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Clear Stream Temple - XVI - 03-Sep-09 11:01 AM
There are lots of percussion and sound bites on this album. We are introduced to the album with an American news report hinting at what we are to expect throughout the album. “Age of Terror” has an interesting introduction leading into some programmed percussion – sounds good. “Pentagonium” offers some more “evil” to the album with some good choral samples and rhythms. The album is not dissimilar to “Arabian Knightmares” by Ure Thrall (Tesco Organisation) with similar themes and voice samples; although some of the vocal samples on this album have been carefully treated and cut up in an interesting way.

Anenzephalia - Ephemeral Dawn - 03-Sep-09 02:20 AM
This album was re-released in 2007; the original limited edition was released in 1995. The 2007 version comes in a sleek digipak cover of good quality.
The opening track, “Beneath the Shroud”, loops away adding voice and percussion paving the way for the albums eleven tracks. “Regime” transforms itself into something sounding like a Genocide Organ track, screaming noise into the listeners face at various stages. There is some good percussion on tracks like “Infernal Wake” sounding not unlike early Cabaret Voltaire – which of course is a good thing. “Abiding Broadcast Contamination” contains some interesting signal manipulation layered onto a deep modulating drone, conjuring thoughts of audio viruses and transmission abuse. This album is a good start for those new to Anenzephalia.

Soft Cell - Bedsitter - 02-Sep-09 02:15 PM
This was one of my more favoured Soft Cell singles. Tim Pope’s video always did the single credit showing Dave Ball wandering around a lonely London. Marc waking from his sleazy bedsit lost in Soho kidding himself he was having fun. The song is full of classic Soft Cell synth riffs. The simplicity of this production is now lost under over-produced computer programmed chart fodder. This is one of the archetypal three minute pop songs – a classic.

Tampasm - This Is Carnage - 02-Sep-09 08:32 AM
“This is Carnage” was released on a compact disc single as a promotional copy only. It is one track only of punk/rock with some keyboards. The track sounds very commercial but seemed to be sadly unsuccessful, I don’t know if it was ever fully released in the UK. Tampasm were an all girl group from Brighton consisting of Charlotte, Jennifer, Oli and Cat. “This is Carnage” was released by Some Bizzare through Mercury records in 1997.

Satori (2) - Contemptus Mundi - 02-Sep-09 07:34 AM
Contemptus Mundi consists of two tracks making up about forty five minutes of dark, ambient sound-scapes. The initial track introduces its read text after a three and a half minute introduction. The text originates from the Satanic Scriptures by Peter Gilmore who is a representative of the Church of Satan; Gilmore actually reads the text on this recording. The second track is a different mix of the first, leaving out the read text. Satori is Neil Chaney and Justin Mitchell (Cold Spring). The album is very dark and well produced leaving the listener in a space of thought.

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