New Arrivals 284: Afvikling, Bent Window / related, Charnel Ground, Cloister Recordings, Closed Casket Activities, Hospital Productions, Input Error, Kaos og Stjernen, Meeuw Muzak, Neural Operations, Secret Buddy, Steep Gloss
Photos from the BLOOMER / TASKMASTER / PRIMITIVE ISOLATION TACTICS / GENERIC FATIGUE show at Mai/Son, March 1, 2025. (Primitive Isolation Tactics photo by Patricia Jeanson)
Upcoming Events
3/28 – Green Tea / Jute / High Grove / Ingress / Miox (Casa del Popolo)
4/25 – NYON / Zach Rowden / Shadow Pattern / Skin / Fowl (P’Tit Ours)
6/13 – JHK / Valise / VOSP / +TBA (TBA)
6/24 – Anju Singh: A Page of Madness (La Sala Rossa)
7/5-7/6 – Initial Shock III
New Arrivals
Afvikling
- Alvilda Reiter Jakobsen – Mellemvaerk CS + Zine
- BB – Blue Bragi Plays Along CS
- C Haxholm – En del av CS
- Camille Helt Haarder & Ato Vari – Galleries Borne by Eleven Pillars CS
- Dydens Belønning CS
- Emilie Faber – 3/12/2023 2CS
- Felix Havstad Ziska – Serenader CS
- Forankring – Hjerte, Løft Din Glædes Vinger CS
- L.F – Gates of the abyss CS
- L.F. – Treat Me Like Your Own CS + Zine
- Morkeblind CS
- Various – With Every Heartbeat CS
Bent Window / related
- Come And See / MS – CSMS CS
- MS – How I’m Feeling Now CS
Charnel Ground
- Snake Oil Merchants CS
Cloister Recordings
- Alfarmania + Proiekt Hat – Astral Slaktmask LP
Closed Casket Activities
- Full of Hell & Andrew Nolan – Scraping the Divine LP
Hospital Productions
- Wolf Destruction Robot – Redundant Reproductive Machine CS
Input Error
- Richard Ramirez – Bodytalking CD
- Slit Throats – Joshi Noise Worship: Kana Bathed In Cobalt 2CD
Kaos og Stjernen
- BiLLy – Breakfast – Clouded Mind CS
- J. Folke – Hardstone Carvings CS
- K. Vidar & J. Folke – Bring Forth the Moon CS
- L. Linebacker – Vibratory noise in anthropogenic habitats CS
- anonymous – Kirkeskibet CS
Meeuw Muzak
- A.B.O. – Untitled 7”
- Joe Colley – Trying To Play Nothing 7”
- Joe Colley – Solo For Chair And Feedback Circuit 7”
Neural Operations
- Hydra – Greg Scott 1965-2003 3CD
Secret Buddy
- Iovae – Ramshorn CS
- New Grasping Machina – Eyes Wide Open CS
- Outdoor Horse Shrine – Live In Taiwan 2024 CS
Steep Gloss
- Courtis/Reche/Cornucopia – El Humo Líquido CS
- Fashiongore, Cementation Anxiety – Dark Wood / Dark Water CS
- IEOGM – Tentative Price CS
- Number and Elegance of the Rooms – Mutually Interfering CS
- Teasel – Drempt CS
- Wolkokrots – Nelinetrolls CS
- Yol & David Curington – A Typical Sunday CS
Second Hand Arrivals
N/A
Upcoming Events
Playlist
Alfarmania & Proiekt Hat – Mardrömd Dödsström
Aset – Bortom Naturens Förlåt
Flatline Construct – Audible Resolve
Flatline Construct / Nexus 6
Half Mortal – Creature of Christ
Sewer Election – Euphoria Mirror
Whitehouse – Still Going Strong
Fire + Ice, Man Is the Bastard, Lou Reed, Spell
Night Moves (Penn, 1975)
Flatline Construct – Audible Resolve CD-R (White Tapes, 1999)
From the brief two-piece era of Bloomer/Hodgins. One continuous piece split across five tracks (four exactly 10 minutes in length, with a final clocking in at 2:30). There are similarities to what Bloomer is doing now combining static and “moving” sounds/reverb. Not as pronounced in the mixing, but it’s noticeable. Relatively laid back overall, almost cosmic in some ways with the delay level increasing as the piece progresses, but always with a harsher distortion undercurrent which still finds moments to bubble up. The sound isn’t overly bright, and I’m curious to hear what the tape version is like, if the not-on-label Discogs entry with one owner is to be believed as legit [edit: it’s not], as it may benefit from the format’s saturation. Either way, a good early entry into the canon, and, while it breathes and sprawls a little more than latter day works, it’s cool to hear the sounds and structures still be identifiable as Bloomer. I do notice in the credits that one of Scott Hodgins’ roles was “structuring,” but according to Bloomer this was all recorded live in one take, so it’s unclear what is meant by that credit.
