Xome - Itch

Artist: Xome
Album: Itch
Year: 2002
Genre(s): Noise

Harsh dynamic noise from Xome.

Download.

Posted by DW.

The Flight Of Sleipnir - Lore

Artist - The Flight Of Sleipnir

Album - Lore

Year - 2010

Genre(s) - Doom

One of my favorites from 2010.

Download

Posted By: KB

Venetian Snares - My Downfall (Original Soundtrack)

Artist: Venetian Snares
Album: My Downfall (Original Soundtrack)
Year: 2007
Genre(s): Electronic, classical, experimental

Like Rossz Csillag Alatt Született before it, My Downfall (Original Soundtrack) focuses on incorporating elements of classical music into the signature Venetian Snares sound. This time there are a lot less crazy drumbeats and electronics and the focus is shifted more toward the classical instruments. Not an actual soundtrack if you were wondering.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Werewolf Jerusalem - Short Night Of The Butterflies

Artist: Werewolf Jerusalem
Album: Short Night Of The Butterflies
Year: 2008
Genre(s): Noise, dark ambient

Creepy, textured noise from Richard Ramirez. Not the real album cover.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Raccoo-oo-oon - The Cave Of Spirits Forever

Artist: Raccoo-oo-oon
Album: The Cave Of Spirits Forever
Year: 2005
Genre(s): Noise rock, psychedelic, experimental

Worth it for the band name alone... and the music is great too.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Daughters - Canada Songs

Artist: Daughters
Album: Canada Songs
Year: 2003
Genre(s): Mathcore, noisecore, grindcore

Experimental mathcore/noisecore group Daughters debuted with this ten song full length featuring about as many minutes of material. Fantastic album.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Mitleid Lady

Artist: Bohren & Der Club Of Gore
Album: Mitleid Lady
Year: 2009
Genre(s): Jazz, dark jazz, experimental

Incredibly slow and evil-sounding jazz group Bohren & Der Club Of Gore present here a one-track E.P.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Susumu Yokota - Sakura

Artist: Susumu Yokota
Album: Sakura
Year: 2001
Genre(s): Ambient, electronic

Absolutely beautiful electric ambient soundscapes here.

Download.

Posted by DW.

The Rita - Sea Wolf Leviathan

Artist: The Rita
Album: Sea Wolf Leviathan
Year: 2004
Genre(s): Noise

If you're familiar with the Rita, you pretty much know what to expect.But to those unfamiliar: if dismal, destructive, and bleak walls of harsh noise are your thing, then get this.

Download.

Posted by DW.

K2 - The Rust

Artist: K2
Album: The Rust
Year: 1996
Genre(s): Noise

Crushing harsh noise from Japan's K2.

Download.

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As The Sun Sets - 7744

Artist: As The Sun Sets
Album: 7744
Year: 2002
Genre(s): Grindcore, mathcore, hardcore

As The Sun Sets was a mathcore band, some members of which went on to be involved in Daughters.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Lee Ranaldo - Maelstrom From Drift

Artist: Lee Ranaldo
Album: Maelstrom From Drift
Year: 2008
Genre(s): Noise, experimental

Lee Ranaldo is best known for his involvement in Sonic Youth. This is a pretty cool solo album.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Satan's Basement - Preview 2007​-​2010

Artist: Satan's Basement

Album Preview 2007-2010

Year: 2010

Genre(s): Death metal, sludge, hardcore

I've been working on my next full length album for like 3 years now, and haven't done a release since the split with Morgue Rat in 2008.  That's when I figured it'd be time to at least release a short preview album so people know I'm not dead.  The funny thing is, I still consider Satan's Basement to be my main project, even though I haven't released an album in three years.  Satan's Basement is something you should listen to.  Now you can.

Download

Posted by: IC

DJ Fartbot - Instinctive Obliteration

Artist: DJ Fartbot

Album: Instinctive Obliteration

Year: 2008

Genre(s): Electronica, experimental, video game music

About 5 years back, before I had a million projects, I started DJ Fartbot as a joke project for about 2 days.  Then I started taking it seriously and changed the name to Satan's Basement.  After a while I wanted to start making electronic music, and that's when DJ Fartbot came back.  This is the first full length DJ Fartbot album I ever released... and currently the only one.  Check it out, figure out what genre of electronic music you think it is, then listen to it one million times.

