My little radio show reaches its 40th edition! Its almost as old as I am in shows vs my orbits around the sun. Almost.
This month, a revolutionary change of tact as I publish the blog at the same time as the show is on air on SoundArt Radio. I know, right?!
So I'll do a little running commentary as the show plays through and talk a bit about the tracks for a change.
Opening up the show was a track by Shredded Nerve called Precipice. This from the amazing F.L.A.W festival ( aka Final Live Audio War in Cleveland, OH on October 12th, 2024) double cassette compilation. This track was actually the final one on the compilation and provides a lush throbbing opener for this show. Shredded Nerve is a US based artist that I really should know more about - they have released on NoRent Records and New Forces, 2 labels I'm a fan of, plus being part of this festival lineup means I will no doubt like what I hear elsewhere! To be continued.
Next up "untitled" by NEXUS RASP, a self released experiment that I found enticing at first because of the use of Agent Cooper from Twin Peaks in the artwork. But its also a very cool collage style track in its own right. NEXUS RASP is a California based artist with just a few releases on their Bandcamp page.
Strange Devicers next with a track from the new album called New Urgences. Strange Devicers are Matt Atkins and Andy Rowe, and i've played some bits from them before on the Tump Clump, namely from the Orchid Terrace Preface album which was released on Steep Gloss last year. This new album comes via Kirigirisu Recordings of Japan on CDr and at the time of writing there are a handful left...
I discovered Haddow on an Instagram live stream, from a show put on by James Shearman at New River Studios I think.... and I was captivated by this live performance despite the poor sound and audio quality of the stream. I purchased this latest album called "
o sono no arco" and the track I played on tonights show is Kitsch Corner. Haddow creates most of his sounds with home made (string?) instruments, and applies affects, loops and layers to create haunting murkiness. Beautiful dismal sounds! But also rhythmic and ritualistic. Very much a recommended release.
Any long time listeners of The Tump Clump will know that I am a fan of digital compilations. An often brilliant way of discovering a whole raft of new artists for a bargain price. This was the
Eroding The Walls compilations from Outsider Industries of Arizona, and I played "Gates Pass" by the artist Oscillator for you tonight. I love digging through these label / theme compilations to find suitable delights for my show.
A couple next from one of my new favourite UK tape labels - Brachliegen Tapes. The label set the bar really high right from when they started, and have maintained a consistently high schedule of quality throughout. The latest batch includes
David Walraf with a tense lumbering excursion, and
Gorgeous Gorgeous from South Korea with a frantic noisy barrage. Two high quality releases once again, and this time I have to thank Muhmur Radio with linking me up with download codes for these. I usually do purchase everything that I play on the show, unless it has been gifted of course! I support artists and labels, and share with you some of my favourite bits on the hope that you will support them too.
Static Fever by A Vibrant Struggle! Fantastic tape I discovered recently via Grisaille Records of Germany. Another label that I need to explore the catalogue of. There really is so much great stuff being recorded and released still. You just have to find it. This is a long sold out tape released in May 2023 by a trio of sound artists credited as Sindre Bjerga, Jan-M. Iversen & Steffan de Turck. Really great dense sounds and as I type this I have just found a whole raft of their releases on Bandcamp that I need to dive into next...
Then a favourite of mine for this time of year, a track from
At A Glacial Pace by Topiary. Cold noise drones for the bleak midwinter. This track is "Retreading the Old Path". Maybe ive played half of that album on this show by now. Its beautiful and haunting and would definitely make it onto a Tump Clump best of :) Topiary is a collaboration between Death Knell and Moss Harvest, two artists who produce amazing music by themselves also.
Some crumbling noise wall next courtesy of Rural Noise with "No Fishing". This taken from the digital portion of
Plastic Bag: A HNW Tribute to Vomir compilation. This ended up as a 37 track album from artists all over the world providing exactly 5 minute long harsh-noise-wall tributes to Vomir, one of which was me! My first ever HNW release and it made it onto a compilation for the figurehead of the scene. Quite gobsmacking really. "No Fishing" is quite a soft take on the HNW ethic but one that I find fascinating. Static loops and filtered breaking things make for a really interest aesthetic.
Last track, as promised to bookend tonight's show, is from the almighty Fleshlicker with a track called Hair Love. If you were at the F.L.A.W Festival or any of the myriad UK performances from this artist over the past few years, you will know how impressive a battering of the senses this artist provides. The sound, whilst massive and uncompromising by itself, is definitely only a part of the Fleshlicker experience.
So until next time, A Christmas special perhaps?!
Thanks for listening and reading if you made it this far.
Soloman Tump
