va - Come Again II

Released in 1993 as a CD on Furnace Records (a division of Kim Cascone/PGR's Silent Records), this follow-up to the triple acetate set features lots of very short tracks by artists from the Japanese noise underground. This reached a wider audience than the previous volume (likely because the label made more than 63 copies) and is a lot of fun. Short blasts by all the usual suspects and some obscurities: Merzbow, Aube, Masonna, CCCC, Jojo Hiroshige, Incapacitants, Nord, Monde Bruits, KK Null, Dislocation, Diesel Guitars, Solmania, Flying Testicle, Love and Sincerity, Agencement, Hanatarash, Tatsuya Yoshida, S*Core, Mortal Vision, and more. The centerpiece, though, is a hip-hop collage by the magnificent Violent Onsen Geisha, which is provocatively titled "Fuck Off RRRecords, Bye Bye Noise Music".

va - Come Again II