A humble historical inquiry.

00:00. Dog as Master – B side [excerpt] of Trompeur et Sournois (Cause and Effect, 1985)

01:07. PBK – first untitled track from ¡Asesino! (PBK Recordings, 1988)

07:26. Hands To – “Mastic” from Scrine (Harsh Reality, 1988)

11:48. El Angel Exterminador – “Provenance in Pencil” [excerpt] from Sic Transit Gloria Suez Tuesday (Industrial Therapy Unit, 1988)

19:02. Unit M – B side [excerpt] from Unit-M (Mother Savage, 1994)

25:01. David Gilden – first untitled track [excerpt] from Depress-Regress (Slaughter Productions, 1996)

29:42. Nurse Unit – “The Only Child” [excerpt] from The Only Child (self-released, 1996)

31:51. 666 Volt Battery Noise – “Blunt Objects vs. Sharp Things” [excerpt] from Blunt Objects vs. Sharp Things (Mother Savage, 1996)

39:30. Stimbox – “Cerebral Vortex” [excerpt] from Meltdown (Spite, 1997)

41:45. T.E.F. – B side [excerpt] of Tokyo Eternal Folly (self-released, 1998)

48:43. Lefthandeddecision – “Continual Inescapable” from Instinct & Emotion (Crionic Mind, 2000)

53:33. Black Sand Desert & Clew of Theseus – “Through Chains” [excerpt] from Obelisk (Cathartic Process, 2002)

57:45. Roman Torment – “Shades of Pain” [excerpt] from Masculine Failure (Hospital Productions, 2006)

61:52. Ascites – “Fluid Thrill” [excerpt] from Fluid Excess (Fonofobi, 2009)

66:05. Extreme Chafing – “Erythema Gyratum Repens” from Erythema (Blistered Mind, 2012)

73:05. Stalagmite Repression – “Carlisle Indian Industrial School” [excerpt] from Cave Drawings (Submersive, 2015)

77:43. Heat Signature – “If It’s Warm, Shoot” from Disguised Human Presence (self-released, 2016)

84:23. Unexamine – second untitled track from Deserts Dog Our Heels (Oxen, 2017)

88:37. Gemengung – “Forget About Your Wings” [excerpt] from Forced Collapse (AAD, 2022)

93:59. Total Sweetheart – “Early to Bed” [excerpt] from Early to Bed (Dada Drumming, 2022)

Glitched-out noisescapes that intentionally or unintentionally, one way or another, tend toward power/heavy electronics tropes. Not for carbon-based eardrums.

Forgive me Isaac, for I have sinned

00:00. No Disc – “Paper Jam” [excerpt] from Instant Error (Liquid Library, 2019)

08:33. No Artist – “I am ill” from Dear Master, […] (Chained Library, 2022)

11:23. Cicada 3301 – “Deburan dan Dengung Bumi” [excerpt] from split with Broken Cursór (Boil Your Angel, 2021)

16:28. Eir Luna Calypso Mazur – “vb1_2.wav-samplebrain.flac” from DivX Output Parcels ​/​ Dollar Dollar C​.​E​.​N​.​T​.​S. (Fire! Fire​!​! Fire​!​!​!​) (The Vapor Vault, 2022)

20:47. Seth Cooke – A side [excerpt] of Weigh the Word (self-released, 2019)

27:52. Hydra – “Real Power” from Your Name (Everyday Samething, 2022)

28:56. The Cathode Terror Secretion – “Ascension / Purification” from Singularity (Accretion Disk, 2007)

33:27. Interracial Sex – “The Buck and the Bull” [excerpt] from The Buck and the Bull (Meaning Corrupted, 2015)

The dizzying technicality of fast-paced cut-up noise is often best rendered with a production approach that reflects the sharp, sterile abrasiveness of the music—often, not always. These are the other cases: the crudely clinical, the sloppily stitched, the rusty-blade incisions. Ouch.

