Nikos Veliotis / Costis Drygianakis - 28/04/2001

Costis Drygianakis manipulating tape recorders and Nikos Veliotis wrenching all kind of sounds from his Cello. Recorded live at the Small Music Theatre in Athens in 2001. Released on absurd the same year.

28/04/2001

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Dawn of the Dead - Island of the Forbidden Face

An early, very small-edition one-sided LP by Dawn of the Dead (aka John Olson) on American Tapes. This one came out in 2000 as catalog #AM104. The cover drawing is mounted on cardstock with a spiral binding and the side of the record without grooves is spray-painted and covered with a sticker.

Dawn of the Dead - Island of the Forbidden Face

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Mecha/Orga - 56:24

Nearly an hour of slow-motion drone by Mecha/Orga (aka Georgios Sakkellariou), released as a CD by Absurd in 2007. Starts out friendly enough, but grows steadily more enervating as it goes it. Fans of Birchville Cat Motel probably already know about this guy.

Mecha/Orga - 56:24

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Cranc - All Angels

Free-improv string trio of Rhodri Davies (harp), Angharad Davies (violin) and Nikos Veliotis (cello), recorded live at London's All Angels Church in 1999 and released on Costis Drygianankis' Δίσκοι ΕΔΩ label in 2000.

Cranc - All Angels

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Οπτική Μουσική - Τόμος 2

Second album by Costis Drygianankis' Optical Music project from 1994, this one ought to please fans of O Yuki Conjugate, Jeff Grienke, Brian Eno or Muslimgauze. Low-key, soundtrack-like ambience with a light touch.

Οπτική Μουσική (Optical Music) - Τόμος 2

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Κωστής Δρυγιανάκης - Μετα-Οπτικά Τοπία

Another fantastic album by Greek composer Costis Drygianankis, "Post-Optical Landscapes" from 1999 is denser and stranger than "ThoughIspeak..." (posted yesterday). On this album, Drygianankis took loads of recordings (of string instruments, flutes and bassoons, piano, voice, and unrecognizable percussive/shuffling sounds) made between 1976 to 1998 and collaged them into two long and unsettling pieces.

Κωστής Δρυγιανάκης (Costis Drygianakis) - Μετα-Οπτικά Τοπία

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Κωστής Δρυγιανάκης - Εανταισγλωσσαιστωνανθρωπωνλαλωκαιτωναγγελων

Here begins a week of Greek avant-garde music, starting with an album by composer Costis Drygianakis, the title of which translates to "ThoughIspeakwiththetonguesofmenandofangels" (but you knew that already). It was released in 1999 as a CD on Δίσκοι ΕΔΩ, but is made up of recordings from 1997 (mainly of string instruments, percussion, and voice) that have been manipulated in the studio. 

Κωστής Δρυγιανάκης (Costis Drygianakis) -Εανταισγλωσσαιστωνανθρωπωνλαλωκαιτωναγγελων

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Davy Walklett - Sacred Hymns & Twisted Blues

Davy Walklett is Smell & Quim's "Milovan Srdenovic". This is a C48 released on Underground Productions in 1990. This ain't no S&Q but the tape fuckery turns up now and again. This is Beefheartian Delta/Swamp blues complete with gratuitous farmyard vocals. This is a tape that stands up on its hind legs and smiles right at you ...

Sacred Hymns & Twisted Blues

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Smell & Quim / Taint - Untitled

S&Q in full-on PTV party mode. Keith Brewer in full-on Keith Brewer mode. Quality 7" bit of vinyl released on Red Stream, Inc. in 1993.

Smell & Quim / Taint

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Smell & Quim - Tit Wank

Delirious and genius.

C60 released on Freedom From in 1997.

Tit Wank

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Smell & Quim - Eat Pussy

Creaking noise vibrations from England's finest purveyors of filth fluid straight from the dirty hands of Milovan Srdenovic!

C20 released on Kadef in 1997.

Eat Pussy

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Smell & Quim - The English Method

Here's the excellent debut Smell & Quim cassette, "The English Method", self-released on Stinky Horse Fuck in 1988. Those of you who only know S&Q as harsh-noise buffoons might be surprised by this one. 

