Dead Tech Vol. II


LP released on Dossier in 1998.

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Dead Tech Vol. II

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Dead Tech 3: New Japanese Music


CD released on Charnel Music from 1995

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Dead Tech 3: New Japanese Music

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P16.D4 & Swimming Behavior Of The Human Infant - Nichts Niemand Nirgends


Double LP released on Selektion from 1986.

The label is run by Achim Wollscheid and Ralf Wehowsky.

The latter was a member of P16.D4 and is perhaps better known for his recordings as RLW.

S.B.O.T.H.I. is the work of Achim Wollscheid.

Totally recommended!

Nichts Niemand Nirgends

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Nackt Insecten / Abyss Whispers - Split


Nackt Insecten is the work of Ruaraidh Sanachan, here locking horns with Abyss Whispers on a CDR from Sound Holes in 2007.

Nackt Whispers

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Mourmansk 150 - Prologue To A Civil War


CDR on Smell The Stench from 2006.

"Mourmansk 150 is an honest, uncensored & unrestrained expression of my deep hostility towards the inequities, corruption, abuse, ignorance & perversion of our civilizations, our species & the machinations of mans predominantly revolting existence.

Trying to understand, trying to overcome & reform from the debilitating social gulag that I was conceived in.

Stance:

The complete annihilation, extermination, destruction, ruination, violent collapse & permanent extinction of ALL oppressive forces & political tyranny through

VIOLENT ACTION-DIRECT FATAL CONFRONTATION-LETHAL COLLISION

the purgation, irreversible removal, immolation of Social Abuse, Civil Ignorance, Ecological Dissoluteness, Gluttony"

A refreshing kick in the face to the overtly fascist, rascist and homophobic arsehole noise artists out there and the morons who run the blogs that post that shit!

Prologue To A Civil War

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Lasse Marhaug & Government Alpha - Headache Chocolate


C60 from two legends on Yasutoshi Yoshida's Xerxes label from 1997.

Headache Chocolate

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Marhaug & Courtis – Jordslev Hojaldre


C52 ish released on Quasi Pop Records in 2007.

Lasse Marhaug and Anla Courtis (formerly of Reynols).

Jordslev Hojaldre

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MCMS – The Great Golden Hive Of The Invisible


Double lathe-cut LP released on the excellent and forward thinking label/distro Eclipse Records in 2002.

MCMS were Chris Moon who runs the Last Visible Dog label and Matt Silcock. Here they offer us some great guitar driven avant-psych drone freekfolk kinda thing.

The Great Golden Hive Of The Invisible

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Maria Zerfall – Kopfkrieg 1985-1995


Double CD or LP retrospective on Membrum Debile Propaganda from 2000.

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Disc 2

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Stabat Mors & Maria Zerfall / Netzach – Inferno Und Dem Garten


LP and 7 inch single on abRECt in 1997.

Maria Zerfall is actually the industrial/experimental project of Christine Weyrether.

"The meaning of name MARIA ZERFALL: it is like a little philosophy. MARIA means innocence and ZERFALL is decay of all material things (physical)."

Inferno Und Dem Garten

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Various - Festival Beyond Innocence: A Brief History In 67 Chapters


Four discs featuring live recordings from the Festival Beyond Innocence, Xebec Hall, Kobe between 1996 and 2000.

This was released on Japanese label FBI Disc (ohhh, the irony!) in 2002 and as far as I can tell is thoroughly out of print.

There's far too much to say about this one ... so go here to find out who's playing.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Disc 4

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Mason Jones - International Incident


Live recordings released on Mason's own Charnel Music in 1998 covering music from tours to Japan between 1995 and 1997.

This features contributions from Kazuyuki Kishino, Atsushi Tsuyama, Hajime Koizumi, Makoto Kawabata, Jojo Hiroshige, Seiichi Yamamoto and Akifumi Nakajima.

Seriously!

If you need any more convincing (and if you do...what the hell are you doing here?), there are more words here.

International Incident

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Josh Lay - Blood In The Dark I & II


Two C20 tapes released on Nurse Etiquette in 2007. The label packed it in last year after their 99th release. Great label that made a big impact!

I was going to drop Hater Of Life but Static (just) beat me to it...

Blood In The Dark I & II

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Josh Lay - Abandoned By Christ


C24 on Long Long Chaney.

Abandoned By Christ

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Optrum - Recorded


Optrum are Atsuhiro Ito and Yoichiro Shin. The former featured on a Hair Stylistics live thing I posted recently.

"Optrum is the fusion of Atsuhiro Ito's guitar-like playing of a modified fluorescent tube (the Optron) and Yoichiro Shin's years of experience as a highly technical drummer; they fittingly call their sound "optical noise core"."

This is brilliant! Hold on tight!

Recorded

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Coffee - Artifact / Artifact Shadow


Double CD on The Lotus Sound from 1997. Core members are John Olson, Dave Cross and Tim Poland. The latter two are also members of the Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble. Here they are joined by a host of others in full on Free Improv Jazz Ensemble mode. Kinda like being inside the head of a very drunk Tom Waits (well, probably not...but...).

Artifact

Artifact Shadow

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Mason Jones & Makoto Kawabata - Within A Golden Moment


AMCD-010

"Avant-garde ambient noise, with San Francisco's Mason Jones on guitar drone and Makoto Kawabata on violin."

Within A Golden Moment

Mason is a legend...quite possibly AMT's gateway drug that got them across to America in the first place. If you are in any doubt as to the respect he is held in by AMT...check the number of "thanks to Mason Jones" comments in the small print of your AMT releases! Anyway...here's a little live thing with Mason and Kawabata:

Kawabata Makoto & Mason Jones & Magnetic Lucifer - Live at Kimo's, San Francisco, 29.10.2001

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Floating Flower - 1st


AMCD-009

"First release in a new series of acid folk from Acid Mothers Temple. New shamanic trip folk stars on a quest for the ultimate looseness and acidness!"

1st

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Zoffy - Zo Zo Zo Zo Zoffy!!!


AMCD-008

"Second album by the psychedelic trip trad duo of Atsushi Tsuyama (Omoide Hatoba) and Makoto Kawabata (Musica Transonic). Chosen as the best album of 1998 by Hoppy Kamiyama (God Mountain) in Indies Magazine. Bizarre work overflowing with B-grade humor."

Zo Zo Zo Zo Zoffy!!!

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Kawabata Makoto - Mitsuha / Kawabata Makoto Guitar Solo 2


AMCD-007

"Volume two of Kawabata's solo guitar work. Enlightened acoustic improvisations that transcend the limitations of the guitar."

Mitsuha / Kawabata Makoto Guitar Solo 2

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