RDKPL/Hana Haruna — Split

Here’s a wall noise split bringing together Czechia’s RDKPL, and Portland’s Hana Haruna. Each project severs up two tracks, running ten mins a picec- with the former presenting us with dense/ malfunction ‘walls’. And the latter more layered/ nuanced take on the genre.

Pink Wool — Diathermy II

Diathermy II is a decidedly entrancing slice of walled noise- blending soothing bass purrs, skittering-yet mellow static grain rubs, and a generally comfy feel. This is digital release takes in a single thirty two minute track from this Oregon-based project, which started last year.

The Dancing Hawk — The Dancing Hawk( Blu Ray)

The Dancing Hawk is a Polish rags-to-riches drama, told in a surreal, arty, and at times troubling manner. The film utilises some wonderful unbalancing/creative camera work, a general keen sense of unpredictability, and a distinctly skewed take on storytelling. It follows the life of a country boy, who works his way up the corporate ladder- trying to keep connected with his roots, but also focusing on what’s best for him. Here from Radiance Films is a new Blu-ray release of the film. It takes in a 4k scan of the picture, a new interview, and a selection of a few shorts by the director

Highway To Hell — Highway To Hell ( Blu Ray)

Highway To Hell is a quirky, at times downright darkly wacky take on the road movie form. This early 90’s film blends fantasy, horror, action and dark satire- it regards a late teenage pizza delivery driver, eloping with his girlfriend to LA. But on the way, they literally ride into hell.Here from Transmission, Radiance Films' sublabel, is a new Blu-ray of this seen/ known film. With a new HD scan, two new commentary tracks- with a selection of old & new archive extras.

Mancunian low-budget Movie Mogul

Cliff Twemlow On Severin

One of last year’s real big surprises in the world of Blu-ray box sets was Bloody Legend: The Complete Twemlow Collection, as it was a wholly entertaining, fascinating, and at times heart-warming set. The Severin released boxset brought together the work of one of the UK’s unlikeliest movie moguls- Cliff Twemlow, a Mancunian bouncer/ body builder, who went on to write/star in/produce a series of low-budget/ largely SOV films in the early 80s to early 90s- these moved between action, thriller, sci-fi, and horror. His most notable/notorious film was 1983’s G.B.H., which landed on the video nasty list, though he was connected to other ten feature films, many of which got their first real full/proper release on the boxset. Opening up the set was the excellent 2023 documentary Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow, which really pulls you into the set. I caught up with Severn’s David Gregory and Jake West, director of Mancunian Man, to discuss the boxset and all things cliff.

Repetitious History - A Quick Trip Into The World Of The Fall

The Fall

MES( Mark E Smith- The Falls main creator) possessed the ability to cram phrases into impossible spaces - “I’m hunting and I’m trying to find” delivered as “hut’na tryna find”; the eight-syllable “mere pseud mag editor’s father” hastily squeezed into a manipulation of time and space, heralded by the prior line “twice each at least”, the latter naturally repeated thrice.