Various Artists: Exoskeleton
- Blink Twice - Striving
- Gridlock - Frantic
- Imperative Reaction - Predicate
- I Parasite - Piety (edit)
- Morgue - Dead End
- Synapscape - Stop Yield
- SALT - Stolen Icons
- Dive - Dark Room
- Patchworks - Medicine
- Holocaust Theory - Balanced Chaos
- Noisex - No Fear
- Pain Konsept - Progressive Decay
- P*A*L. - T.A.E.
- Jugend Staat - Vaterland
- Ichor - Parasite
- Imminent Starvation - Link Addiction
Don't let it be said that American labels aren't jumping on the sudden
increased popularity of the Power Noise scene, because Possessive Blindfold
Recordings is doing it's best to stack the deck in it's favor. Just a quick
look at the line-up of "Exoskeleton" suggests that it is by far the most
diverse Power Noise collection to date, even if it contains mostly German
artists. A few relatively well known American's also manage including Gridlock,
Blink Twice, and Holocaust Theory to name a few. Yet for whatever reason, the
whole Power Noise movement seems to be centered in the bastion of feedback
better known as the German Ant-Zen Records. In any event, the tracks on this
compilation are really rather diverse, even if they all share a common theme of
utilizing feedback and white noise to compose their music. The moods range from
the slow and almost melodic Gridlock, to the caustic uptempo percussion of
Synapscape, and the almost EBM quality of I Parasite to the rhythmic deviance
of Imminent Starvation. There is certainly something for every noise fan on
this compilation, except perhaps those purists who feel that Masonna and Merzbow
are the real noise fanatics.
Contact:
Possessive Blindfold Recordings
2251 Frederic St.
Burbank, Ca 91504
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