Download

Posted by: IC

The Astronaut King - Kingdom of False Existence

Artist: The Astronaut King

Album: Kingdom of False Existence

Year: 2009

Genre(s): Experimental, ambient, psychedelic, space rock, doom, acoustic

After doing the Bongripper/MZRCDXVL/The Muzzler/Republican Hatefuck/The Astronaut King show last night, I figured I'd add some of my music to the blog too.  The album is 79 minutes of varying genres, if you can define it, let me know what exact genre you'd call it.  Drumless.  Just guitar, two songs with vocals, and various effects.  Heavily improvised, varying sounds, check it out, and come to a concert some day!  If you like it, buy a copy of the CD! Also check out some more of my stuff on bandcamp and get it in FLAC- http://theastronautking.bandcamp.com/

Download

Posted by: IC

MZRCDXVL - The Korg Sessions

Artist:  MZRCDXVL

Album: The Korg Sessions

Genre(s): hardcore, thrash, noisecore 

Year: 2010?

Dekalb's MZRCDXVL is everything you could want in a local noisy hardcore band.  See them live, they make hearing loss fun!

Download

Posted by: IC

Baptism/Republican Hatefuck split

Artists: Baptism/Republican Hatefuck

Album: Baptism/Republican Hatefuck split

Year: 2010

Genre(s): Grindcore/hardcore/thrash

Two great Illinois bands together on one awesomely crushing split CD.  The guy behind Baptism, Mike Miller, is in MZRCDXVL, and also does a lot of artwork for bands like the cover of Bongripper's new album Satan Worshiping Doom and the last Sick/Tired 7".  Baptism is some heavy and thrashy hardcore.  If you like Today is the Day, you'll love Baptism.  Republican Hatefuck is a two piece grind band with a drum machine.

See them live, buy the albums, but first...

Download

Posted by IC

Ramesses - Take The Curse

Artist - Ramesses

Album - Take The Curse

Year - 2010

Genre(s) - Sludge/Doom

Heavy, dark, gritty, and crushing.

Download

Posted By: KB

Opus Däi - Touch The Sun

Artist - Opus Däi

Album - Touch The Sun (EP)

Year - 2008

Genre(s) - Progressive Rock, Alternative

Opus Däi is a progressive rock band form Los Angeles. Touch The Sun is their most recent work from 2008, its a 17 minute EP that I think is worth checking out.

Download

Posted By: KB

Fiend Without A Face

Artist - Fiend Without A Face

Album - Fiend Without A Face

Year - 2000

Genre(s) - Psychobilly, Rockabilly, Surf

Fiend Without A Face is a Mastodon side project featuring Brent Hinds(Guitar and Vocals) and Bran Dailor(Drums).

Download

Posted By: KB

Kolihapeltis - Generic Noise Record

Artist: Kolihapeltis
Album: Generic Noise Record
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Noise

This is the new album from my noise project, Kolihapeltis. I just finished it. I have not released it anywhere except here yet.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Salome - Terminal

Artist: Salome
Album: Terminal
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Doom metal

Salome is a fantastic female-fronted doom band. An Accident Of History has to be one of the most bad-ass drone/doom tracks I've heard this year; and the other tracks are straight up crush-your-face-in doom. Get it.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Lesbian - Stratospheria Cubensis

Artist: Lesbian
Album: Stratospheria Cubensis
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Sludge, doom, black metal, progressive

This album is all over the place and yet maintains a great flow. An interesting listen throughout.

Download.

Posted by DW.

The Gerogerigegege - Mother Fellatio

Artist: The Gerogerigegege
Album: Mother Fellatio
Year: 1993
Genre(s): Noise

84 Songs in about 12 minutes. Have fun.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Hewhocorrupts - Ten Steps To Success

Artist: Hewhocorrupts
Album: Ten Steps To Success
Year: 2003
Genre(s): Grindcore, hardcore

Chicago's Hewhocorrupts are an impressive and sometimes very funny grindcore group... recommended.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Whisper Room - Birch White

Artist: Whisper Room
Album: Birch White
Year: 2009
Genre(s): Ambient, drone

Another good Aidan Baker project (he's in Nadja if you don't know the name).

Download.

