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This is a half-assed "review". It was supposed to land in my list for everything Soundscape (that's a Discord server) related but I'm only posting it here because it's too long to place it there.
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Soul's True Love compiles some really early Haino recordings from the late 60s/early 70s, although an early Fushitsusha live show from the late 70s also is here.

1 | Lost Aaraaff "Concert From ... read more

(This review is for both Tapes 1 and Tapes 2.)

Somewhere around 2018/2019, Juntaro re-released the two Nihilist Surfin' Group tapes, Music for the New Yorker and Dutch Omanko, as Tapes 1 and Tapes 2. These are based on damaged master tapes (if I'm understanding the Facebook post correctly), and the track order has also been changed, going as far as mixing the two different releases together.

It's a wildly different experience, as distortion consumes the industrial droning of ... read more

I've already told this story in my All My Best to You, With Love, Juntaro review, so I'll give a quick rundown: Juntaro asks Ron Lessard (RRRon) if he wants Senzuri Power Up and Live Greatest Hits for distribution; Ron asks for 20 of each; Juntaro replies that if he buys 100 of each, he'll press a 7" record so Ron can do a limited box set with all three; Ron gets the CDs; Juntaro never replies again. Ron did a few releases to piss him off, and Recycled is one of them. ... read more

Happy birthday @EpicenterofCool!
A sound poem based on a woman's shrieks upon being whipped. I believe the two are separate samples because the woman's voice is distorted while the whip isn't. You could probably achieve a similar effect while recording yourself whipping someone, though. Another thing is that the two feel a bit out of sync; maybe that's the point, actually. It's certainly the same exact loop over and over, but it's fucking with my head; I feel like ... read more

I got this CD for my birthday, but it's only now that I've given it a proper listen. To the best of my understanding, the sound sources here are multiple performances of the classical ballet Raymonda and mic'd pointe shoe work. Various layers of noise rumble, crackle, pulsate, rev, and screech; they disappear and (re)appear, and the wall gets denser and thinner. Despite all these things (some of which might just be made up by my ears and brain), Raymonda sounds a lot more like ... read more

Showa is easily The Gerogerigegege's most infamous album; everyone who has heard of the project probably knows it.

Juntaro Yamanouchi recorded Showa in October 1988 and released it sometime after the titular emperor's death in 1989. There are two main editions: the one with the emperor on the cover and Ramones - Blitzkrieg '75 (Demo Tracks). Its contents? A cool, weird lo-fi rendition of the Japanese national anthem, with 36 minutes of sexual intercourse sandwiched in between. ... read more

Recollections of Primary Masturbation for the most part compiles existing noisecore tracks by The Gerogerigegege (and remasters some of them), so my review will do the same.

First Recording (1985) shows off an attempt at the 1234 noisecore to come—the countdown's there, but the sound isn't yet. Sure, there's screaming, and the guitar is basically being bashed, but it's not quite it. This track has also been included on Kitanomaru Hyakkei and Tokyo Anal Dynamite ... read more

Masturbation Rarities is probably one of the more well-known Gero bootlegs. It mostly stays in the project's punk territory, so if you want more of that, it's worth a spin considering its length of 13 minutes.

Kaa Chan kicks things off with a nice post-punk tune before Juntaro shouts the title and the song abruptly ends. Kiss Shite Hoshii is a bouncy, fun, short punk track. Linda Linda is the closest thing to a rock ballad in Gero's discography and features Juntaro actually ... read more

Thanks to @svse for the rec. This 64-minute-long behemoth assaults you right from the start with a waterfall filled with dirt. It begins with soft rumbling, like air whirling around (don't get me wrong, it's loud and harsh!). More and more harsh and piercing rumbles keep showing up, and then the wall just caves in on itself. There are just so many different elements wriggling around (and piling up) that I don't feel like describing everything. This Narehate album attacks your ... read more

On December 14th, 2022, Juntaro announced in a Facebook post that he quit music on December 9th, as his CD sales were interfering with those of Akina Nakamori. He mentions wandering between life and death for weeks—ultimately deciding to live, as he wouldn't be able to listen to such wonderful music (Juntaro has mentioned music helping him, but he must be referring to Akina here). A live show guest appearance and a split followed, but both had already been planned. From this point ... read more

The penultimate Gerogerigegege release (who knows if and when our favorite gay icon is going to make a comeback?) is a split with Polish noisecore band Noise Nihilist.

The Gero's side is dedicated to Mike Millard and consists of rehearsals of their punk classics like Change Matter, Water Business~Ji, and Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (all three were included previously on the cassette tape edition of Uguisudani Apocalypse). I have to agree with Juntaro; these are the best takes of ... read more

Everything I've said about the original release still applies; Gero's side is a cover/remix of Wink's Turn It Into Love (which itself is a cover of a Kylie Minogue song), and the Sedem Minút Strachu one is noisecore.

The first tape seems inconspicuous at first. Its title—センズリが止まらない (Senzuri Ga Tomaranai, which translates to "I can't stop masturbating")—is the other name for Gero's side.

The Overdose House Mix is the ... read more

The universe collapsing on itself; souls screaming and metal shrapnel and bullets flying everywhere. God Has Shot Himself attacks you with rumbling, pulses and metallic screeches. Every element drones, bringing a sense of doom. The whirlwind disappears in the end, leaving nothing. Half an hour of industrial bleakness—very atmospheric and dynamic in pitch and movement (as changes happen often). Great way to kick off my birthday.

Breaking news: Boris fans can't handle actual noise or actual drone, and they can't even handle punk.

I agree with most that the Hardcore Vein is better than the Noise one, although that doesn't mean much, as I think they're both pretty good. Vein is different from their other albums (even Heavy Rocks and Pink)—besides the noisy, atmospheric first track, the drone metal second track, and the drone closer (all three are good!)—the recording quality is pure filth, ... read more

In the past, Kosakai has stated he hears elements of Jimi Hendrix, David Tudor, Motorhead, Billie Holiday, Napalm Death, Jeff Mills, and others while he performs—this is the first Incapacitants release where I've truly heard all kinds of music inside of the noise. The noises Mikawa and Kosakai produce here remind me of free jazz trumpets, birds, metal guitars, pinball machines, drone music, Crazy Bus, and chainsaws. So many things, yet they all come from the same pieces of equipment ... read more

I'm flipping it, I'm flipping it so much, oh god I'm going to flip

In Kenji Miyazawa's Gauche the Cellist, the titular protagonist plays for the town orchestra. The orchestra is preparing for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6, but Gauche is struggling with it; this leads to him getting scolded by his conductor (it doesn't seem to be the first time this happens). He's visited by different animals—who are helping him get better—over the course of four nights. The concert turns out to be a success, and Gauche is ... read more

A year after Creature Drowning You and Cartilage Deposit, we have Refulcilized, which is a bit different, as it decides to go in a loop-based direction instead of being slightly wally like the former and quite dynamic but consistent like the latter. The loops are manipulated (sped up/slowed down) and changed out once in a while; high-pitched swirls crashing into lower rumbles make up a good chunk of them. No matter what loop it is, you can hear some crackling beside it, which I think gives the ... read more

Cartilage Deposit is a noisier beast when compared to Creature Drowning You. It's harsher and more dynamic, shifting from various flavors of abrasive rumbles to distorted vocals, screaming, and screeches of feedback. Unlike its sibling, it isn't very wall-like; despite that, I think it's got similar qualities to later Rita releases, as rumbling is very prevalent. The first side sounds like a monster thrashing a room, while the second one sounds like a giant robot obliterating a ... read more