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Tomb Mold is very corny. Some recent records of these genres I liked: Khanate - to be Cruel (mindblowingly good, honestly not sure how they pulled this thing out after so long away, could be the best Khanate ever and miles ahead of anything the band's various members have done, doom metal taken to i...

the fuck are you talking about? It’s really cute this topic, “drugs in the scene”. Is this referencing the way it was 5, 10, or 20 years ago? Because as far as I can tell the economic pandemic power grab by the 1% in the 2020’s killed any semblance of a concurrent noise community. Which has now been...

I never hear people talk about Kevin Drumm anymore. He used to be very popular. I know he has that bandcamp subscription thing. So maybe I’m way off base and he’s still very popular. I quite like his releases. Especially Sheer Hellish Miasma and a few others. I am a Drumm fan (Dominick and Kevin at...

When noise is genre codified in such a way, the focus is entirely on its heaviness or extremity, but this should be a limitless and expansive form of sound that nearly defied typical language in its description. Good argument, old argument. One that's been going on for a while now. Syncs on a level...

hot topic mall is, I believe, hyper genre codified noise. For me, noise was simply the final frontier of experimental music and sound production, especially in a non-academic context. Brassier's belief that noise is simply all sound that is not music rings true to me. But now, I'm not so sure that's...

Sorry, but if you can't be bothered to search out the bountiful amounts of information available to you unless it's posted on fucking Bandcamp or social media then you can't be all that interested in this music. There is no bridge that needs to be gapped, if you want to be a part of something then p...

number one turn off is hot topic mall noise. if you'd like me to explain I will but I think most people understand what I mean.

Safety Propaganda Records launches with Clearance's Information Warfare, a project by Zac Davis (formerly of Lamsbread, etc) dealing in samples of potent rhetoric and '80s recalling industrial soundscapes. CDS are $10 plus shipping.

https://safetypropaganda.bandcamp.com/a ... -warfare-2

The noise rock genre at this juncture in time seems absolutely dead to me and mostly refers to slightly angular post-hardcore bands meant to be at the bottom of a Pitchfork reviews page. I think the term is a bit nebulous now, and seemingly most bands that use it are doing so for branding purposes. ...

I adore Kristian Olsson's work. I love Paul Kerin's work and everything that he's doing with his Fieldwork label. Pasi's Bizarre Uproar imagery is always good, particularly like the Melting Pot of Cultures cover. Andy Bolus is a brilliant artist. Marco Corbelli had a tremendous sense of visual aesth...

this framing is a "turnoff" for me to be honest. if you're gonna flirt with right-wing shit just admit that that's what you are or stop playing with it. if you want to be "provocative" you shouldnt get mad when someone thinks you're a nazi or a pedophile or whatever. own your sh...

”fascism” seems misunderstood. To me it simply seems like an extreme form of provocation and transgression. But as in really provocative and transgressive, kinda like the upside down crosses that are now mandatory on the covers of metal albums were ahocking 40 years ago. this framing is a "tur...

Tunnel Canary - Jihad (OK so it's not totally noise but it's close enough for me) A few years ago I started venturing down the road to do a double cassette reissue (with additional archival material not part of rundownsun's vinyl versions), but it never panned out for a couple reasons. Maybe there'...

Scott Foust of Idea Fire Company's and Chris Scarpino of Y Front's early project XX Committee. Hypnotic, psyopped out industrial music. Amazing stuff. https://youtu.be/F0QvLaf3JyM

I have also really fallen in love with Chop Shop again. Otherwise not listening to a lot of noise these days.

This is my favorite noisecore record: https://fuckyogarecords.bandcamp.com/album/medellin

GUT is amazing.

I suppose "art critic" is one of my professions, but I also deeply hate most of what passes as the contemporary art world. Nevertheless, I've interviewed both Jukka (https://safetypropaganda.substack.com/p/safety-propagandist-11-jukka-siikala?utm_source=url) and Lionel (as part of my work ...

I was on junk on and off but mostly on towards the end until I was 26. Secondary was cocaine, MDMA, Ketamine, and amphetamine but honestly, nothing gripped me like heroin. I've been off smack for eight years now thank god. I was sober completely for three years, but had issues with the program and n...

Spitehowling - Born to Die for Evil (Russian BM associated with Far East Black Wolves collective https://darkeastproductions.bandcamp.com/album/spitehowling-born-to-die-for-evil) Hierophant's Descent - The Apocalypse of Evil (Hellenic BM https://www.discogs.com/artist/3160017-Hierophants-Descent) Al...

Siltbreeze - CIA Debutante, great back catalog (Dead C, Harry Pussy), lots of cool archival releases lately. https://siltbreeze.bandcamp.com/ Very happy to see CIA Debutante mentioned on here, Paul is a good friend of mine and I see them as perhaps the only group keeping that kind of fractured avan...

I am Adam Lehrer, a writer, artist, editor of Safety Propaganda, host of System of Systems podcast, author of a book, etc.. I have not made music since my early 20s but I keep abreast of what's happening. Cool to see that you are posting here. I just found your blog a few days ago and thoroughly en...

Grey Wolves - Chaos of Creation Maurizio Bianchi - Endometrio To Live and Shave in LA - The Wigmaker in 18th Century Williamsburg Mauthausen Orchestra - Bloodyminded Mo*te - Stash Kevin Drumm - Sheer Hellish Miasma Merzbow - Venereology Whitehouse - Psychopathia Sexualis Tunnel Canary - Jihad (OK so...

Dom is a good friend and a great artist.

I am Adam Lehrer, a writer, artist, editor of Safety Propaganda, host of System of Systems podcast, author of a book, etc..

I have not made music since my early 20s but I keep abreast of what's happening.

I like the tapes I've heard by Raven, Serbian dude, might not be underrated what the fuck do I know?

While not underrated at all, the depth of Small Cruel Party's brilliance has only recently made itself clear to me.