NAPALMED/TALONOV NET - Fabricunts instead picnic     CD-R
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http://www.laylah.net
LAYLAH #12 (Spain)
Napalmed (Czech Republic) and Talonov Net (Russia) are polar sonic opposites, but just as Malevich's "White on White" and Pollock's enormous splatter paintings can be seen as formulations of the same arguments about the boundaries of visual art and the grammar of human expression, so Napalmed's glassy environmental noise and Talonov Net's speaker-shredding processor experiments can be seen as facets of a single compound attempt to represent, in sound, the tension between the versions of ourselves that people carry with them in their souls and the ones we brick into walls as we build them around us. "Fabricunts instead Picnic" (released on 2000) is a wonderful split of six tracks plus a bonus. The first part of the work, occupying the tracks #1, #3, #5 & #7 (seven compositions), consists on manipulations of field recordings by Napalmed. Sometimes is possible to hear recognisable snippets of sounds in some vague likeness of its natural state, but at the second section (the rest of the CD) by Talonov Net, the sound has reverted to pure wonderful roar. From Napalmed, my favourite track is "Burd (OSA)", the bonus piece consisting on sound mutilations made by Napalmed from field recordings, and exploratory distortions; from Talonov Net is "Anstatau Pikniko Vive" to feel the magic of an unremitting acoustic torture. As with most Napalmed recordings, I realise that very many people will think this sound experience is very desirable.
Crypt Vihâra
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http://www.laylah.net
LAYLAH #12 (Spain)
Napalmed (República Checa) y Talonov Net (Rusia) son polos sónicos totalmente opuestos, pero como "Blanco sobre Blanco" de Malevich y los enormes manchurrones de pintura de Pollock pueden ser vistos como formulaciones de los mismos argumentos acerca de la fronteras del arte visual y de la gramática de la expresión humana, así el ambiente ruidista cristalino de Napalmed y los experimentos destructores de Talonov Net pueden ser entendidos como facetas de un intento de representar, mediante sonidos, la tensión entre las versiones que la gente tiene de nosotros mismos y aquellas que construimos entorno nuestro como ladrillos en un muro. "Fabricunts instead Picnic" (editado en el 2000) es un maravilloso split de seis pistas más una extra. La primera parte de este trabajo, que abarca las pistas #1, #3, #5 y #7 (siete composiciones), consiste en manipulaciones de grabaciones de campo realizadas por Napalmed. En algunas ocasiones es posible reconocer fragmentos de sonidos en una vaga semejanza a su estado natural, pero en la segunda sección (el resto del CD) por Talonov Net, el sonido revierte a un puro y maravilloso rugido. De Napalmed, mi pista favorita es "Burd (OSA)", la pieza extra que consiste en sonidos mutilados realizados por Napalmed a partir de grabaciones de campo y de exploraciones distrofias; de Talonov Net es "Anstatau Pikniko Vive" que hace sentir la magia de la tortura acústica inremitente. Como con la mayor parte de las grabaciones de Napalmed, mucha gente encontrará muy deseable esta experiencia sonora.
Crypt Vihâra
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http://www.neo-zine.com
NEO-ZINE #17 (USA)
Napalmed utilized field recordings, MD samples, microphones and pedal effects. Both bands provide some well put together experimentation, with a lot to offer even the casual listener. The problem... well, the stereo reads the tracks way differently than they are listed, and I lost track of who was playing on each listening. I do like the creeping soundscapes a lot more than the twisted metal sounding of harsh destruction. Good variety, no boredom. Keeps you awake!
CHC
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http://www.suggestion-records.de
SUGGESTION (Germany)
Czech noise w/industrial atmospheres vs. Russian extreme harsh noise.

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TOTAL ZERO dist (Canada)
Power Electronics and Extreme Noise. Comes with a joke "bonus" CD of crap. 
Brian Damage
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