NoizGuild Playlist
DJ Sasha & sCum
Exoskeleton Tour
(feat: Holocaust Theory, Jugend Staat, I,Parasite)
August 27, 1998
The Bank (Houston & Ave. A)
Ok, there is a good reason this playlist doesn't contain much japanoise or power electronics. You see, for some reason the tuntables weren't available, and noone deemed it important to tell us in advance. So there we were, with two cases of vinyl and a couple of CDs, staring at the DJ booth, repeating "oh no… oh no… oh no…" Luckily we don’t live far from the club, so I went back and grabbed a CD case…You know, it blows my mind that people think that vinyl is dead, and that DJs only spin CDs nowadays. You can't mix CDs properly. You can't scratch them right. They just don't have that same hands on feel as vinyl. Not to mention that since we only had two CD players, we couldn't layer anything for long… I men, what' the point of having a DJ that just spins CDs? You might as well have a jukebox! Well, I can rant about this for a couple of pages, but I won't. Here's the playlist and short reviews.
Vromb -- Le Facteur Humain 1 -- Le Facteur Humain -- Ant Zen
Klangstabil -- Das Weisse Rauschen -- Straftat Gegen Das Leben -- David
Synapscape -- Helix (Asche remix) -- Ant-hology -- Ant Zen
S.alt -- Feed Me -- Culture Shock #5 -- Genocide Project
Winterkaalte -- NOx -- 2/3 -- Hands
Pineal Gland Zirbeldruese -- Eleven -- Dawn~Rise~Death -- Mental Ulcer Forges/Ant Zen
Noisex -- No Fear -- Exoskeleton -- Possessive Blindfold
Aube -- Siege -- Wired Trap -- Self-Abuse
Whitehouse -- Her Entry -- Total Sex -- Susan Lawly
Iugula Thor -- Who Shall Be Worthy -- Assholes -- Tesco
Brighter Death Now -- Little Baby -- Innerwar -- Cold Meat
Esplendor Geometrico -- Mas Lutz! -- Polyglophone -- Geometrik
P.A.L -- Intercourse -- Reel -- Ant Zen
Sonar -- Headweak -- Sound Line 4 -- Sideline
Ars Moriendi -- Endlich! -- Ant-hology -- Ant-Zen
Allerseelen -- Ernting -- Gotos=Kalanda -- Aorta/Storm
Deutsch Nepal -- Poison Free Market -- Comprendido.. Time Stop -- Cold Meat/Release
Stratvm Terror -- Nerve Short Circuit -- Pain Implantations -- Malignant
Whitehouse -- Ripper Territory/Prosexist -- Dedicated to Peter Kurten -- Susan Lawly
Sutcliffe Jugend -- New Years Day -- Death Mask -- Freek
Fetus Productions -- Rock-A-Bye Baby -- Intensive Care Unit -- Fetus
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I,Parasite!
This is a local New York City band, they do shows here every couple of months. I wasn't really paying attention to their show, because I was talking to Scott whom I haven't seen since, well, the last time Holocaust Theory came around (the Noisex tour a year ago). Sorry no review. But you can go visit their website.
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Blood Axis -- Reign I Forever -- Gospel Of Inhumanity -- Storm/Elfenblut
ZymOsiZ -- Machinedriven -- s/t -- Zymosiz/PBR
Winterkaalte -- CH4 -- 2/3 -- Hands
Zombies Under Stress -- Fixed -- Back To Siberia -- Staaltape
Polygon Window -- Quoth -- Surfing The Sine Waves -- Warp
Gerogerigegege -- Original Hotel Ultra -- Hotel Ultra -- Kubitsuri tape
Klangstabil -- Germanium -- Straftat Gegen Das Leben -- David
Pineal Gland Zirbeldruese -- Incorporeal -- Dawn~Rise~Death -- Mental Ulcer Forges/Ant Zen
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Jugend Staat!
I must say I was impressed. The only song by them I have heard before was the track on the Exoskeleton compilation, which is really poppy in that generic electro/industrial kind of way -- well executed, but not really my thing. Well, their live performance was a lot more minimal, a lot more noisy, and a lot less poppy. Rhythmic noise in the vein of Sonar or Noisex. There was a lot of energy on stage, and I thoroughly enjoyed the show. My only complaint was the vocal treatment: there as almost no effects on the vocals, and I would've like to hear them WAY FUCKED UP - but hey, that's just my own personal taste!!!
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Moata Omen -- Ash Nazg -- Ant-hology -- Ant Zen
Maschinnenzimmer 412 -- Intersektion -- Macht Durch Stimme -- Cold Meat
NON -- Phoenix/Total War -- God & Beast -- Mute
Whitehouse -- Private -- Mummy And Daddy -- Susan Lawly
Con Dom/Grey Wolves -- Revenge -- Tesco Disco -- Tesco
Soldnergeist -- Great America -- Global Media Control -- Art Konkret
Esplendor Geometrico -- El Empuje Del Desarrollo Tecnico -- Balearic Rhythms -- Geomertik
P.A.L -- Sacred Women -- Sacred Women -- Steinklang
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Holocaust Theory!
Well, Holocaust Theory superseded all expectations! Their sound has grown tremendously since their first album and last tour. They are much more noisy (yeah, I like saying that), louder, more in you face, and they have absolutely awesome vocal treatment (hey, if you are gonna have vocals: do them right!). I think their set was about an hour long, they started off dark and more ambient and made their way to pounding rhythmic noise in the vein of Winterkaalte or several Ant-Zen acts. At the end of their set the singer from Jugend Staadt joined HT on stage and sung a couple of songs together with James. I like the idea of members of different bands performing together (especially if it's completely improvised: take Andxesion for example), however in this case the drastic difference between the vocal fx of the two singers distracted me from the music (which was great: noise structures, rhythmic and non-rhythmic loops, interesting bass lines…) -- yeah, I know, I am really picky about vocals. Other than that little thing, the show was really excellent, I can't wait to hear the new album (hint hint, Scott!). And speaking of Holocaust Theory, James' solo project, ZymOsiZ rules! Very repetative minimal dense heavy electronic rhythms: good stuff! We got the 4 track CDR promo and it contains the two songs released on the Machinedriven 7", as well as the track called "Human Damage" and my personal favorite: "Break The Silence". So go get his 7" on Possessive Blindfold.
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Brighter Death Now -- Shatterer Of Earth -- Pain In Progress -- Cold Meat
Merzbow -- Moon Over The Bwana A -- Land Of The Rising Noise -- Charnel
Aube -- Cardiotonica -- Cardiac Strain -- Alien8
Bloodyminded -- Constriction -- Trophy -- Bloodlust!
Whitehouse -- Twice Is Not Enough -- Twice Is Not Enough -- Susan Lawly
Merzbow -- 21.42 -- Rainbow Electronics 2 -- Dexter's Cigar
Fetus Productions -- Long Lost Friends -- Intensive Care Unit -- Fetus
Sshe Retina Stimulants -- Air-Flight And Prostitution Patterns -- Some Whores And a Camera Zaibatsu -- Old Europa
P.A.L -- Reel -- Reel -- Ant Zen