KK Null
Oxygen Flash
Neurot (2009)
You might not know who or what KK Null is (or his band Zeni Geva), but rest assured his twenty plus years of activity in music has given him the opportunity to play all over the world and collaborate with a variety of musicians and bands from Sonic Youth, Mike Patton (Faith No More, MR. Bungle, Tomahawk, etc), Steve Albini (Shellac, Big Black, recording documenter extraordinaire) to Merzbow, and James Plotkin (Khanate, Phantomsmasher, Khlyst, etc). Oxygen Flash is another in a plethora of more than one hundred releases that KK Null has participated, recorded, and released over the course of his long and fruitful career. OK, I certainly was not prepared for everything that Oxygen Flash would be bringing to the table that's for sure; the nine tracks on this KK Null album alternate from brutish, harsh white noise washes to strange blips, beeps, and electronic sounds. The first track actually reminded me of what eighties movies make computers sound like when they are working, which was strangely soothing at times while also being incredibly difficult to listen to at others. The whole of Oxygen Flash seems to alternate between the harsh sounds, the intriguing moments, and the sublime soundscapes … Read more
Hayaino Daisuki
The Invisible Gate Mind Of The Infernal Fire Hell, Or Do You Mean Hawaii Daisuki?
Hydra Head (2010)
Now this is a shock, another Hayaino Daisuki release by which to have all of our brains melted in short … Read more
Iroha & Fragment
Bittersweet
Denovali (2010)
One of the biggest thrills that I still get from music and writing about music is being smacked up side … Read more
Ryan Mallot & Kelly Thomas
Self Titled
Deep Elm (2009)
Deep Elm has, over the past few years, been relying more on their internet presence rather than being a label … Read more
