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

Review: Greyhound - Inner Noise Level (Hands Productions)

 

Artist: GREYHOUND
Album: INNER NOISE LEVEL 
Label: HANDS PRODUCTIONS

German Artists Bjoern Boysen & Steffen Lehmann never ever fail to disappoint me, this skull crushing heavy hitting album is exactly what we have been waiting for, 16 tracks of pure flat out and chaotic Industrial Power Noise. One of the best projects on HANDS by far. The thing I love about Greyhound is there sound never gets boring and is of an amazingly high standard. its really hard to pick just one favourite track off this album because its pretty much all face meltingly great. Amazing work from one of the scenes best.

10/10

Review: Le Moderniste - Desistere Mortem Timere (Hands Productions)

Artist: LE MODERNISTE
Album: DESISTERE MORTEM TIMERE
Label: HANDS PRODUCTIONS

Le Moderniste is a project of Laurent Delogne based in Belgium. Laurent has had a number of releases on a wealth of different labels after his 2014 album Too Rough Is Never Enough on HANDS. He is back with Desistere Mortem Timere again signed to HANDS, whilst i like some elements of this release, again it all sounds too standard and flat and this artist seems to be going backwards has opposed to forwards but I guess its getting harder to break through on the the Rhythmic Noise genre these days unless you are a forward thinking artist and evolve your sound as well as keeping the core element to your sound. 

4/10

https://lemoderniste.bandcamp.com/album/desistere-mortem-timere

Review: Wieloryb - Semantik (Hands Productions)

Artist: WIELORYB
Album: SYMANTIK
Label: HANDS PRODUCTIONS

Wieloryb is a Polish  Rhythmic Noize artist, this is there 4th release in 5 years and whilst the core sounds of the project is still there, it all sounds a bit too standard and nowhere near the standard of there 2012 album Namaste  it’s a much slower, hypnotic and really basic industrial sound in comparison to any of there earlier works. if i had to pick a track that actually sticks out for me it would be the title track. With that said be sure to give it a listen and come to your own conclusion.

6/10