Therabaqud Leic ‎– Theatragrammadhon-(Clockwork Tapes-Germany-1992)

Another great cassette by this Italian artist already covered in this blog a few times. This is the project of Gianlugi Russolo, also involved in Subliminale, TV Satanico, S. Biasin Trio.

With Theatragrammadhon Gianluigi offers to us 2 tracks of post-industrial esoteric ambient noise touching some drone, some pagan messages, and some ethereal hypnotic music. 

Clockwork Tapes was a  independent label founded in the in 80's and resurrected in 2011 as a CD-Label, with a focus on Harsh Noise, Dark Noise, Ambient, and Minimal Music. Its actual webpage is here.

Enjoy it.

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ALVARS ORKESTER-Woodtrip-(SPH-Portugal-1992)

Alvars Orkester is the Swedish project by Jan Svensson and  Joachim Nordwall, both musicians involved in various labels and projects since the end of the 80s.

 SPH was a  tape label from Portugal, created by Fernando Cerqueira (a member of Ras.Al.Ghul) and featured a wide range of work from artists like Brume, Alvars Orkester and Maeror Tri. 

Here a review originally published on Soft Watch and then re-published on the Discogs page dedicated to this tape.
Enjoy it.
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Side A opens with the title track "Woodtrip". Waves of warm, muted sound sweep in, suggesting heat or isolation, The sound gradually builds, the waves flowing across each other in complementary washes, some deep and resonant, some higher-yet-dulled to give an overall pacifying effect. There is no beat, no rhythmic structure, merely wave-upon-wave of swelling sound. This night be described as New Age Industrial - it's a warm factory/machine sound. The depth of sound abates, leaving the higher tones to describe languid shapes and textures ethereal mists hiding unknown things - the thrill of possible danger coupled with an overall sense of security. "Dance In Halfway Under The Earth" swells in on darker, more Industrial sounds, and the higher pitches give it a desolate, isolated sound once more. Feedback flows through the sound, deep and rich, yet full of potential power, an understated threat that it could at any second smash through your speakers like a bolt of electric blue. These sounds follow each other, complementing each other despite their unusual qualities. It's a long & frankly wonderful piece of sound, reminding me of the little I've heard from ARCANE DEVICE.

Side B opens with "Ihn", rising on warm, even hot electronics a little like THROBBING GRISTLE did with their Industrial Introduction, although this is by far a less threatening, longer piece, twisting & turning through it's limited vocab. The machine sound loses it's subtlety, speaking in angry tones only other machines might comprehend. "Bhaktivizew" follows this, being the first of 4 tracks from 1988. A deep synthetic sound over which a continual patter of sound is heard. A noise penetrates & the whole structure concludes. "Amseeeer" has a basement of synthetic sound over which old dancehall music is played. This fades away & other synth noises, following neither tune nor rhythm puncture the sound, scrawling various images across it. "Teri" fades in on dark sounds, a little like some dark & potentially evil film soundtrack, "Quas" is a strange little thing, a rattling, muffled piece, very brief and hard to describe. Suffice to say it's a jumbled sound. "Lighthouse Service" concludes the album, returning us to the present - this is a 1992 piece. It swells & sprawls in warm shapes & textures, while a higher-pitched-but-distant sound flies across the entire swelling structure. It seems akin to DAVID MYERS' feedback music, and actually grows near a sort of ambient organ music (if there could be such a thing). A calming, warming sound with a strong, darker side to it.

To conclude, the closest comparisons I can come to are those mentioned above, especiallyARCANE DEVICE. If you are into MYERS music, then this is ,without doubt the cassette for you.

BLOOD ANGEL-In Evil We Trust-(Self Released-Singapore-1992)

A band from Singapore playing death/black metal, they formed in 1989 and I am not sure when they disbanded. 

This cassette seems to be the first demo and they released another one called Nocturnal Sacrament in 1993.

The folded cover sleeve reports a few info and address.

Enjoy it.

