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Ad Noiseam online store updates for last week.
MOTHBOY - Beg / Movement - mp3 (Ad Noiseam)
THE MOUNT FUJI DOOMJAZZ CORPORATION - Succubus - mp3 (Ad Noiseam)
V/A - Zomb3 #1 - mp3 (Zomb3)
New arrivals:
 | THE MOUNT FUJI DOOMJAZZ CORPORATION - Succubus - CD (Ad Noiseam) Seductive but perilous, he Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble's new session under the Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation name is a new combination of drones and jazz. Creating sensual, murky and dark atmospheres, ?Succubus? the evolution of this band, with stronger horns and a focus on hypnotic, soundtrack-like material. A deep, dark and yet seductive trip again for the corporation. |
 | MOTHBOY - Beg / Movement - 12" (Ad Noiseam) Mothboy is back and brought his friends Starkey and Lapsed & Nonnon with him for this return to heavy bass lines and club-filling beats. With a clean but massive A side and a grime-oriented flip, Ad Noiseam's favouritee London heavyweight wrecks subwoofers once again and shows that he's at the top of his games and ready to fill dancefloors. |
 | PLASTIK JOY - 3:03 - CD (n5md) N5md continues to affirm itself as the North American equivalent to Morr Music and City Centre Offices with this album by Plastik Joy which can be seen as this imprint's shot at everything Múm. Playful, gentle and soft spoken, Plastik Joy's tracks rely on the combination of female and male vocals, sometimes childish melodies and sounds and a very poetic approach to build modest and charming atmospheres. The referrence to Reykjavik in a track title seems to hit the spot, and people into the recent wave of Icelandic material should enjoy this quite a lot. |
 | BELLADONNAKILLZ - Sorry Try Again - CD (Dross Tik) They're back. The demise of Sublight had left Belladonnakillz without a label, but this band have gone back to their first love with the Toronto Dross:Tik, and aim at "trying again", it seems. A lot less hardcore than before, with more guitars and more 8bit sounds, but, most of all, still armed with their dorky mix of pop ballads and internet 1337 speak, Belladonnakillz are still an unidentified audio object. Love them or hate them, but this combination of naivity and provocation has its charm, and their tunes often prove really addictive. You'll sing that under the shower this summer. |
 | THE OUTSIDE AGENCY - The Easy Money Remix EP - 2x12" (Genosha Recordings) The Outside Agency one day decided to crowd source a little bit, or, to put it in a nicer and more realistic way, to ask their friends to remix a selection of tracks from their impressive (both in quality and quantity) discography. The cream of the crop of the hardcore and gabber scene are therefore present here to re-interpret tracks by DJ Hidden and Eye-D: Producer, Nosferatu, Mindustries, Ophidian and others turn the Outside Agency tracks into their genres: at times noisiers, often straighter, but always really efficient, tongue-in-cheek and very well produced. Great, as usual with these two. |
 | LOESS - Burrows - CD (Nonresponse) A compilation of new tracks, remixes and rare tracks, "Burrows" will however have to make do as a new Loess album, since we hadn't heard anything from this NYC duo since their 2006 "Wind And Water". Quite varied, with material ranging from straight up calm electronica to Pole-lique dub material, "Burrows" is from start to finish a laid back, aerial and very clear CD. Mesmerizing, deep and definitely asking for more output from this underrated act. |
 | PROEM - Till There's No Breath - CD (Nonresponse) I was genuinely surprised by this new Proem album, even though I should have been tipped off by the dark and organic cover art. Two years after his latest effort for Nmd, this musician breaks totally with his IDM past and comes up with a completely ambient and beatless full length album. The atmospheres, while not dark in the industrial sense are somber and meditative, there was definitely some deep thoughts and matters going through Proem's mind when he wrote this. The album is still overall clean, drony and deep, but is clearly aimed at a purely atmospheric setting. Interesting. |
 | UZUL PROD - Travelling Without Moving - CD (Expressillon) Difficult to describe, but easy on the ear and quite rewarding, the first album by the french band Uzul Prod is an audio trip in the truest sense of the word. With each track named after a city and evoking a particuliar atmospheres through ethnic sounds and vocals, "Travelling without moving" is a precise and powerful mixture of post-rock, dub basses, electronica arrangements and quite a lot of oriental sounding melodies and samples. Original, very interesting, this might be what old fans of Von Magnet have been waiting for for a long time. |
