of 5000 (which, to a fan of albums published as cassettes in editions of 30, sounds hilarious) in 2000.

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Nervous Corps - Untitled

Spectacular tape of harsh noise with Side A sounding like Lucifer's Marching Band is providing accompaniment whilst Side B simply lays waste to the Earth in a very pleasing fashion.

C52 released on Mr Rage's own Meaning Corrupted in 2014 in an edition of 15.

Untitled

Devo - E-Z Listening Disc

What do you get for the spud who has everything? How about Muzak interpretations of "Come Back Jonee", "Jerkin' Back and Forth" and "Mongoloid"? This is a compilation of two cassettes that were originally released for the Devo fan club, Club Devo, in 1981 and 1984, reissued as a CD by Rykodisc in 1987 and now very much out of print. It's about as "good" as you'd think it would be, but completists can now check off one more box.

Devo - E-Z Listening Disc

Nervous Corps - Suffocate

Harsh Noise Wall solo project of Blue Sabbath Black Cheer member William Rage ...

CDr released on Victimology Rec. in 2013.

Suffocate

Blue Sabbath Black Cheer / Josh Lay / Wilt - Bleak

Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, Josh Lay and James Keeler & Dan Hall's wonderful Wilt project on one slab of vinyl ...

LP released on Urashima in 2012.

Bleak

Black Leather Jesus / Blue Sabbath Black Cheer - Untitled

Here you get the best of both worlds. Two mighty outfits with one track each and a collaboration on Side B.

LP released on Urashima in 2014.

Black Leather Jesus / Blue Sabbath Black Cheer

Grunt - Archive: 90's Tapes

Mammoth collection of Mikko Aspa's work as Grunt. A spectacular revisitation of impossible to find releases and contributions to splits and compilations and a couple of unreleased tracks thrown in for good measure.

Released on Industrial Recollections in 2014.

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Butthole Surfers - Double Live

This won't be new to most of you.

If it is, what the hell have you been doing with your life?

Back in the day (as your grandad is fond of saying) there was a spurt of "official bootlegs" that came out. It would be impossible for me to say whether this or Walls Have Ears or Sound Of Impact are the greatest thing ever. Anyway ... 28 tracks of live Butthole glory ... apparently recorded on DAT ... it sounds murky which adds to the Buttholian charm. There is nothing in the booklet that tells you anything about where these recordings came from ... it doesn't matter.

I've not played this for a very long time. Way back when, I thought that it was beautiful ... listening back now, I admire it all the more. Truly unhinged magnificence and perfect in all the wrong ways!!!

Double CD released on Latino Bugger Veil in 1989 (my copy is #4667 btw).

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Crash Worship - Live 95

More unwashed psychodervish drums ... this time recorded live in Prague in 1995.

This was released on Fantastic in 1995 and later released as "The Gods Are..." four years later on the same label.

Live 95

Crash Worship ADRV - The Science of Ecstasy

Recorded in 1988 and 1989, released as a cassette in 1989 by the band's Rocco Fresco label. This is, I think, the first release credited to Crash Worship ADRV (Adoración De Rotura Violenta).

Crash Worship ADRV - The Science of Ecstasy

Crash Worship ADRV - ¡Espontaneo!

Anybody in the mood for psychotic samba?

CD released on Mason Jones' Charnel Music in 1991.

¡Espontaneo!

This Is The Place!

In the face of barbarism, we give you poetry.

Crash Worship - This

First official Crash Worship tape, recorded in 1986 and released by the band in 1987.

Crash Worship - This

Crash Worship - What So Ever Thy Hand Findeth - Do It With All Thine Might

Once I heard the Butthole Surfers' double drummer line-up my general rule in life became: the more drummers the better! Unless it's a marching band (that's not cool). Here, the lovely Crash Worship people give you three ...

12" jointly released on Rocco Fresco and ¡Alarma! in 1989.

Do It With All Thine Might

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