 |  | | Hoggle - To The Labyrinth... | Many Harsh Noise Wall projects focus on obsessions- be it on a type of movie, nihilistic moods, or even female pop stars. One project that has a very specific focus/ obsession is Santa Fe based Hoggle- the project is themed & obsessed with just one movie: The Labyrinth- the 1986 family fantasy puppet/ live action movie that was written & directed by master puppeteer & Muppet inventor Jim Henson.
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|  | | Patrick McBratney - Lava Church label /Lovebrrd project Interview | Lava Church is one of Florida’s most consistent and prolific experimental labels; releasing everything from harsh noise, to ambient, to lo-fi, to drone. Label-runner Patrick McBratney has released a variety of acts including: Sky Stadium, Raven, Mold Omen, Virgin Blood, and Su Sous Toulouse en Rogue, as well as his own experimental project Lovebrrd. I’ve had the pleasure to get to know Mr. McBratney over the past year and appreciate him taking the time to talk about his many projects, his upcoming tour, and baseball.
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|  | | Stephen O’Malley - The Organic Ideologies of Stephen O’Malley | When early twenty-first century music becomes defined it is currently unclear what directions, genres or tropes will be set down in the history books. Experimental music genres seem to fragment themselves into oblivion, fuelled by technologies that enable pretty much anyone to record and distribute, leaving a stockpile of unheard digital files in its wake. But it is, perhaps, safe to cite Stephen O’Malley (SOMA) as one such artist whose repertoire will rise above the current confusion to firmly stand the increasingly difficult test of time.
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|  | | Lasse-Marc Riek & Roland Etzin - An Interest In Sound- Gruenrekorder Label Interview | Gruenrekorder is a German based field recording, sound art & soundscape label. The label was formed in 2003 by university friends Lasse-Marc Riek & Roland Etzin, and over the last ten years the pair have released a wide range of quality bound field recordings & sound art releases from all over the world, making Gruenrekorder one of the most known & respected names with-in this field. Lasse & Roland kindly agreed to give M[m] an email interview about the labels past & future.
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|  | | Sux By Suxwest 3 - Festival report | March 17th was the 3rd Annual Sux by Suxwest Festival in Austin, TX; curated by Jonathan Cash and Austin Noise. Not to be confused with the festival of the same acronym where thousands of hipsters descend upon Austin, but a single day event where noise and power electronics take center stage.
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|  | | Cory Strand & Altar Of Waste - Between Grey Calm & Blacked Storm | Minneapolis based Cory Strand is one of the more interesting, creative & sonically varied artists to appear with-in the HNW/Drone scene in the last year or so. Strand is linked to various projects whose sound moves from grey ambience, HNW, doom metal, brutal noise drone retakes on black metal, and beyond. He also runs the excellent and highly prolific Altar Of Waste label, which has amassed nearing sixty releases in less than a year. Cory kindly agreed to take time out from his busy workload to give M[m] an email interview.
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| | | Erragal - Realms of the Underworld | Given the tide of the ongoing social and religious upheavals in Iraq, which ripples through the land like a shockwave, it is inevitable that the residue of s...
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