Posted by DW.

MZRCDXVL - Code

Artist: MZRCDXVL
Album: Code
Year: 2006
Genre(s): Grindcore, powerviolence, metal

If you're in the mood for something fast and fucking raw...

Download.

Posted by DW.

Venetian Snares - Winter In The Belly Of A Snake

Artist: Venetian Snares
Album: Winter In The Belly Of A Snake
Year: 2002
Genre(s): Electronic, IDM, Breakcore

Another awesome Venetian Snares album...

Download.

Posted by DW.

Laibach - Volk

Artist: Laibach
Album: Volk
Year: 2006
Genre(s): Industrial, experimental

Industrial legends Laibach released 2006 album Laibach with the concept of each song representing a nation and attempting to tackle its major political, social, economic, and international issues in the early 21st century through lyrics and sonic imagery. It's a little less abrasive and a little less dancy than the Laibach I'm familiar with, but a fantastic album (or else, why would I choose to post it?)

Download.

Posted by DW.

Techno Animal - The Brotherhood Of The Bomb

Artist: Techno Animal
Album: The Brotherhood Of The Bomb
Year: 2001
Genre(s): Hip hop, electronic

Really heavy and evil-sounding hip hop from Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu, Final) and Kevin Martin (God, Ice, The Bug, The Curse Of The Golden Vampire) featuring numerous guests, such as Dälek and Rubberoom. Very good stuff, here.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Violent Onsen Geisha - Nation Of Rhythm Slaves

Artist: Violent Onsen Geisha
Album: Nation Of Rhythm Slaves
Year: 1996
Genre(s): Noise, experimental

One of my favorite noise albums from one of my favorite noise artists. Nation Of Rhythm Slaves experiments with conventional music as well as noise, and it's always interesting and sometimes even hilarious. Violent Onsen Geisha never fails to surprise... either this or Hanatarash has to be my favorite "Japanoise" project.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Bongripper - Heroin

Artist: Bongripper
Album: Heroin
Year: 2008
Genre(s): Drone, noise

Bongripper's drone/noise album, limited to 100 copies. The kit pictured here with extensive packaging was only limited to 25 copies, itself... I'm pretty jealous of anyone who actually owns one. Pretty awesome album.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Sailors With Wax Wings - Sailors With Wax Wings

Artist: Sailors With Wax Wings
Album: Sailors With Wax Wings
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Shoegaze, drone, post-rock

From Last.fm: An all-star cast of musicians joins [R.] Loren [from Pyramids] in the full realization of his objectives. Their names read like the dream team of a musical mastermind with one foot in the indie-rock firmament and the other in doom-dirge purgatory. Read ’em and, like, weep: Ted Parsons (Swans/Godflesh/Prong), Colin Marston (Krallice/Behold…The Arctopus), Aidan Baker (Nadja), Simon Scott (Slowdive), Dominick Fernow (Prurient/Cold Cave), Vern Rumsey (Unwound), Hildur Gudnadottir (Múm/Throbbing Gristle/The Knife), Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride), Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Marissa Nadler, J. Leah, James Blackshaw, [and artwork by] David Tibet (Current 93) and Faith Coloccia (Mamiffer/Pyramids).

Download.

Posted by DW.

Kill The Client - Set For Extinction

Artist: Kill The Client
Album: Set For Extinction
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Grindcore

Really good new album from Kill The Client.

Get it.

Posted by DW.

Burning Star Core - Operator Dead... Post Abandoned

Artist: Burning Star Core
Album: Operator Dead... Post Abandoned
Year: 2007
Genre(s): Noise

I'm going through a bit of a Burning Star Core kick right now... here's another great album from this wonderful noise project.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Deathspell Omega - Paracletus

Artist: Deathspell Omega
Album: Paracletus
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Black metal

French black metal band Deathspell Omega has been making some sick music over the years, but Paracletus is one of the most impressive I've listened to yet. Get the new album!

Download.

Posted by DW.

Sad Breakfast - S/T

Artist - Sad Breakfast

Album - Sad Breakfast

Year - 2009

Genre(s) - Post Rock/Metal/Instrumental

Good instrumental post rock band from mexico, similar to Pelican I suppose.