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tracklist
 

1.	The Unholy of God	02:51
2.	Death to Posers	02:05
3.	Raw to the Core	03:30
4.	C.O.V.	03:56
5.	In Evil We Trust	02:17
6.	Regret	03:00

DINAMITA CRISIS N15-(Fanzine-Spain-1992)

Dinamita Crisis was an independent fanzine published in Spain (Almeria and Sevilla), it was focused on extreme metal with a deep interest in the very Spanish underground metal scene. 

In this issue articles about Unbounded Terror, Repugnance, Falsa Ilusion, Mortuarium, Bastardos Del Metal, Intoxicacion Etilica, Angel Negro + tons of music and zines reviews.

A very good tool to research the lively death/thrash metal scene of the Spanish peninsula during the early 90s.
In the Spanish language, only.
Enjoy it.
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KLEG-Zing-(Barooni-Holland-1992)

Kleg (1984-1995) was an art-rock ensemble from Groningen, the Netherlands. Influenced by Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham.
Kleg recorded two albums: #15 'Eating and Sleeping' and Zing.
#15 was a 50-minute suite.
Zing had a more conventional rock-feel and was produced by Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. Both albums are out of print.
4 unreleased tracks from 1995 were made public in 2014 via their Bandcamp page.

 Recorded at Studio 20 (Tienen, Belgium) at August 19th & 20th and September 2nd till 4th 1991. Issued in a 4-panel Digipak with white tray, manufactured by Van de Steeg, Holland under license from AGI, USA.
Some copies with a sticker on front: "Produced by Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) / mixed by Luc Van Acker (Revolting Cocks)"

All the info is taken from Discogs.

To complete this post I am here attaching a great video with a track from this album, here the info from that Youtube Channel:

  "A video for the song Diamanda by KLEG. (Yes, this is the stereo version) Diamanda was a track from KLEG's second album ZING, which was recorded in aug./sept. 1992 in Studio 20 in Tienen (Belgium) by Luc van Acker (engineering) and Lee Ranaldo (production). The video was made in the winter of 1993 by VPRO TV for their show TV Nomaden, a weekly experimental show that was on Dutch national TV between 1992 and 1995. The video was filmed in KLEG's hometown Groningen, but I can not recall where that nomad`s land was. In fact, I only remember it was a fuckin' cold afternoon! Diamanda was named after Diamanda LaBerge Dramm who was born in the month we wrote that track. This Diamanda LaBerge Dramm: http://youtu.be/NcF7VwpKhEA More vintage music by KLEG at https://kleg.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/kleg"

Enjoy this great album.

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v.a.-IMPULSE n2-(Impulse-Fanzine+c60-UK-1992)

Impulse was an English fanzine active at the beginning of the 90s and covering industrial/ritual/noise/electronic bands. This is number 2 and I have already posted the number 4.

In this issue interviews to Muslimgause, Current 93, Thunder Perfect Mind and tons of music reviews and book reviews +a long list of bands, zines and distros contacts. The sampler included offers us a bunch of artists playing industrial, experimental electronics and techno.

A very good production exploring the lively industrial scene from the beginning of the 90s.

Enjoy it.

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Tracklist

A1	–Nagamatzu	Firewalker (Remix)
A2	–I.A.V.*	You Make The Groove
A3	–Nova State Conspiracy	Definitive Item
A4	–Antonym	Prime Mover
A5	–Red Sekta	Torture
B1	–German Shepherds	I Adore You
B2	–Whiteslug	Motherfucker
B3	–Trance	By The Pound
B4	–Shinkansen	Ishikari
B5	–Momento Mori*	Excerpt

CRUENTUS-Seeking The Truth-(Self Released-Italy-1992)

Cruentus was a Death/Thrash metal band hailing from Bari (Southern Italy)! It seems that they were active on and off until 2007.
A Discogs page about them is here.

This cassette offers us 5 tracks of well-played thrash metal, the recording is also quite good and the folded cover sleeve reports info and lyrics.

Enjoy it.

