This is tape is a full collaboration between the Japanese noise artists Yximalloo and the Dutch experimetal electronic act De Fabriek. It came out in a very special package including a Indonesian cigarette and a piece of fabric that seems to be painted with a batik colour technique + a A4 page with info, tracklist and few stencil drawings that seems to be hand-painted. The music evolves in areas such as electronic experiments,cut ups from radio shows,weird loops,mixed voices talks,field recordings and more random noises assembled with a special genius touch. A very nice cassette released on the Japanese Sakura Wrechords that seems to be the label managed by Yximalloo. Enjoy it. ps-this tape is not indexed ~f~a~r~a~w~a~y~ click me
The Last is a comic fanzine created,designed and written by Gianluca Ricchiardi.He was born in Taranto (Southern Italy) and after different travels in the Italian boot he settled down in Torino(Northern Italy). His close friends used to call him just Virus,he was a very talented comic artist. This fanzine was released in a limited edition of 100 copies and he described it as : "diy comic:style=splatter hardcore destroy & search cyber hip hop". It was an A5 16 pages fanzine printed as laser photocopy,which allows us to appreciate his astonishing drawing`s style.I must make a note about the printing method:laser xerox copies back in the 90s were very expensive therefore it was very rare to have a totally diy fanzine fully printed as laser photocopy.
The story itself is also very funny,unfortunately only in Italian language yet the lovers of certain comics will love his drawings.
Virus died in a car crash in Torino in the end of the 90s.
"The actual name "Doc Wör Mirran" was thought up by Bernard H. Worrick
while he and Joseph B. Raimond lived together in San Francisco in 1982.
But the real history of DWM begins when Bernard H. Worrick and Joseph B.
Raimond both moved to Nürnberg Germany in 1985, where Joseph B. Raimond
bought an analog 8-track recording studio and began to record what has
since become a huge body of recorded work. The concept of DWM though
from the very beginning was to combine music, graphic art, painting,
sculpture, poetry and just about every other medium of art into one
project. The open-membership policy of DWM is an important part of the
DWM philosophy.In the early 1990's, Bernard H. Worrick moved to Florida,
taking with him an important part of the group's identity. But DWM has
continued onwards without Bernard. Bringing Bernard back to Germany and
returning him to the DWM fold has become one of the goals of the group.
Although rarely playing live, DWM is not averse to live concerts,
although playing live is not one of the priorities of the group. Since
the departure of Bernard, DWM has become especially interested in
collaborative efforts with other artists, both recorded and live. Recent
developments with DWM include the formation of a new label within MT
Undertainment devoted exclusively to the recordings, literature and
artwork by DWM and its various members"(from Discogs)
They are still active and this is their official webpage where you can read about all their activities and other releases. This cassette was released by Old Europa Cafe,Italian label specializing in ambient, noise, industrial, and power electronics since the late 1980s,managed by Rodolfo Protti and still very active,this their official website. For people into concrete and experimental music. ~f~a~r~a~w~a~y~ click me
I passed this one to Radiomolov and Misterioso Impossivel blogs few years back yet those links are dead now.
I posted few original video performances by Brandelli D`Odio and therefore I spoke already about them here,here and here.
I haven`t posted any music by them yet,so this time you`ll find here "2 cds+booklet discography "released in 2006,limited edition of 200 copies,it is sold out and I released as digital format to let it circulate via the net.
To whom missed the other posts here a brief introduction to this punk collective:
" Brandelli D`Odio was a
collective of squatters coming from different towns and based in the
squats in Foggia (Southern Italy),they were active from 1993 until
1997, acting as a kind of open collective.Their line up changed various
time according to how they were planning their shows and the different
possibilities of the time-travel circumstances.They used to mix into their live shows music and experimental theatre.During their short
life they released 2 tape productions and 2 seven inches, one of those
posthumous.In 2006 a double cd called "Sopravvivo?" was released, it
did include almost all the discography of this band.
A very big thanx to X.One for the digital graphix re-make as pdf file.
To finish this post I am going to attach here a slideshow from my Youtube channel,where you`ll see more pics of those old days.