 | NIVEAU ZERO - Dr Doom - 12" (Dub Technic) Another excellent three tracks from France's Niveau Zero. Dubstep in their tempo and basses, they however have a much harder, drier and epic feeling, and turn their back from the dub elements to integrate very well used vocal samples and strong melodies. This guy is really on to something, and I strongly recommend his current output. |
Back in stock:
 | BLACK LUNG - Full Spectrum Dominance - CD (Ant Zen / Tympanik Audio) Solid. energetic and varied new full length album by Black Lung. Starting off with gritty but massive kicking beats and slowly deviating towards calmer tracks, "Full Spectrum Dominance" is Black Lung on a good day, and in my opinion surpasses its predecessor, 2003's "The Grand Chessboard". It's all more crafted, a bit more complex, and while it might not have the drive of Black Lung's very early release, it has all gained in depth and graininess. Recommended. |
 | VENETIAN SNARES - Sabbath Dubs - 10" (Kriss) Venetian Snares has changed. Yes, you read well: here is a new record by Venetian Snares which is totally devoid of fast breakcore and post-IDM. On the contrary, Aaron Funk pays here hommage to Black Sabbath with two excellent slow and dub tracks, in which only the vocals are kept from the original songs. Definitely the slowest and most bass-heavy material ever to come out from the Venetian Snares factory, and a lot tastier than anything he's done in a long time. Congratulations to Bong-Ra's Kriss Records for bringing this one out. |
 | ENDUSER - Left - 2x12" (Hymen) Quite a follow-up to 2006's "Pushing Back", this first album for Enduser since his relocation to the American west coast confirms his taste for down-tempo, more melodic tracks than before, intertwined with hard and banging broken drum'n'bass number. Gone is the relentless sampling, for, just like on "Pushing Back", Enduser invites several talented singers to lay their voices on his incisive beats. Lynn Standafer is definitely the master in his category, and "Left" is unsurprisingly indispensable. |
 | BELLADONNAKILLZ - Perverted And Proud - CD (Dross Tik) Attention, here is a debut album not to be missed. Belladonnakillz has already been working with Knifehandchop and Panacea, and his debut album is nothing short of a bomb. Mixing gabber beats. Heavy drum'n'bass and the goofy / ravy attitude of the two aforementionened acts, Belladonnakillz signs here a first album combining a very high dose of energy, humor, and catchiness. Definitely the most infectious album of the year so far. Check it out. |
 | V/A - Public Convenience 2 - 12" (Restroom Records) Four years after the first volume, Restroom Records present a second "Public Convenience" compilation. More varied than the fist one, this one ranges from the hard punk-ish beats of Psykotropp to the noisy beats of Kiew, and from the nice downtempo of Umkra to a very surprising Dead Can Dance-meets-electronic dub by 5xpi (aka Inapt, head of Restroom). A well balanced and well produced compilation. |
 | NOIZE CREATOR - Dying World - 12" (Suburban Trah) New 12" by Noize Creator. A very good production this time around for the Dresden-based produced and driving force behind Suburban Trash. The beats are pretty noisy and aggressive, the rhythms are broken, but still relatively groovey and efficient. Once again, Noize Creator confirms that his music is an adequate bridge between breakcore and rhythmic noise, and so with a handful of really nicely written tracks. What else could a DJ ask for? |
 | I:GOR - Strike34 - 12" (Strike Records) New 12" by I:Gor, presenting here the hardest tracks I have ever heard from him. Very well produced, club-oriented hard tracks with a cristalling production and a structure leaning to gabber. This 12" also includes a remix by Noize Creator which could very well become a classic. Violent, energetic and very well done. |
 | I:GOR - The Art Of Distortion - 2x12" + CD (Strike Records) Tremendously hideous cover for the new double LP by I:Gor, which would have deserved much better. Noisier, harder and less sample-based than before, this "Art Of Distortion" displays this now essential producer on one of his toughest and most angry days, and the album contains but a nod to his d'n'b and hip hop endeavours. Super energetic, dark and hard, this 2x12" also comes with a 19 track CD presenting I:Gor's past releases on Strike Records. To sum up: strong music, important release, but a cover that makes you gauge your eyes out. |
 | DROON - Gluttons vs. Bingers - 12" (Zero71 Recordings) Droon (aka one of the main organizer of the legendary Breakcore Gives Me Wood parties) is a rude boy, and intends to prove it with this hard and über-dancy new 12". Mashin up pop samples and broken beats in the best Shitmat way, adding a heavy dose of rowdyness, and delivering everything according to the book of "how to create a breakcore club track", he offers here a record which few will be able to resist on the dancefloor. |