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v.a.-NO LEGAL MURDER-(Contaminated Productions-c90-Italy-1992)

Production number 11 by this small Italian label covered in this blog many times now. This 90 minutes international sampler came out with a long booklet with a section reporting a few examples of police crimes, some articles about the subject and another section covering the bands(address, lyrics, pics, graphix).

Music-wise it is a very eclectic mix of bands and tracks exploring various music genres: hardcore punk, industrial, crazy electronics, ska, stoner rock, ragga, crust punk, garage rock, and more hybrids of this kind.

Eventually, to complete this post I am attaching here the introduction for this amazing compilation.

Enjoy it.

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Tracklist 

A1	–Ruins	Grudandgo
A2	–Political Asylum	I've Got A Name
A3	–Die Testers*	Wochenend Und Somnenschein
A4	–Etat Des Stocks	Cops Are Circling
A5	–Mushroom Attack	Kill The Pigs
A6	–Mushroom Attack	The Fight Goes On
A7	–The Subversives	No Questions Will Ask
A8	–Dawson	Fifty Years
A9	–Infezione	Terrorismo Legalizzato
A10	–Who Moved The Ground*	A Thousand Voices
A11	–One By One	Making Bacon
A12	–Thompson Rollet	Senseless Things
A13	–Sabot (2)	At The Point Of No Return
A14	–Frogs Of War	Here It Comes Again
A15	–Hirn*	Just Like Eddie
A16	–Spiny Norman Quartet	Stand Still A While
B1	–Agent 86 (2)	Capitol Police
B2	–Les Seminoles	Une Plague
B3	–Blind Justice (3)	X-ray Vision
B4	–Dirty Hands	Men
B5	–Forehead	But I Seem To Accept It
B6	–Spinners (2)	Dig The Hole Forget The Sun
B7	–Anticorpi (2)	Senza Alternativa
B8	–Badgewearer	Inflexible Expendable
B9	–Crime Under New Titles	The Soothsayer
B10	–Demise	Firecracker
B11	–The Neolithics	Long Journey Into The Mudlights (live)
B12	–Hiatus (2)	Police Crimes
B13	–Hiatus (2)	Lay It All Down
B14	–Solanaceae Tau	Barrels Of Blood
B15	–Jimmy Saville'S Wheelchair	Jade Root
B16	–Chilli Confetti	Bad Songs About Love
B17	–Ufo Ja Antennia	Ooh Beibi
B18	–Ufo Ja Antennia	No Trouble

MOULDY BRAIN N6-(Fanzine-Italy-1992)

Number 6 of this Italian fanzine focused on serial killers, nightmares, gothic visions, horror movies and similar subjects.

I have already posted the number 9  and  Number 10.

In this issue reviews of horror movies, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer,
and more terrific stories.
In Italian language, only.
Enjoy it.
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Mad Sex and Lustful Suicide Artwork-(Mail Art-Italy+Global Networking-1992)

One of the many Art-Works received for the Mail Art project "Mad Sex and Lustful Suicide" created by Eiaculazione Amusicale at the beginning of the 90s.

This original drawing made on hard cardboard was sent by the Italian mail artist Matteo Cagnola from Varese-Northern Italy.

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Kryptästhesie-Shaken At The Sun-(Double Vinyl-Menhir Records-Italy-1992)

KRYPTÄSTHESIE was a band from Lecco(Northern Italy) active from 1987 till 1997, they were playing their idiosyncratic form of psychedelic rock mixing some new wave, rock anthems, acoustic melodies and other fluid passages of creativity. Definitely, a band that has its own personality and never wanted to sell its soul for the commercial music industry. 

 Somehow there is in this disc a pure Syd Barret spirit yet they have their own energy making their music a voyage to the centre of not adulterate fantasy. 

To complete this post I am attaching  a great live video.

 Enjoy this rather obscure masterpiece of psych-rock.

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Networker Congress T-Shirt-(Mail Art/Graphic Art-Italy-1992)

This is the flyer publicizing the commemorative T-shirt for the Italian Chapter of the Congress conceived by Vittore Baroni with a graphic work by the amazing Gianluca Lerici aka Professor Bad Trip for the  Decentralized World-Wide Networker Congress 1992.