Smell & Quim - The English Method

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Nobuo Yamada - Cheap Metal Motion 2

"My activity was the tenth year in this year. I produced it as a sequel to first product "Cheap Metal Motion" of 2002 as the knot. I chose six used metal junk art objects as an axis by work production and a live performance mainly in these ten years and expressed the property of the sound to contain to the object. Fetishism to the texture and shape of the metal junk objects drifts in the background along with the sound. （package art : wood board, rusted wire, brand）"

Released on ABH in 2012.

Cheap Metal Motion 2

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Nobuo Yamada - Composition Sound At Japanese Working Situation

This gentleman hears and interprets the world around us in the most lyrical manner imaginable.

CDr released on his own ABH label in 2003.

Composition Sound At Japanese Working Situation

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Nobuo Yamada - Mono-Te-Oto

Ever been tempted to attach contact mics to random objects or marvel at the tuneful juxtaposition of children's toys and, erm, random objects? Of course you have! Anyway, your best efforts couldn't compete with this collection of carefully considered composition and the type of abstraction that would make the Zero Gravity people swell with pride. This is another three CDr set released on ABH. This time it's 2003.

The final track on disc three ("Toy Piano + Bowstring") is missing ... I've never been able to find it so if anybody is sitting on that, please share so we can finally complete this masterpiece!

Mono

Te

Oto

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Nobuo Yamada - WP3

Nobuo Yamada using items found around his house in order to make atmospheric noise on a triple CDr collection released on his own ABH label in 2004.

WP#1: Metalic Rain -Improvisation Of A Phenomenon With Raindrops-

WP#2: Tap Water Vibration -Relation Between An Object And Vibration By Water-

WP#3: Shower Jamboree -Innocent And Natural Feedback Which Takes Place In A Shower Hose-

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Kiyoshi Mizutani - The Same Thing Makes Always Her Laugh

Kiyoshi Mizutani was a member of Merzbow until around 1990 when he left to concentrate on his own work. This early piece is closer to his work with Masami Akita than his later releases that incorporate field recordings ...

LP mixed by Masami Akita and released on his ZSF Produkt in 1990.

The Same Thing Makes Always Her Laugh

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Reiko. A – Coruscanto

Though she's appeared on some 30 Merzbow albums, Reiko Azuma has not published very much of her solo noise. Even this tape, self-released on her Nekoisis label in 1995, features Merzbow and Achim Wollscheid/SBOTHI on the first side. Still, it's a rare (and quite good!) recording by an artist who was there since "Japanese noise" began, yet managed to keep a rather low profile.

Reiko. A – Coruscanto

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Edgar Wappenhalter / Dolphins Of East Belgium - Untitled

Completely agree with the Mrs on the "flirtation". Edgar Wappenhalter is actually Steve Marreyt (who is also in Silvester Anfang) and these particular impressive cetaceans (given that Belgium is a land-locked country) is Lieven Martens.

C66 released on Cauliflower Dreams in 2007.

Edgar Wappenhalter / Dolphins Of East Belgium

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Dolphins Into the Future - Ke Mirning Pu'uwai

Imagine a Windham Hill new age album, full of tasteful synth wash and nature sounds. Now imagine that same album played on a 30th generation cassette tape that's been left baking in the sun for several months. That's sort of what this tape is like. Belgian artist Lieven Martens' Dolphins Into the Future has some sonic affinity with the blown-out basement-psychedelia of The Skaters and their solo/pseudonymous orbital projects (particularly Monopoly Child Star Seekers), early Oneohtrix Point Never, and the more placid exponents of the New Zealand sub-sub-undergound. The new age flirtation is borderline-distasteful, as if Martens is channeling Vangelis via Hive Mind, but somehow it works. Those bird chirps and whale songs (??) are vastly more enjoyable to listen to when slathered in ugly hiss. Released by Cetacean Nation Cassettes in 2011.

Dolphins Into the Future - Ke Mirning Pu'uwai

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