Another great compilation by 1000+TiLt Recordings,very active label run by my friend Iason in Athens(Greece). This is the second release by this amazing label and to complete this little introduction I am going to attach here 2 scans from the cover sleeve-the tracks titles and what Iason wrote,at the time, to introduce it. For creative super fans of non commercial music.A genuine effort towards mind liberation. ~f~a*r~a~w*a*y~ click me
"Siegmar Fricke started his first musical experiments in 1981 using
tape-recorders and shortwave-radio signals to create collages of
musique-concrète. After intense activities in the European tape-scene
between 1985 and 1993 Siegmar Fricke founded Efficient Refineries and Ambulatorio Segreto in collaboration with Miguel A. Ruiz and Stefano Barban. He also founded Doppelwirkung together with Michael Wurzer. Several collaboration-projects with Italian sound-artists Maurizio Bianchi and Giancarlo Toniutti were realized as well.
Siegmar Fricke also activates under the monikers Bestattungsinstitut and Pharmakustik.
Frickes approach to music is characterised by organic improvisational
studies, free form, highly abstract withouth a trace of conventional. He
characterizes his musical works as "Pharmakustik": Pharmakustik
might be a new path of sound-innovation in today's technological music
that often lacks the approach of profound sound-experimentations by
focussing just on preset-sounds, melodies and familiar song-structures. (from essentia mundi)"
I wrote already about him here.He was also involved in the amazing project DSIP.
This tape came out on Anachronismus,tape label run by Axel Ellinger in Ludwigsburg(Germany)from 1992 to 2000.The song titles were on a single little colour copies as shown in this picture.Nice idea.
As for the music:this is amazing minimal electro mixed with some techno,very nice indeed.
Another fanzine by the ghost collective E.A., this was released in 1994 on the English label Matching Head,label already covered in this blog quite few times now.The fanzine was made of few poetries and poems surrounded by experimental graphix using mainly xerox art. The cover was made with an unique piece of mail art stapled on it,making every copy different. For people into weird graphix and deranged fairy tales. -f_a-r~a~w-a-y- click me
Another nice tape by Division By Zero,a band from Blaine(USA).I have very little info about them,their music is a aggressive raw kind of industrial mixed with some punk or metal,few electronic samples,distorted guitar riffs,angry vocals,some synth textures,all in all very good. I really like it.
I did post already one of their tape,here that post.Not sure if this tape was released before or after the one already posted.
Anybody out there with more info about this band???I`d love to know more...
Ruthless was an anarcho-punk band formed on the end of the 90s and active for few years in London squat scene.
This is their only demo recorded in Brixton in 1999.
First line up on those recordings
Gianni=drums,Grillo=guitar,Gaya=bass,John=voice,Deo=guitar- from 1998 to 2003!
They reformed in 2008 until 2010 with Carlos(Nailbiter) on guitar instead of Grillo.
They played only in the UK, mostly in London, their gig outside the 121 @ Centre in Brixton during a day of resistance against the eviction remains memorable!!! Big thanx to Marco for those pictures!
The recording of this demo is very good and it has the lyrics in the cover-sleeve
A great tape for punks and squatters.I am going to attach here also 1 song from my Youtube channel. Up the punx :)
Area Condizionata was an A6 size fanzine + a compilation tape edited and distributed by Vittore Baroni,
I spoke about him already when I posted the tape Trax 185.Here a discogs page where you can further read about him.
This is the number 1 of his fanzine and I gonna attach here what Vittore wrote to introduce it + you will find the trackilst and few info taken from discogs. Enjoy it. ps-this tape is not indexed ~f~a~r~a~w~a~y~ click me
I did posted already this great compilation but at the time I didn`t find the booklet,so this is a reminder to all the people whom download it,now in that folder there is the booklet,yes go here to download it again.
This was a long compilation benefit for Hunt Sabouters Association Leeds group.It does include lots of bands some of them became famous in the following years.
Here the names:The Uprising,Autonomy,Chumabawamba,Civilized Society,Tree Of Life,Electro Hippies,Heavy Discipline,Incest Brothers,Crow People,Feed Your Head.
The various recordings are pretty good and it has different music styles,making this compilation a very nice one.Enjoy it!!! *f*a*r*a*w*a*y* click me
Concept was a newsletter published and distributed every 3 months by the aristic collective Cartel Experimental,they were also producing tapes of industrial and noise music with a special interest in the avant-garde and theatre`s soundtracks. I posted here the number I and II of their compilations called Mecanismes .
They had a long catalogue with their productions including bands like: Condominium,Le Manifest De L`Art Discret,G.P.U.,Retrocontrole.
Those are 2 numbers of their newsletter and are packed up with info and reviews about cds and tapes of the industrial and experimental scene of the early 90s. Good tools for people into researching old informations about this scene.
