...thanks to NTRLWRM.
I made the trek (good thing that I brought a book) up to Metal Shaker last night, particularly to see Golden Sores (Chris from Number None and Steve from unseen|unknown [which also used to = Flux Bouquet?]) and NTRLWRM (Carter from Velnias). Enjoyable -- in very different ways -- sets from both acts... Golden Sores brought an excellent, complex, and increasingly aggressive drone composition built from analog synth (an Octave Cat!), mic'd bowed metal, lap steel, and voice. NTRLWRM featured ultra-harsh mic feedback through high-power guitar amps that ripped through the ear canal and nearly cleared the room. The surprise of the night was Boar, a guy named Alex from DuBuque, Iowa, who played a short, intense set of harsh noise/power-electronics, maybe in the vein of an abbreviated Control performance??? I have a couple of CDs to check out, to figure out what he is up to...