 | PAUL BLACKOUT - Viva La Revolucion - 12" (Hardline Rekordingz) Another dancefloor-filler from the always underrated Paul Blackout, who delivered with this 2004's "Paul Blackout" a very efficient (and loud) two tracker on which he presents his personal combination of hard drum'n'bass, hardcore beats and metal riffs. A bit more d'n'b than the more recent material from him, but viciously raw, very energetic and just plain great for DJs. |
 | STENDECK - Sonnambula - CD (Tympanik Audio) Fourth album already for Stendeck. Following the remarked "Faces", "Somnambula" walks a more accessible and almost poppy path. Highly melodic, mid to up-tempo and clear from start to finish, it confirms Stendeck as part of the Displaced-led post-Gridlock school of industrial electronica, but puts this artist among both the straightest and the most playful of the lot. Well produced and not devoid of some powerful, heavier moments. |
 | EMALKAY - Explicit / Heroics - 12" (Dub Police) Dub Police does it again, and delivers another of their massive, heavy hitting dubstep 2 tracks, this time from Birmingham Emalkay. While originality might not be the main thing on this record, the highly percussive A side and more melodic B one are pure dancefloor material, and quite on the tough and muscular side of dubstep. Hassle-free DJ material. |
 | MAHANEE & VON D / LIQUID WICKED - S.A.G.E. / Dubwar (Von D VIP Mix) - 10" (Destpub) Cool, uncommon and surprisingly dub-filled sixth release from France's Destpub label. On the A side of this new 10", Disrupt-collaborator Mahanee and Von D come up with a deliciously gritty and quite up-tempo dubstep-meets-8 bit number (Disrupt fans should take notice). Things get more ganja-influenced with the equally fast but dubbier and straighter B side by Liquid Wicked, which you might use to bring all your dancehall-listening, dreads-wearing friends to purely electronic material. Quite a nice one. |
 | NIVEAU ZERO - Rotor / Cause Of Death - 10" (Destpub) Another excellent two tracker 10" by Paris's Niveau Zero, who has quickly become quite a favorite over here at Ad Noiseam. His tracks combine very catchy and efficient dubstep with driving fast-paced drums, an acute sense for melodies and well found samples. Quite original and a lot less dub than most UK dubstep, this guy's material is dark, club-friendly but still detailled and varied. To sum up: very recommended. |
 | NIVEAU ZERO - Evil League / Rising Fist - 10" (Destpub) Attention everbody: über-killer super recommended record ahead: Niveau Zero outdid himself here. "Evil League" is an excellent dubstep track kicking off with great indian string (Bollywood dubstep here we come), and "Rising Fist" answers with an anthemic extremely heavy number supported by distant shouted vocals. As expected from such a description, this is far from your usual middle of the road dubstep here, and is meant to be played over and over. Excellent. |
 | THE OUTSIDE AGENCY & MINDUSTRIES - Forever Is A Long Time Coming - pic 12" (Genosha Recordings) Before being turned into a mesh of an horrible movie, the Transformers were an awesome cartoon, worth of being the theme of this heavy picture 12" co-written by Ad Noiseam favorites The Outside Agency and the other hardcore duo Mindustries. The four tracks of this post-gabber hard beats robot fest originate from both acts working together, and the result if an exhilarating, pounding and relentless piece of hardcore as The Outside Agency only know to write: über efficient, massive, and still something that your brain can enjoy as well (unlike the aforementionned movie). Recommended. |
 | FRACTIONAL - Laous - 10" (Angstrecords) Dating back from only 2006, this debut 10" by Fractional easily positioned this producer as one for hard and noisy breakcore. While they feature some long and interesting melodies, the tracks revolves around concrete-sounding beats, distorted breaks and staccato rhythms (damn, that B2 tracks, which sounds a bt like a grittier Xanopticon, is devastating). Very energetic, efficient and merciless. |
 | NOIZE CREATOR - 12 Long Hours / Part Of The Dead - 12" (Active Underground) Blood red vinyl for this very dark 12" by Noize Creator, released without much publicity in the second half of 2008. New material by this producer has become quite rare, and this kind of oppressive, old-school / classic breakcore offering from him is quite welcome. Reminding more of acts such as Abelcain or Slutmachine than of Noize Creator's more distorted past, this is a record which could easily have been released on Zhark, and which should make any fan of not-too-noisy but definitely broken and dark breakcore very happy. |
 | NOIZE CREATOR - Shut Up And Dance - 12" (Nasdia) The title says it all. Noize Creator has been improving his production skills a lot recently. This new 12" on the german label Nasdia tops once again almost everything this producer has done in the past. A bit less noisy than usual, clearer and more percussive, "Shut up and dance" still focuses on the very catchy, raw and syncopated rhythms and beats Noize Creator has been feeding us with for quite some time now. A very solid 12" that should leave its mark. Recommended. |
