Top Bar
Musique Machine Logo Home ButtonReviews ButtonArticles ButtonBand Specials ButtonAbout Us Button
SearchGo Down
Search for  
With search mode in section(s)
And sort the results by
show articles written by  
 Review archive:  # a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Vomir/Nascitari - Sameness [Signor Ward Records - 2015]

While having a clear-up/sort-out at M[m] we came across a few wall noise titles from a few years back, which had slipped through the cracks, and here we have the first of these. It’s an excellent C60 split from 2015 bringing together the taut & shifting textured detail of Italian project Nascitari, with the dense & crude shredding walled noise  power of Frances Vomir

The release appeared on Italian Signor Ward Records- which of course most known for its feet & nylon-themed walled noise releases. But instead of nylon kink, this release seems to be themed around  1972 giallo  Who Saw Her Die? (aka Chi l'ha vista morire)- As its inner sleeve utilizes a still of the black-veiled killer in the film.

Both projects offer up a single side long track, and the first side is taken up by Nascitari track "Lessness". This is a wonderful taut & detailed wall- bringing together a tight weave of juddering & shaking crispness, a blunt & rolling drone undercarriage, and some smaller slicing ‘n’ snapping sub-tones. The track pulls you in from the very start with its complex makeup, and keeps you locked in with its subtly skillful shifts- as the wall progresses layers are pared back & then reinstated,  the pace speed shifts, and we get moody micro detail altering & layer moves. There’s a lumbering-yet- taut persistence about the 'wall' as a whole, and we get a few more pronounced & noticeable shifts- at the mid-way point, we pare right back to a blend of muffled rumble & thin skittering noise. A few minutes after this pare back setting we get a brief sample of a melancholic easy blistering tune, before the ‘wall’ kicks back & this time it's a blend of buffing, rip, and juddering noise- with a swirl grainy haze, and later a line of crude & coarse low-end rip ‘n’ rumble.  Simply put this is a great, great track from Nascitari, and I really wish the project would do more 'wall' work again.

Flipping over to the second side, and we have an Untitled track from Vomir. This ‘wall’ is a crushing & fiercely full blend of rushing roast, rapidly searing ‘n’ feasting judder, and downwardly cascading static rattle. It feels like one is continually falling down a deranged & extreme Helter Skelter- that’s made from rusted & ripped steel, & ribbed with spiral barbwire, and constantly been fed by a steady feed of roasting air. The ‘wall’ has that trademark Vomir crusty crudeness about it, and it makes for a satisfying overloaded companion to the first sides track.

I’ve always been a sucker for walled noise with either giallo  or horror film theme, and sadly these have been thin on the ground in recent years. So it’s great to uncover this release a fresh. All told this is a great split, with both parties offering up suitable mood fitting walls….sadly due to the length of time since this appeared it’s long, long sold out in physical form- but you can still download it from Signor Ward's band camp here

Rating: 4 out of 5Rating: 4 out of 5Rating: 4 out of 5Rating: 4 out of 5Rating: 4 out of 5

Roger Batty
Latest Reviews

Vomir/Nascitari - Sameness
While having a clear-up/sort-out at M[m] we came across a few wall noise titles from a few years back, which had slipped through the cracks, and here we have...
270324   Jerzy Skolimowski Collection ...
260324   Latex Choker - Sealed
260324   Occlusion - 59: No Input Wall
260324   Nihil Impvlse - Anabasis
260324   Marta Forsberg - Sjunger För...
260324   The New Boy - The New Boy( Th...
250324   The Stargazer’s Assistant - ...
250324   Liza Lim - Annunciation Trip...
220324   Patrick - Patrick( UHD/ Blu Ray)
220324   Dadawah - Peace And Love
Latest Articles

The Music of Clay Ruby & Burial H...
Over the last couple of decades Wisconsin native, Clay Ruby has been creating some of the world’s finest dark electronic music under the Burial Hex mon...
280324   The Music of Clay Ruby & Buri...
290224   Sutcliffe No More - Normal Ev...
100124   Occlusion - The Operation Is...
181223   Best Of 2023 - Music, Sound &...
051223   Powerhouse Films - Of Magic, ...
181023   IO - Of Sound, Of Art, Of Exp...
210923   Lucky Cerruti - Of Not so Fri...
290823   The Residents - The Trouble W...
110723   Yotzeret Sheydim Interview - ...
250523   TenHornedBeast - Into The Dee...
Go Up
(c) Musique Machine 2001 -2023. Twenty two years of true independence!! Mail Us at questions=at=musiquemachine=dot=comBottom