A new clump of tump for ye, broadcast on SoundArt Radio 23/03/23, then whacked onto Mixcloud for all the rest of the rabble. I was fortunate enough to get a new spangled Internet Radio recently, so its nice to be able to tune into SoundArt radio live now (I cannot *quite* get FM from where I am in Devon, just a couple too many hills in the way.... but you can of course listen online too - https://www.soundartradio.org.uk/
Sunfish Starfish - The Black Swallower Part 4
Sunfish Starfish are Emma (aka Pettaluck) and Steve (aka THE SPERMACETI ORGAN) and they make sweet dark drones together. In the live Tump Clump last year, they gifted me a recording of a set to play, so its great to hear some of their recordings now getting a proper release.
Feedback & Frustration in Bristol a couple of weeks back was an amazing day out. I should probably write a full review of the event and stick it up on here to be honest. Hard to pick a standout act from the day, everyone gave it 118%. Slow Murder is a queer harsh noise / power electronics project from Wales and they have amazing green hair. There were chains, synths, feedback, and oh yes, plenty of frustration. I loved it all. This track gives you an idea of maybe what it was like.
The bio says it all really.
THESE RECORDINGS ARE PART OF THE POLLUTANT SERIES, INFORMED BY THE ONGOING DESTRUCTION OF EARTH IN THE NAME OF CIVILIZATION.
RECORDED IN METSAAN IN NUUKSIO IN 2022 WITH HANDMADE SOUNDMASCHINES, A DRUMMASCHINE + FIELD RECORDINGS. THE GUITAR ON FOREST FORTRESS IS PLAYED BY BY OLD FRIEND P., BASED ON A COMPOSITION WRITTEN DURING THE EVICTION OF THE HAMBACHER FOREST. POWER + SOLIDARITY TO ALL FOREST / LAND DEFENDERS + WATER PROTECTORS.
Soloman Tump - CHEWINGS
A brand new track by me! So new it's not even finished yet! Tried using sparse kit and seeing what I could come up with. Includes a field recording supplied to me by Arachnopus, my occasional partner in A/V noise crimes. We have a new video coming up next weekend for Wonder Valley Experimental Festival Virtual Edition #15 - check it out!
BOURBONESE QUALK - SHOCK CORRIDOR
From the 1986 self titled album, which was recently re-released on CD with some bonus tracks. I also have the debut from 1982 called "Laughing Afternoon" which was also given the CD/bonus repackage treatment. I have become enamoured with this project; the content is dirty, raw, occasionally shocking (such as sudden coarse screams punctuating what could be described as lounge/jazz moments). There are tracks based around primal drum machines, guitar, spoken word and many experimental styles between. But it all sounds very relevant to todays austere world, where the band was formed from the squats of East End London, building up their fanbase and notoriety before parting ways shortly after this album came out. Love it! I need to hear more of their work.
From the new "Travel" LP released digitally and ltd CD by Poverty Electronics USA. This is an excellent collaborative effort between experimental sound artist Carl Kruger from Wilmington, and Oregon based noise artist Chefkirk. Chefkirk was one of the first noise artists I discovered in my exploration of noise - he operates from a harshly digital electronic world. The combination of minimal groovy beat structures from Carl layered with abrupt shifting raw noise patterns from the Chef makes this an excellent contrasting album and a project I am happy to endorse.
Feghoots - Trajectory Emulation
Such is the nature of DIY tape labels, I think I bought this at some point last summer and after a while realised I had been sent a blank tape! Hah. Never mind, the wonderful Beartown Records sent me the digital files and I dubbed it myself. What a wonderful world we live in. I hung out with Feghoots briefly at Supernormal Festival last summer. It was late on Saturday night I seem to recall. Quite a hazy time sat around the haybales talking about things. Lovely.
A track from the brand new album called Bunker Archeology, Vol. 2- Deteritorialization released via the ever dependable Brachliegen Tapes. I sometimes think this show is kind of sponsored by them! Alas, it is not. But I do like the work they do and the sounds they release, so I shall keep playing them. Axebreaker hails from Maryland USA offering a harsh brand of anti-fascist power electronics. I look forward to hearing the rest of this tape when it is released!
Omnibadger vs Grey Frequency - Speeding Ground (Part iii)
Taken from the forthcoming Rental Yields Volume 4 compilation from Front & Follow, which is raising essential funds for the Manchester charity SPIN (Supporting People In Need), doing all they can to help those who face homelessness and hunger. A very worth cause. This project has brought together many many artists from all across the spectrum of music, inviting us to share sounds, tracks and samples in randomly assigned groups of 3, remixing each others work and forcing us to think outside of the box. A real honour to be part of this project and the depth and breadth of sounds from the releases is pretty outstanding. I was paired with Megaheadphoneboy and Klaus Von Mork.
Here I present Omnibadger reworking sounds by Grey Frequency in an epic crusher of a track! So many good collaborations here, I cannot recommend it enough and you know your money will be going to a great cause.
Another recent compilation, this is lifted from Industrial Coasts "Women Invented Noise Vol II" which was a limited tape / digital release that came out just before Christmas. Whilst some of these tracks a almost disappointingly not noise music, there are some great efforts here, including other Tump Clump alumni Jo Montgomerie, Wild Rani and Kate Rissiek. I'm just a sucker for compilations, as regular readers / listeners will know, and the Lutkie track here is a fine example of her work. Caustic rage but restraint.
Pillars Of Golden Misery - Temple Of Catastrophe
Another new album! Turbo Necropolis was released on limited lurid coloured tape just last month, and marks a bit of a change of direction for PoGM. This album is more minimal, dark and brooding, taking a step away from the EDM carnage of previous albums and into the world of dark industrial doom electronics. I like this album very much - sinister vocals and dismal soundscapes is right up my street, of course.
Soloman Tump - Bonus Clump Krell Jam #2354345342
A final ditty to see out the last couple of minutes of the show, some live manipulated krell patch action with my trusty Behringer Neutron and some other widgets. What would I do without her. Le sigh.
That is all for tonight.
Thank you for tuning in.
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