Âmes Sanglantes

00:00. Romance – “Organ Builders Manual” from Gateshead Sessions split w/ Shift (Unrest Productions, 2006)

08:23. T.E.F. – eighth untitled track from Armature (Trauma Tone, 2002)

11:35. Laurel Noose – “Midwest Farmers Use Anhydrous-Ammonia Fertilizer on Crops” [excerpt] from Chirality (unknown label, 2012)

15:36. Âmes Sanglantes – “Satin Vagina” from Once You Bleed (Antihuman, unknown year)

19:14. Mason – “Imminent Collapse” from Cremation Limit (Deathbed Tapes, 2021)

25:07. Negation – “Optimism” from Solar Torque (Unseen Force, 2020)

33:57. Anthracite – first untitled track on A side of LA Times Building 1910 (Joy De Vivre, 2015)

37:10. Breaking the Will – “Counterinsurgency Doctrine” from Summer Scum 4-way split (New Forces, 2013)

We’ve had plenty of both rain and heat here in Ohio the past few months, and I’d wager most other places are seeing similar changes; both erratic extreme weather and rising temperatures are only going to get worse. But these mixes sometimes have to be about silver linings, and everyone can appreciate the oddly tense, electric tranquility of being sheltered away during a soaking summer storm. It often seems to speak with its boisterous growls of thunder and musical pitter-patter, but ambiguous messages are hard to decipher when you’re just trying to make sure your basement doesn’t flood or your windows don’t cave in.

00:00. Yume Hayashi – “B” from What the Summer Rain Knows (Avocado Tapes, 2016)

03:16. Kevin Drumm – “Humid Weather” [excerpt] from Humid Weather (Hospital Productions, 2012)

06:52. Ourson – “Rainy Wednesday” from Collected Natures III (Psøma Psi Phi, 2019)

08:03. Daphne X – “First the Thirst” from Água Viva (tsss tapes, 2020)

16:06. Marek Hlaváč – “Artificial Rain Falling on Real Metal Plate” from Changing Weather (self-released, 2021)

19:17. Henry Collins – A side [excerpt] of Prepared Rain (zamzamrec, 2020)

25:02. Jeremy Hegge – “Parched Earth, Wet” from Six Days in Townsville (self-released, 2018)

27:45. Abby Lee Tee – “Sleet” from At the Beaver Lodge I (self-released, 2021)

32:38. Audiosmogg – “Solo for Two Cans in the Rain” from Superior to a Lesser Extent (Bleeding Ear, 2019)

36:08. Faust – “Meadow Meal” [ending] from Faust (Polydor, 1971)

I’ve made plenty of mixes showcasing the best in abrasive, in-your-face harsh noise, but there’s a whole other subsect of the genre that mines a somewhat less immediate, but no less affecting, viscerality from the tried-and-true formula of maxed-out electronics, evoking haze, lethargy, and claustrophobia via sleazy, droning, psychedelic transmissions. You can read my recent review of the new Manure Movers of of America tape for my take on this approach, but in truth this is great music for a variety of situations—a late night smoke session, perhaps, or even a lazy afternoon nap for the adventurous.

00:00. Manure Movers of of America – “Shit Happens” from Cassette Tape #2 (Already Dead, 2019)

04:28. Arv & Miljö – “Gångtunnlar Alltid Utsatta” from Förändringens Frö (Järtecknet, 2011)

09:23. endling – “b” [excerpt] from two sides of a fallen mountain (self-released, 2020)

14:48. Blod – “Shitsoap” from Primordial (Electronic Ejaculation, 1999)

17:01. Ashpa – “Raureif” from 1 (self-released, 2013)

22:38. Laurel Noose – “Indian Summer” from University District (unknown label, 2011)

28:29. Jason Zeh – “A Vacant Lot to Be in” [excerpt] from A Vacant Lot to Be in (CIP, 2013)

35:06. Haare – “Psychedelic Funeral” [excerpt] from Psychedelic Funeral (Abisko, 2007)

37:30. Aube & Maurizio Bianchi – “Metamorphic Humus” [excerpt] from Mectpyo Saisei (PARA Disc, 2005)

Ditch the sunshine pop, nerds. It’s time to get swampy.

00:00. Sunroof! – “Pink Stream 1” from Found Star Sound (VHF, 2000)

02:15. Kemialliset Ystävät – “Lentävät Sudet” from Kemialliset Ystävät (Fonal, 2007)

06:07. Black Dice – “Treetops” from Creature Comforts (DFA, 2004)

12:10. Deerhunter – “Cicadas” from Weird Era Cont. (Kranky, 2008)

14:09. Open Marriage – “San Francisco” from Discover America (Permanent Green Light, 2016)

20:09. Ikue Mori – “Expresso Bongo” from Myrninerest (Tzadik, 2005)

23:36. Rambutan – “Returning to the Entrance” from Broken Infinity (Stunned, 2016)

29:22. Bart de Paepe – “Bedmar” from Pagus Wasiae (Beyond Beyond Is Beyond, 2018)

34:21. Headboggle – “Wassermusic” from Headboggle (Spectrum Spools, 2012)