Kadaver + Smother - Awaiting You At The Morgue
We return once again to one of the projects which we have been around for some time. Israel isn't really that known for either harsh noise, death industrial, or power electronics but Kadaver is one of the few blokes around that block which tries (Almost on a daily basis!) to inject a drop or two of sonic wickedness into your dreary lives. This time he has found a friend/act called Smother, which hasn't released anything so far... So this one is the first release with Smother, in the company of Kadaver. A limited 50 cassette released via Black Ring Rituals, 3 tracks about 43 minutes in total!
The first track is called Blood Patterns, which starts off with a movie sample of such. Sounds of distant cannons/explosions while someone is masturbating/having sex in a bathtub. All of this tranquility ends with an explosion of a screaching and chaotic harsh noise wall! There is a sound of something being cut inside a whirling grinding machine, while ritualistic and chanting voices can be heard in the background aswell. The mood is quite constant/static in a good way! The noise wall ends later on (turned down) while the grinding machine noises get a sound focus... Does actually sounds like something recorded being reversed and being slightly distorted as well. The noise wall returns once again with a vengeance, more dynamics attached this time. The ambient chanting can still be heard at this point, although almost drowned in the sickening torturous noise... And then it ends really suddenly!
The second track The Gods of Meander Vs the Men of Beelzebub... What? ... Gods of Meander... Who are they?!...(examining)... Ok, the internet tells me this :
Meander, Maeander, Mæander or Maiandros (Ancient Greek: Μαίανδρος) was a river god in Greek mythology, the patron deity of the Meander River (modern Büyük Menderes River) in Caria, southern Asia Minor (modern Turkey).
And we all know who Beelzebub is right?. Let´s have a look at that as well then shall we?! :
Beelzebub or Beelzebul is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon. The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god Baal.
Hmmm... The worshipers of some Greek water god start a war with the worshiper of a Philistine god (which turned into a satanic pop-icon later on!). Ok!.
The track starts with another weird recording (from a movie again?!). Sounds of winds, and the sound of someone running through dirt while losing his breath. All of this gets replaced (except the windy sounds) by a hypnotizing and nerve-grinding tone of clinical proportions. A more static track than the former, things are more... still in here... if you know what I mean? (listen to the track!). Closer to being an HNW inspired piece. If you ask me. Sho will the battle then?... The Gods of a Greek Water god or the men of a Philistine god?... I think they all would die... that is if you take the sonic and static expression into consideration!
The last and final longest track called Self-Administered Rape Injection starts again with a nasty movie sample and dives straight into the most brutal harsh-noise treatment on the album. Imagine a fast circular saw built and made to grind and eat itself through steel, then add a microphone, record it, and turn the volume up! And this point, your brain reminds you that ... this track is actually 21 minutes and 39 seconds long! Bon appetit!
And that is all I will reveal regarding this album, made by Kadaver and Smother (note, not a split a colab!). A quick and brutal static attack on the senses and all that jazz. Not an epic pioneering piece of work, but it does the job if you suck for a well-delivered noise treatment. And as I said before, this one is placed in the static noise department... not the frantic and chaotic department.
Bandcamp (label):
https://blackringrituals.com/album/awaiting-you-at-the-morgue
Bandcamp (band):
https://kadaver.bandcamp.com/
Facebook (band):
https://www.facebook.com/michael.zolotov?fref=nf
The first track is called Blood Patterns, which starts off with a movie sample of such. Sounds of distant cannons/explosions while someone is masturbating/having sex in a bathtub. All of this tranquility ends with an explosion of a screaching and chaotic harsh noise wall! There is a sound of something being cut inside a whirling grinding machine, while ritualistic and chanting voices can be heard in the background aswell. The mood is quite constant/static in a good way! The noise wall ends later on (turned down) while the grinding machine noises get a sound focus... Does actually sounds like something recorded being reversed and being slightly distorted as well. The noise wall returns once again with a vengeance, more dynamics attached this time. The ambient chanting can still be heard at this point, although almost drowned in the sickening torturous noise... And then it ends really suddenly!
The second track The Gods of Meander Vs the Men of Beelzebub... What? ... Gods of Meander... Who are they?!...(examining)... Ok, the internet tells me this :
Meander, Maeander, Mæander or Maiandros (Ancient Greek: Μαίανδρος) was a river god in Greek mythology, the patron deity of the Meander River (modern Büyük Menderes River) in Caria, southern Asia Minor (modern Turkey).
And we all know who Beelzebub is right?. Let´s have a look at that as well then shall we?! :
Beelzebub or Beelzebul is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon. The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god Baal.
Hmmm... The worshipers of some Greek water god start a war with the worshiper of a Philistine god (which turned into a satanic pop-icon later on!). Ok!.
The track starts with another weird recording (from a movie again?!). Sounds of winds, and the sound of someone running through dirt while losing his breath. All of this gets replaced (except the windy sounds) by a hypnotizing and nerve-grinding tone of clinical proportions. A more static track than the former, things are more... still in here... if you know what I mean? (listen to the track!). Closer to being an HNW inspired piece. If you ask me. Sho will the battle then?... The Gods of a Greek Water god or the men of a Philistine god?... I think they all would die... that is if you take the sonic and static expression into consideration!
The last and final longest track called Self-Administered Rape Injection starts again with a nasty movie sample and dives straight into the most brutal harsh-noise treatment on the album. Imagine a fast circular saw built and made to grind and eat itself through steel, then add a microphone, record it, and turn the volume up! And this point, your brain reminds you that ... this track is actually 21 minutes and 39 seconds long! Bon appetit!
And that is all I will reveal regarding this album, made by Kadaver and Smother (note, not a split a colab!). A quick and brutal static attack on the senses and all that jazz. Not an epic pioneering piece of work, but it does the job if you suck for a well-delivered noise treatment. And as I said before, this one is placed in the static noise department... not the frantic and chaotic department.
Bandcamp (label):
https://blackringrituals.com/album/awaiting-you-at-the-morgue
Bandcamp (band):
https://kadaver.bandcamp.com/
Facebook (band):
https://www.facebook.com/michael.zolotov?fref=nf