Trotsky & Otolathe - 111111 Sessions, Pt.1 & Pt.2 (mp3)

After reviewing Trosky`s Watercooler- gas money Cd, , I  was impressed . So  I did some searching and found a lot of cool freebies on the internet (I will review more of Dan Reaves material in the near future). Those are two long jam sessions featuring Otolathe and Dan Reaves.

111111 Sessions, Pt. 1 : low-fi frequencies becoming louder and louder + samples + some percussive elements + various distortion (synth maybe) effects + creepy unidentifiable sound sources = looks like a non-stop Forbidden Planet soundtrack on acid (26.13 minutes). Get it here:  http://trotskyswatercooler.bandcamp.com/track/111111-sessions-pt-1

111111 Sessions, Pt.2: softcore distortion + programmed percussions + noisy rhythmic loops \ patterns + lots of vibrating \ throbbing frequencies = an apocalyptic chill-out noisy nightmare indeed ( 12.59 minutes). Get it here:

http://trotskyswatercooler.bandcamp.com/track/111111-sessions-pt-2

If you want some more, check out Otolathe`s page, with more goodies here:

www.soundcloud.com/otolathe

And of course Trotsky`s page :

www.soundcloud.com/trotskys-watercooler

Tree – schizophrenic architecture (mp3)

I got this from www.archives.org (along a couple of GO of various cool freebies). This is a 13 track album of tape recorder and live recordings of Tree (Josh Boutwell) recorded by hand at Steele Grinder, Fort Myers, Florida, USA. After reading said description, I was really curious so I downloaded it right away. I`m a sucker for low-fi stuff, homemade recordings, improvised insanity, well anything that`s different i.e. out there. You won`t find any Michael Jackson, Beattles or Celine Dion in my music collection that`s for sure. Every tract in here  has it`s own style and personality. A difficult , challenging listen to say the least. This album is experimental noise which rarely goes into harsh noise territory. There`s the occasional noise burst here and there, but that`s it. There`s a  good variety of sounds mixed-in to keep this recording interesting. Personaly, I like this lil `(46.28 minutes) album. The standout track is number 9 `the Burmese cynic` a short acoustic noisy blues jam session, simply excellent. Get it here:

http://archive.org/details/Tree-SchizophrenicArchitecture

Henriette Valium - music 02 (mini cd)

I bought this at Distroboto, in Montréal. I`m  addicted to Distroboto because every item is sold 2.00 $. This is a 41 song (of mp3 files which is perfect for my mp3 player) mini-album from local underground legend Henriette Valium. Valium is a multidisciplinary artist, drawing comix (he`s been published in Iceberg, Titanic, Hotel amongst others), illustration works and music (Valium Et Les Dépressifs). This is one of his various solo projects. The pseudo-intellectual critic would say that this is mindless noise wanking. I would say that this is near-chaotic noise experimentations. Samples are chopped-up, processed and looped. There`s definitely a song oriented structure at work here. Thus creating a strange sonic language. There`s a lot of percussions and percussive elements thrown in for good measure. This is a  pumped-up, psyched-up, speeded-up, cartoonesque noisy joyride. I like this.