Forced Orgasm - As Per Agreement (1993. 1995. 1999. 2008.)

This isn't listed on Discogs and the only reference to it that I have found is on the Forced Orgasm blog page. Anyway, this is a four disc set with four live recordings from the years suggested.

I've expressed my doubts about the veracity of the publicised background of FO ... I think it's a smirk aimed at the fetishisation of Japanese noise. If this isn't the work of Sean's husband then you can insert your own fallacy here.

As Per Agreement

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Sean E. Matzus - BLJ Road Sources, Vol. 3

Source material for Black Leather Jesus live shows one would assume. I was asked for all three volumes but sorry I only have this one. However, 71 minutes of ferocious roaring lullabies is quite a consolation prize.

CDr released on his own Unlimited Drift Recordings in 2014.

An Untreated Document Of Raw Recordings

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Rodger Stella - SF Versions

So to turn nearly full circle, a "collection of recordings made in San Francisco in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Deep, dark and bizarre analog excursions into the depths of an unhinged psyche with a fixation on experimental recording and mixing techniques."

C64 released on Mutter Wild in 2016.

SF Versions

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Aaron Dilloway & Rodger Stella - Variations On Death Loop Cut

In the spirit of self-explanatory titles ...

3" CDr released on Hanson Records in 2006.

Variety Is The Spice Of Death Loops

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Rodger Stella - Death Loop Cut

... and because it would be rude not to ... this is the earlier seven track version.

CDr released on Mother Savage Noise Productions in 2007 in an edition of twelve.

Death Loop Cut

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Rodger Stella - Death Loop Cut

Two tracks of warped noise that manages to sound like somebody set fire to an orchestra whilst they were playing and they just haven't noticed yet. A reissue of a micro-edition CDr from 2007.

C72 released on Mother Savage Noise Productions in 2016.

Death Loop Cut

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Puce Mary / Rodger Stella - NYC

That they have only collaborated twice is a real shame ... they compliment one another beautifully.

C50 released on Mutter Wild in 2016.

NYC

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Puce Mary / Rodger Stella - PM/RS

"This tape was released while Puce Mary and Rodger Stella were on tour together. The tape consists of 2 tracks, one on each side, that Puce Mary wrote and produced and Rodger Stella manipulated on his own after."

That was the version that was pushed out to cover a small space on a mersh table. Apparently it was a very very small table because they only bothered to produce nine copies. Luckily, Rodger reissued it on his own label a short time later

C20 released on Mutter Wild in 2015. Frederikke Hoffmeier and Rodger Stella occupying a space that you can describe for yourself.

PM/RS

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Rodger Stella - Zodiac SF

Damn fine rolling noise drones with a beat? Excellent gear from the former Macronymphomaniac.

C62 released on Mutter Wild in 2014.

Zodiac SF

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Priest In Shit - Our Population In Ruins

In their time, Priest In Shit involved many legendary figures within Houston harsh noise circles but the core is attributed as Sean Matzus, Richard Ramirez and Tanner Garza. I really don't know who constitutes this incarnation but it is a cracking combination of tantalising drone interspersed with spurts of harsh noise thuggery jumping out of the bushes to pummel your head in.

C50 released on Cipher Productions in 2008.

Our Population In Ruins

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Merzbow - Cretin Merz

This is from the other end of the Slowdown spectrum. The original tape material is from 1980 when Merzbow were Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani. It was remastered (and reworked?) by the former in 2017. The cover gives you a clue to the source material that is chopped up and rinsed out ... but I swear that I hear the twin guitars of Sonic Youth in there. Mind you Masami Akita is more than capable of creating aural miracles, so who knows?

CD released on スローダウンRECORDS in 2018.

Cretin Merz

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Merzbow - Kaoscitron

Masami Akita appears to have developed a somewhat beautiful relationship with Slowdown Records. In the past three years he has released lots of work ranging from remastered early (and impossible to find) tape material to new recordings. This is the latter ... it's fucked up club gloop, synth-industrial, tortured EBM all with a Merzbow twist ... and for the final 26 minutes, he lets it all hang out.

Mirthful not monolithic.

CD released on スローダウンRECORDS in 2017.

Kaoscitron

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Mutant Ape - Archive 01

George Proctor offering up Six Hours Of Yorkshire Based Torment! Six hours? Do I really have time for that? Seriously ... make the time. This is just a complete masterpiece of English (or anywhere's) noise.

Three C120s courtesy of Turgid Animal in 2012.

walk like you

talk like you

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I8U - Untitled

 

Debut CD of icy drone by Montreal's I8U, who now records under her own name, France Jobin. Released in 1999. 

I8U - Untitled

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K. Mizutani - Transcend Sideways

"The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the spirit."

I think we're alone now, there doesn't seem to be anyone around.

Really?

CD released on Artware Production in 1997.

Lateral Movement

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Kiyoshi Mizutani - Waterscape

Drone and absence tone with just enough chopped glitch to make you realise that relaxation is overrated and somebody else really is in the room.

CD released on E(r)ostrate in 1997.

Dark Waters

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K. Mizutani - Millstone

If you don't know that Kiyoshi Mizutani was one half of Merzbow for a long time a very long time ago then you've not been paying attention. If you've not been paying attention then this will only make matters worse. It's pure Swiss cheese.

A CD released on Lord RRRon's Pure label in 1995.

Schimpfluch Yourself

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Mothra - The Remains Of Life

Mothra are Masahiko Okubo (Linekraft and Oozepus), Jun-ichi Takahashi (Screloma), Fumihiro Kojima, and Masahito Nozu. You even get Kohei Nakagawa (as Guilty Connector) joining in the organised carnage on one track. This is a broiling pot of noise styles so take a punt on your own description. It's very good.

This is their first release, a CD on Three Plugs Records from 2002. If you like this you might be interested in the vinyl reissue of their second release Doom Patrol that has just hit the Cold Spring shelves.

Life ... huh ... yeah. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again y'all!

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A.N.P. / Null - Dyspareunia

Side A is Kazuyuki Kishino, Asami Hayashi and Seijiro Murayama's brilliant Absolut Null Punkt and the reverse is just full on KK. This stands amongst any of the best noise tapes ever released. End.

C48 courtesy of Nux Organization in 1985.

Yes. Nineteen. Eighty. Five.

Dyspareunia

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Wolf Eyes - Starched Calendars Vol 1

So American Tapes died when the catalogue number hit 1000. Everybody knows that's true. Don't we? Well, there is a slow but steady stream of releases that bear the signature artwork and recycled ex-library tapes. Whether it is tagged with a label name is fairly irrelevant in the grand scheme of things so maybe there is a freedom given by just sliding things out virtually unannounced into the nest of sub-underground stalkers.

I think that there is probably some sampled and manipulated contributions from the other Eyes but this tastes of Mr Olson weaving his magic. I've only had one opportunity to have a taste but didn't think he would take to it too kindly. Maybe next time. I reckon largely umami (which is obviously preferable). Everything that I say here is self-evidently true ... if you know otherwise hold yourself up to a ripple of disinterest in the comments section.

A self-released C60 that was also released in 2019 in an edition of ten.

V1

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