Anybody remember this great tune?

I'm always late to these threads.


Conrad Schnitzler and Gen Ken Montgomery-New Dramatic Electronic Music

I love Schnitzler and appreciate greatly everything he has done for advancing experimental music over the last forty years or so. Is this his best project, absolutely not, however I like how much electronics really come up front here as opposed to the bizarre full blown orchestra pieces he has done, or even some of the Tangerine Dream stuff. I think there is a lot in this record that fans of No-Wave Black Dice and NNCK would really like.


Masonna-maso+onna

This was a great time for Japanoise in general, and Masonna I think put out four or five records this year, none of which are bad, but this is my favorite. What you get here is pretty standard tape-era Masonna, the two huge differences are the unprocessed vocal barks and yelps of Maso on side two that really show how ridiculously hard the vocals are even clean, and an unprecedented guitar solo somewhere around 19 minutes in that has a bit of Boredoms foreshadowing to it. Masonna are fucking great on every release in my opinion, but if you don't like noise you will hate them and probably shouldn't even be reading this.


Hijokaidan-No Paris No Harm

Great early noise all over this one. Arguably the best screams ever...pretty sure about 90% of Prurient's creative output can be traced to this record. Essential record in any noise catalog.


Jandek-On the Way

Far from my favorite Jandek album, maybe not even one that I like all the time to be honest, but I think it is pretty accessible which is why I am posting it. There is a heavy blues influence here, pretty standard tuning, and pretty conventional song structure. Don't get me wrong, you still get some of the odd textural scrapings and Jandek guitar (which is what it is) thrown in, but it is really a pop record of sorts. If you ahve been interested in Jandek and usually don't listen to a lot of far-left music this is a pretty good entry point. Then move onto If you Walk Alone and then wind up with Chair Beside a Window.



Merzbow-I'm Proud by Rank of the Workers: Live in Khabarovsk CCCP

First, that album cover is one of my favorites of all time. I used to have a shirt that I ironed it onto. I wonder what ever happened to that shirt. But yeah, the music, it's Merzbow so you think you are going to get this , but not here. Easily the weirdest LP Merzbow ever released. The band was told that they were too loud to use their electronic equipment after the first night, so this recording of the second night features all improv acoustic guitars and other wood and stringed instruments, as well as some killer drumming. Never did Merzbow sound quite like this, this is unbelievable free jazz that bridges the gap between so many influences that went into the general beautiful mess that Merzbow created. This is another one that I would call essential not just for noise fans but also for fans of Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, etc. Killer record all the way through.

Yep, right next to my Le Creuset cookware, BOB stroller and 80's hip hop vinyl

i should've specified my post was meant for this entire thread and i wasn't just singling you out.

I didn't take it personally, just responding in kind. (and your post was dead on)

We are in fact white people, and these are in fact things we like.

Or if you think there should be more rap or whatever in this thread, maybe you should post some (more).

(Almost) no one ever listens to my recommendations anyways so I won't bother.

For whatever reason, I feel more inclined to check out hip-hop stuff from this era than from other times. I'm kinda curious about that Krown Rulers album. I'd never heard of it before this thread, and I've seen almost nothing about them anywhere.

So Ced Gee was involved in it?

Man, I love Front 242

I think this is the first time Obner has mentioned any industrial album, ever.

O, and this one:

check yo PM, PT

The first non-local bands show I ever went to was Front 242 with Frontline Assembly opening. Good times.