Hrotur are, as near as I can tell, Konrad Groen and Mateusz Weremczuk. The duo are based in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the only project I can find either of them tied to is, interestingly enough, Groen’s credit on Omniups’ All Around The Universe, on which he played… wait for it… didgeridoo. Classifying Hringvegur is a […]
Tag: Noise
Daisuck & Prostitute – “死ぬまで踊りつづけて” (“Keep Dancing Until You Die”) (1981)
I remain powerless when faced with obscure vinyl, curiosity and a need-to-have-it impulse flaring up in my amygdala and forcing one hand to reach for the record and the other my wallet. Which is precisely how I found myself spending something like $80 on this album the other day over at one of my newest […]
feedbacula – “Now” (2014)
feedbacula will destroy each phantom that has rule o’er man.feedbacula will destroy the dominion of one over many, of the dead o’er the living, of matter over spirit.feedbacula will break the power of the mighty, of law, of property, of Jesse Thomas (La Cosa) and Anna Gregoline (All Extinct Animals). I don’t know much about […]
Merzbow – “Pulse Demon” (1996 / 2023)
If you have only heard of one noise artist, that artist is probably Merzbow (real name Akita Masami). Noise is, by its nature, difficult for most people to listen to. The genre’s name is actually quite perfect in that regard, “noise” being something that people consider bothersome or unpleasant sound, and chances are if you […]