Another great tape donated to Vita Ignes Corpus Lignum and re-posted here,at the time I had not found this great webpage-the one by Alex Cane,the mastermind of General Purpose Cassettes,so here the link. If you are into EBM and Electro Industrial then you will love this tape,it is just great...here what is written on his webpage+my old review: ~f~a~r~a~w~a~y~ click me
The general purpose cassette organization was formed to create an outlet for unheard music and unseen art and literature. We are a no-profit organization existing solely for this purpose. This tape is the 3rd relase from GPC. It contains musical expressions from two bands. One side of this tape contains the current sounds of Factor 42 and the other side provides sonic assault from Tecknition. We encourage everyone that hears this tape to contact the individuals involved with this tape. This is a contact tool. If you are involved in any similar activities please feel free to contact GPC. We are always looking for new artists to expose and trade ideas and releases. (from the info sheet coming with his tape)
Factor 42 and Teknition are two separate projects hailing from
the States and playing ebm and electro- industrial music. This tape was coming wrapped in a small black plastic bag that was held together with a “kitchen wire metal skin”+ a plastic bag containing 10 info sheets with info, drawings, song titles etc etc…here I did scan all the info sheets and the tape-container itself. The side of Factor 42 is called “original sin” and the side of Teknition is called m”achine religion”.Not sure how many copies were printed by GPC back in 1991.Af far as I know it hasn`t been reprinted.Enjoy it.(f@r@w@y)
TEKNITION and FACTOR 42 provide sonic assaults for your enjoyment on this installment of General Purpose Cassettes.
Factor 42 is back with more material and Teknition spreads their network of hat with hard electronics.
The original cassettes were packaged in black plastic and wire mesh and included a 10-page booklet.
FACTOR 42Original Sin
Kill or Be Killed
Shutup!
Headtrip
Primitive Worship
Nothing Lasts Forever
Hellish Torture
All songs written, performed, and
produced by Richard Viorst. Extra synthesizers, ritualistic drumming,
effects, and background growling by Claude Willey. All songs recorded
and mixed to R-DAT on March 10, 1991.
TEKNITIONMachine Religion
Frakture
Man is the Animal
Schløck
Militate
Strych9 (Hypno Mix)
Requiem (Funeral for Machines)
All songs written, performed and produced by Teknition.
Tim Raffier adds keyboards and tape manipulations to "Strych9".
All songs recorded at Red Heat Studios during February 1991 for GPC.
Remastered to R-DAT by Claude Willey.
Additional Info:
Originally released May 1991.
All titles copyright 1991 by the individual artists.
Graphics and Design by Dennis Masters.
Thanks to: Claude Willey of N.T.S. Records, The members of
Teknition and Factor 42, Tim Raffier of 911, Dave Garton, Mike Gunderloy
of Factsheet Five, Chase with Cargo Records, Charles Cohen, Apartments
125-B and 128-B.
Here the discogs page where you can read all the info about this production. Released in 1996 I guess this is not available since long time. Enjoy it. ~f~a~r~a~w~a~y~ click me
Exactly 2 years ago I passed this tape to Vita Ignes Corpus Lignum,it`s not available there anymore so I re-post it here with the same info:
Very interesting wall of noise delivered to us from the man who is
called the very first noise artist from Hawaii: Jay T. Yamamoto.
On this tape
released by the Taiwanese label Noise back in 1995 our Hawaian artist
offers us 10 tracks mixed with random noise, field recordings, radio
inputs, and more “out of ears” weird electro experiments, all crafted
with strange vocals and messages against commercial music and/or
anti-art ideas.
This production came out with a nice little booklet including a small
but interesting interview with the artist and few cool comics.
Jay was also involved in other musical projects: Valeries`s Cheescake Money and Stuart K.-
He used a mormon tabernacle choir mixed with nasty messages of rape and
despair for one track just to offer an example, and the tape keeps going
with lots of other shapes of noises/vocals... interesting and provoking
this is a must for industrial lovers of the mysterious unknown!
...and yes I did scan the booklet for your “pleasure” reading-
Scary sounds for gloomy meditations??? Maybe! Up to you to try... ~f*a:r~a:w~a*y~ click me
Track listing:
A1 A Dirty Fish
A2 Steelworker
A3 Kurt Cobain In Hell Pt. 1
A4 The Happiness Of Things (Nov. 18, 1978)
A5 Stockhaus End
B1 The Doors
B2 Back To The Extinction B3 Saw A Dog
B4 11-17
B5 Force The Hand Of Fat
The music evolves in areas such as electronic experiments,cut ups from radio shows,weird loops,mixed voices talks,field recordings and more random noises assembled with a special genius touch.
