THIS is the definition of shit hitting the fan. Early 80's bow has a sort of tendency to just completely crash out on the B-side, and here we have our greatest offender. The A-side genuinely started off amazing, and although it did get a bit weak in the middle it was still able to hold itself really well... and then you get halfway in and I'm GENUINELY GOING TO MAULD this is so ass that it's pissing me off. just, ???? Completely mindless loops and noises that have zero point to ... read more
This is a step down from Solonoise • 1 but still pretty nice. It's certainly far more compositionally diverse than the first installment and it changes a lot throughout its runtime instead of just being a ball of filthy grimy noise. The entirety of the first track is characterized by movement really; nothing stays in place for long and new instruments and sections are introduced far more rapidly than pretty much all of Merzbow's albums thus far. It's certainly interesting and actually ... read more
the first half was amazing, maybe even the best of his early work. then the second half is completely shit WHY