Review: Maschinenkrieger KR52 vs. Disraptor - RIOT (Hands Productions)

Artist: MASCHINENKRIEGER KR52 VS. DISRAPTOR
Album: RIOT
Label: HANDS PRODUCTIONS

Maschinenkrieger KR52 vs. Disraptor are back after a 5 year recording hiatus (seems like the thing with HANDS label) They bring us RIOT and what a relentless album it is, well worth the wait. 12 tracks of skull crushing Power Noise and chaotic crunchy percussion exactly what i expected from this project. 

all the core elements are present and more blistering than ever. tracks like RIOT & OBEY are exactly what this scene is missing. 

Amazing work! 

7/10

Review: Dirty K - The Lowest Level Of Loyalty (Infern0)

Artist: DIRTY K
Album: THE LOWEST LEVEL OF LOYALTY
Label: INFERN0
 

After a 6 year recording hiatus due to label issues UK Based Rhythm and Noise heavy hitter Dirty K is back with 7 track E.P and it was well worth waiting for. I once thought Dirty K had given up recording under the name until I received an email saying this was ready for release. but this is evidence that he is in no way finished with his journey of blistering powerful beats.

This E.P is totally menacing and if you like your music powerful and relentless you should definitely check this out. 

8/10

 https://dirtyk.bandcamp.com/album/the-lowest-level-of-loyalty  

Review: MNFCTR - Dissociative Interlude (Crunch Pod)

Artist: MNFCTR
Album: DISSOCIATIVE INTERLUDE
Label: CRUNCH POD

Now this artist needs no introduction US based artist Karlos Manufactura has been putting out music for way far back than I can remember. with a wealth of releases and solid knowledge in the scene and also now running the Crunch Pod, he delivers this stunning 11 track release of  absolute gold. This album takes you on a journey and the progression all the way through is magical. 

Excellent work! 

9/10

https://crunchpod.bandcamp.com/album/dissociative-interlude-crunch130

Review: Derailment - For Those Afraid To Speak (Crunch Pod)

Artist: DERAILMENT 
Album: FOR THOSE AFRAID TO SPEAK
Label: CRUNCH POD
 

DERAILMENT is the side project of UK Rhythm and Noise machine Dirty K. Whilst MR Dirty K is no stranger to the scene.This is this projects debut release on US based label Crunch Pod. the Release is a very distorted and raw sound but much slower in places than Derailment's big brother Dirty K. This E.P sports 6 tracks is a pure noise assault 5 original tracks and one remix by US based legend Manufactura you can expect a lot of loud chaotic mayhem from this E.P that is more than enough for me.

8/10

Review: Cacophoneuses - Chaos Theory (Hands Productions)

Artist: CACOPHONEUSES

Album: CHAOS THEORY

Label: HANDS PRODUCTIONS

 

French duo Cacophoneuses are back with there 2nd release on HANDS productions. This is a 10 track album of distorted industrial techno. Nothing more than a distorted muddy kick drum and very flat and minimal sounding, coming from the HANDS label I expected something a little more complexed and detailed. I really hope they refine sounds and add more layers and sounds to the mix and try and bring something original and new to the genre.

5/10

Review: Mono No Aware - OTO (Hands Productions)

Artist: MONO NO AWARE 
Album: OTO
Label: HANDS PRODUCTIONS

Another artist returns after a 5 year break from recording. German Rhythmic Noise hammer Leif Kunzel is back with his new release entitled OTO whilst its very different from his last release Tatema/Honnae  its a very good take on the more Technoid sounds, however it is lacking the core sounds from the project. It seems the Technoid sounds are taking over now and artists are jumping ship. nonetheless this is a solid release and I look forward to seeing more releases from this project in the future.

8/10

https://mono-no-aware.bandcamp.com/album/oto

Review: Zy_Gote - Potential For Destruction (Crunch Pod)

Artist: ZY_GOTE
Album: POTENTIAL FOR DESTRUCTION
Label: CRUNCH POD
 

Zy_Gote is the project of US Artist Stan Pavlov. This E.P is the debut recording on US label Crunch Pod and what a debut it is, the thing i noticed and kept my continued attention about this E.P was the constant and seamless  progression between tracks fusing industrial sounds with techno and noise with very dark elements creating a monster of a release, this guy is very talented and is going to go far with music. This E.P weighs in at 6 tracks 4 originals and 2 remixes from the likes of UK Based Machine Dirty K and US based legend Manufactura 

Excellent first Release and i really look forward to seeing what the future holds for this project. 

9/10

https://crunchpod.bandcamp.com/album/potential-for-destruction-crunch103