Prefix Suffix – “It’s All Noise” Album Review (harsh noise)

No title could be closer to the truth of today's offering. Denmark's Prefix Suffix comes to us with their latest cassette/digital release, It's All Noise. Two tracks make up the release, each of which is twenty minutes in length. Both of the cuts stay pretty much in the upper frequencies and are at about the...

EarthFlesh – “Embrace” Album Review (harsh noise/ambient)

We make our long-overdue return to reviews and lend our already-damaged ears to the harsh noise of Switzerland for EarthFlesh and their new release, Embrace. Embrace is a 1-track piece clocking in at just around 58 minutes. Bruno Silvestre Favez, the warped brain behind EarthFlesh has created herein a sonically uncomfortable but pretty-well thought out...

Polly Velvet – “Stomatology” Album Review (noise)

You fall asleep watching a science fiction movie and find yourself waking up in the dentist's chair yet in the middle of a static and feedback-filled plane.  Then you wake up and realize that playing is Stomatology, the new release by harsh noise artist Polly Velvet. Stomatology is a 6-track digital-only release with effect-laden feedback...

Japanese Noise And The Art Of The Absence Of “Playing”: An Interview With Yasuyuki Uesugi.

Yasuyuki Uesugi is a noise/power electronics artist native to Japan.  With Japan being what most consider to be the epicenter of the noise "scene," one must wonder what this artist does to separate himself from the masses. He does so by separating himself from his instruments.  Whereas master noise craftsmen like Merzbow and KK Null...

Interview With German Noise Artist CHAOS CASCADE

Chaos Cascade is a one-man harsh noise/power electronics act out of Germany.  Bandcamp states: "Chaos Cascade reveals four new tracks that even if relying less on fast outbursts don´t lose any dominance. These disturbing mid paced sounds will shatter your listening comfort & haunt your subconscious." Their latest release is a split with Scatmother called...