For whoever doesn't know much about this Network Congress held in 1992 in various places in this planet, here few lines:

 

"The Decentralized Networker Congress of 1992, Initially conceived by Networker H.R. Fricker,

and coordinated by Peter W. Kaufman eventually involved over 500 artists from 25 countries and over 250 events. 

The original text is as follows :

Decentralized World-Wide Networker Congress 1992 (NC92)

Where two or more artists/networkers meet in the course of 1992,  a congress will take place
. The Decentralized World-Wide Networker Congress will serve as a

meeting point for all kinds of networkers. The meaning of the common

role as networkers should be the focus of the discussion.

As Networking options have expanded since 1992, and with the variety of media available to us now, we seek to expand this concept, and while honoring Mailart and face to face meeting, we are looking for all kinds of manifestations. Along with H.R. Fricker, the Congresses originator, and our Honorary organizer, we look forward to a re-energizing of these concepts, and expanded interactions within the network.

During the days of November 2, 3, and 4, 2012  Exhibitions will take place in 6 locations, in 6 distinctly different time zones. 

Galleries in Cornwall ( UK ), Odzaci ( Serbia ), Ponte Nossa (Italy), and Roanoke ( USA ) will host these exhibitions as well as serve as Downloading sites and Documentation centers, with abilities to Interact with performing Networkers through Skype and Secondlife.  Performances and activities will be  streamed live from all 6 locations using Bambuser and/or Livestream.  Please send Mailart, documentation of Congresses, texts, collages, rants, postcards, poems, add and pass sheets,  mythologies, videos, slogans, photographs, diaries, artifacts, envelopes, address lists, cassettes..."

Info taken from castagna blog

v.a.-In The Spirit Of Total Resistance-(Profane Existence-USA-1992)

Double 7 inch released by the mighty Profane Existence in 1992! 
The year of the celebrations (and the anti-celebrations) for the discovery (aka the looting) of The American continent and the beginning of the mass-murders of its Indian civilizations.

It was a benefit for the Mohawk Nation of Kanesatake and comes with a 64-page booklet with articles on the indigenous revolt in the US and Canada. (unfortunately, this booklet  is not included here) 

Enjoy it. 

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Tracklist

A1	–Jonestown (2)	The Gnawing Flood Of The Wasichu
A2	–Los Crudos	Quinientos Años (500 Years)
B1	–Huasipungo	Estúpida Ambición (Stupid Ambition)
B2	–Charred Remains A.K.A. Man Is The Bastard	Homo Afflictus
C	–Pollution Circus	The Angry Brigade
D1	–One By One	Self Determination For The Fucked Over Of The World (Common Ground)
D2	–Dogfight	Texas Two Step

DSIP-Camarousal-(Irre Tapes-c60-Germany-1992)

Another astonishing tape by this amazing duo, I wrote about them many times on this blog.

Dsip is Dieter Mauson+Siegmar Fricke  researching on sleep & dreams states, ambient hypnotic sounds in great German electronic tradition. 

This project was founded in 1989 and active until summer 1994.

After almost 20 years of hiatus they re-formed in 2013,this is their actual soundcloud page.

Also, this label is been covered many times here, it was run by Matthias Lang which evolved out of the IRRE Fanzine he published regularly during the early 1980's covering New Wave, Post Punk, and the German Underground. 

Enjoy it.

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Tracklist

A1	The Cholinergic Vagal Effect
A2	Prime Mover
A3	Photocell
A4	You Are My Paradise (Coma Mix)
B1	You Are My Paradise (Original Version)
B2	Sensory Centre
B3	Inwards
B4	Nathalie (Coma Mix)
B5	Futility

Credits

• Mixed By, Mastered By [Equalized] – Siegmar Fricke
• Performer – Dieter Mauson, Siegmar Fricke

Notes

Recorded in Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven October / November 1992, except A4, B1, B3 & B4 recorded in February 1990.