Canadian noise artist Jake Vida has returned from a 4.5-year stint with a new brutal onslaught of harsh, intense noise à la mid-90′s Merzbow in his digital release Grip of Inertia (Pointless Blank Records).
Reviews
Jake Vida – Grip of Inertia
VIODRE – Interpol Alchemi
Seemingly out of nowhere and without warning, Hospital Productions released what they deemed as “one of the top ten noise records of all time” this year.
Gary Lutz – The Divorcer
Poet, author, and prose stylist Gary Lutz has continued to offer constant surprises with his inventive use (or misuse) of language in his latest book this year, The Divorcer, from independent publisher Calamari Press.
Burning Tree – Stinger
Notorious Norwegian improvisers Dag Stiberg and Dag Erik Knedal Andersen are formerly known for their electric noise work in bands such as Cunt Rash and Maranata, but on their recent Tapeworm cassette, Stinger, the duo creates a more acoustic, yet undeniably harsh, brand of free jazz.
Deterge – Parlous
Last year Deterge released their fourth tape for Fusty Cunt (label home of Pyrrhic Thanatology Monger, Disthroned Agony, etc.), entitled Parlous and enclosed inside a jewel case with a mousetrap glued on it.
Features
2011 Favorites
As usual, we’re running late on our year-end list. No one here really understands the haste with which most lists are posted, especially since a lot of great films and records are released in December that need to be considered. Anyway, 2011 proved to be a terrible year for mainstream music, film, and literature, but a failing mainstream is usually positively correlated to an active underground.