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r e l e a s e . i n f o
Artist.....: VA
Title......: St. Bartholomew's Day
Rip Date...: 2007-04-01 Cat.No.....: sic19
Style......: Noise Label......: Cipher Productions
Quality....: VBRk Type.......: Compilation
Size.......: 84 MB Source.....: Tape
r e l e a s e . n o t e s
Amazing double C-30 release in oversized K7-box. First edition of 100
copies released February 14, 2005 - sold out. Second edition of 100 copies
released May 13, 2006 - sold out. This is rip of second edition.
Reviews
This is a double cassette compilation that features four bands, each
getting their own side of one of the tapes. Which means about 15 minutes a
piece. It's nicely packaged in a double cassette box with full color
artwork. The premise behind this collection deals with the St.
Bartholomew's Day Massacre, in which the French Army and Roman Catholic
clergy attacked and slaughtered tens of thousands of unarmed Protestants in
little more than a week.
Control is first up with two tracks of the bristling rhythmic Power
Electronics he's come to be known for. Densely composed "Blood Will Flow"
builds from a rhythmic throb of loops and is expanded on with shifting
layers of grating noise, electronics and feverish screams that still
manages to be both vicious and convey an atmospheric horror at the same
time. "Militia Of Force" is the second track and while the cyclic
foundation isn't quite as out front it's still there providing the root
work for the more biting frequencies, rusty textures and vocals atop it.
Side B is occupied by Grunt with the single track "Bloody Streets." This is
a dirty, snarled track of scathing feedback and rugged distortion built up
from a deep sub bass drone that gives the sounds a steady driving power.
There is a crude brutality to it, I'm not sure what it is, but the
fractured nature of the distortion and the cutting highs of the feedback
with that steady throb really get the point across. As the track
progresses, the sonics become a bit more minimal and the abrupt vocals
shouts come in briefly and that ultimately gives way to the ambient drones
that end the track.
Tape two brings us to Moribund, who gives us three tracks. "Aug. 24, 1572"
is a rapidly pulsing track with spoken and shouted processed vocals, and
intermittent mid and hi frequency electronics sweeping through that
eventually build to a grimy, harsh climax of feedback and sputtering noise.
"Soaked" is next with an oddly rhythmic pulse cycle, and some low-fi
screech distortions, it's a short track. The final piece, "Te Deum", begins
more subdued than the others and gradually piles on the corrosion and
piercing hi end.
Propergol brings it home with a single track "Le Tocsin Des Croix
Blanches." It begins very atmospherically with church bells and a nervous
ambience. Distant clangs, scrapes and windswept drama build the cinematic
tension erupting briefly and slinking back to the distance. I kept
expecting the track to explode with the worming throb of electronics that
have become Propergol's calling card, but it never does. He keeps the whole
track panting with a dread that is tangible, but that never screams out.
This is a first rate collection. Despite it being a cassette, none of these
artists phoned it in, everyone presents strong work and the sound quality
is great. I believe the first edition of the release is now sold out from
the label but I think there is a second edition in the works.
Scott
Taken from Worm Gear
Get more info @:
http://www.iheartnoise.com/cipherproductions/sic19.html
http://www.discogs.com/release/521523
p l a y l i s t
1 Control - Blood Will Flow 5:15
2 Control - Militia of Force 6:05
3 Grunt - Bloody Streets 13:20
4 Moribund - Aug. 24, 1572 7:34
5 Moribund - Soaked 2:22
6 Moribund - Te Deum 3:38
7 Propergol - Le Tocsin des Croix Blanches 14:21
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52:35
g r e e t i n g s
1way - agw - amok - bass - bcc - boss - cmg - cmc - cms - d2h
def - dh - disc0 - drum - emp - ftd - fwyh - gem - - i8 - ipc
jce - jfk - jrp - just - khz - kinky - kw - lame - maem - mbs
mgc - psycz - r2r - rac - radial - rapid - rks - rtb - sb
sfe - soup - sour - sq - tr - trt - ube - uc - upe - uki
xtc - yard - zi
respect to music lovers worldwide
never forget : go to the show. buy the t-shirt. order the vinyl