Redrot Update

The master for the Redrot "Deviant" 7-inch (B!109) is on its way to the pressing plant. More details to follow...



(Redrot - 10-11-07 - Raven Pit - Ypsilanti, MI, photo by Mark Solotroff)

Rare Mauthausen Orchestra on eBay

In case anyone is interested, there is a copy of the rare Mauthausen Orchestra "Five Years of Slaughters" LP currently up on eBay.

A Sharp Ringing in the Ears...

...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...

Status - 1/5

I just got back from the Post Office and all paid orders have now been sent out. I apologize for the slight delay caused by the extended New Year's holiday.

Super Eight Loop Update

Please note that the following information does not affect orders placed from the BloodLust! January 2009 Update. All new orders should be shipped by tomorrow, January 6th.

As a few people know, I was having some issues with the Super Eight Loop cassette series over the last two months, or so, while I was in the homestretch of wrapping up the project. I initially thought that I was having a problem with one of my cassette decks, but oddly, I could not determine if it was the mastering deck or one of several dubbing decks. It turns out that there were issues with two dubbing decks, but problems persisted after I replaced one of the failing machines. It took until recently, when I was preparing to duplicate and release the new Haptic "Repetition" cassette, that I discovered that I had received a large batch of defective blank media from one of my suppliers. This was a big setback, as numerous Super Eight Loop masters, as well as dubs made from those masters, were faulty. Luckily, I caught everything before any distro or individual orders were shipped. But this meant that I had to re-master several Super Eight Loop titles, which was both frustrating and time consuming. I still need to get caught up with some dubbing, but everything should be back to normal, shortly...

Addendum

Listening to practice space boom-box recordings, which sound rough but great... Older recordings, so they have "fill in" lyrics... Nothing that we can share, yet... But it is amazing to track our progress over the last month or so...

Praxis

Great "make-up" practice this evening. Getting singing/screaming voice back into shape. Things are definitely clicking...

Metal on Metal

As work continues on the new band, I have been looking back to some examples of classic industrial music to revisit how metal percussion is blended into different equipment set-ups. Over the past few days, I have been pulling out what remains of my Test Dept. material... some early cassettes and vinyl... I always wondered how/why (apart from the obvious of making crap techno) they tanked so badly when several of their peers maintained long and fruitful careers. My VHS tapes are all packed in boxes and I do not see myself re-acquiring the Test Dept. video on DVD, but at least some of it is on YouTube...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone who has supported BloodLust! artists and releases over the past year. Best wishes for 2009...

BloodLust! New Release - Out Now:

Artist: Haptic
Title: "Repetition"
Format: Cassette (C-47, single-sided)
Catalog Number: BloodLust! 122
Genre: Electronic / Experimental / Drone



Haptic is a trio of serious experimental musicians from Chicago -- Steven Hess, Joseph Clayton Mills, and Adam Sonderberg -- who have not been afraid to get their hands dirty at numerous BLOODYMINDED shows over the years. The result of their dependable presence within the ignoble noise scene has been a live collaboration with BLOODYMINDED front man Mark Solotroff, as well as a studio project with Solotroff, which currently remains incomplete. BloodLust! is pleased to release “Repetition,” a 22-minute piece of music presented in its entirety on the single side of an audio cassette. “Repetition” begins with the jarring sound of an electric amplifier being switched on and it promptly builds up to a vigorous and complex dronework that claims the listener’s concentration throughout its duration. Housed in clear "Norelco” style cases with folded black and white photocopied j-cards. Limited to 50 numbered copies

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Tracklisting:
A: "Repetition" (22:00)
B: (Blank)

Price: $6.00 USA/$8.00 Canada+Mexico/$10.00 Rest of World @ postpaid

(Wholesale rates available to distributors, mail-order services, and record stores. Please inquire)

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