When it comes to noise subgenres, I claim no expertise whatsoever. I don’t think I can clearly differentiate harsh noise (or even more specifically, harsh noise wall) from power electronics. And maybe it doesn’t matter, given how artists often feel about genre labels. Iceland’s Amnesia Agenda tag their 2022 release Blood/Glass Osmosis using both of the above genres. However on their Instagram page, where they aren’t limited to whatever list of options Bandcamp serves up, they call themselves “Corruption Electronics”, which actually seems to be a pretty good fit.
Now that I’ve told you that Amnesia Agenda are (1) from Iceland, (2) have a Bandcamp page, and (3) have an Instagram page, you know about as much about them as I do. Which is, quite frankly, perfectly fine, because the music stands on its own just fine. Blood/Glass Osmosis is 41 minutes of distortion, existential dread, and underlying horror buzzing in your ears, a sonic drill trepanning your skull to either drive out the demons… or inject them back in. “Live for the coming of the Antichrist. No mixing. No editing. No post processing,” we’re told, and I believe it – this is raw and uncompromising. But it also feels directional – there’s a plan here, an agenda, an end-goal in mind, not just random knob-turning and banging about. The four compositions (it’s difficult to think of them as songs per se) on the album have their own unique characteristics, and that’s what makes Blood/Glass Osmosis an intriguing listen.
A DIY cassette release was made to be sold at a 2022 live show. The cassettes are individually dubbed, and my copy is recorded over some kind of opera or classical recording – which became evident when Amnesia Agenda’s last track came to an end and was followed by a female vocalist. I’m not sure how many copies were produced, but it can’t be many. Have no fear though, friends, because Blood/Glass Osmosis is available for streaming and digital purchase on Bandcamp HERE.