Download

Posted By: KB

Earth - A Bureaucratic Desire For Extra-Capsular Extraction

Artist: Earth
Album: A Bureaucratic Desire For Extra-Capsular Extraction
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Drone, doom

A re-release of Earth's Extra-Capsular Extraction with a bunch of unreleased bonus tracks... a whopping five of them previously only available on bootleg demos.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Burning Star Core - The Very Heart Of The World

Artist: Burning Star Core
Album: The Very Heart Of The World
Year: 2005
Genre(s): Noise, ambient

One of my favorites from Burning Star Core. Great album.

Download.

Posted by DW.

The Wounded Kings - The Shadow Over Atlantis

Artist: The Wounded Kings
Album: The Shadow Over Atlantis
Year: 2010
Genre(s): Doom metal

Though it's sort of your typical Black Sabbath worship evil-sounding doom metal, The Wounded Kings, while certainly not groundbreaking, still create some fantastic doom metal. This is a very solid album. Check it out.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Blue Sabbath Black Cheer - Borre Fen

Artist: Blue Sabbath Black Cheer
Album: Borre Fen
Year: 2007
Genre(s): Noise

Listened to this while falling asleep last night. Very rhythmic and dynamic noise "album," though it's only one track that barely makes it into the double digits, minutes-wise. Really good stuff, though, or I wouldn't be posting it.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Godflesh - Godflesh

Artist: Godflesh
Album: Godflesh
Year: 1988 (1990 version)
Genre(s): Industrial metal, metal

This is Earache's 1990 reissue of the 1988 debut album from Godflesh featuring two bonus tracks. This is the heaviest band ever, in my opinion. Highly influential. Awesome in every way. If you're not familiar, get familiar.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Bone Awl - Bog Bodies

Artist: Bone Awl
Album: Bog Bodies
Year: 2003
Genre(s): Black metal

More raw and primitive Bone Awl. Bog Bodies is an excellent demo from these guys.

Download.

Posted by DW.

The Ocean - Anthropocentric

Artist - The Ocean

Album - Anthropocentric

Year -2010

Genre(s) - Post Metal/Sludge/Progressive

I love The Ocean! Earlier this year they put out an album called Heliocentric which is the first part of this double record. Heliocentric is one of my favorite albums to come out this year(I'll post it later), and only being half way through Anthropocentric, I'm in love with this record too. Thank you The Ocean for putting out two killer albums in one year.

Download

Posted By: KB

Numb - Wasted Sky

Artist: Numb
Album: Wasted Sky
Year: 1995
Genre(s): Industrial, electronic

Great mid-90's industrial album. The textures and sounds used in these tracks are great. It's still really danceable and catchy, too.

Download.

Posted by DW.

16 Bitch Pile-Up - B.F.F.

Artist: 16 Bitch Pile-Up
Album: B.F.F.
Year: 2003
Genre(s): Noise, experimental

Really crazy album made by quadruple-female noise group. Check it out.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Expo '70 - White Ohms

Artist: Expo '70
Album: White Ohms
Year: 2009
Genre(s): Drone, ambient, experimental

Cool spaced-out drone album...

Download.

Posted by DW.

Electric Wizard - Black Masses

Artist: Electric Wizard
Album: Black Masses
Genre(s): Doom metal, stoner metal
Year: 2010

The Wizard is back. It's no Dopethrone, but it's still sick as fuck.

Download.

Posted by DW.

Misery Index

Artist - Misery Index

Genre(s) - Death Metal, Grindcore

Today I have two albums from death metal band Misery Index for you. This is pretty heavy shit, highly recommended for any metalhead.

Traitors (2008)

Heirs To Thievery (2010)

Posted By: KB

Michio Kurihara - Sunset Notes

Artist: Michio Kurihara
Album: Sunset Notes
Year: 2005
Genre(s): Psychedelic

As far as I know, this is Japanese psychedelic guitarist Michio Kurihara's only solo album. He's worked with various artists, like Ghost, and more recently Boris. His solo work is great.

Download.

Posted by DW.

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Group Ongaku - Music Of Group Ongaku (1960-1961)

Artist: Group Ongaku
Album: Music Of Group Ongaku
Year: 1961
Genre(s): Noise, experimental

Primitive, yet excellent, early noise record from pioneers Group Ongaku. Enjoy.

Download.

Posted by DW.