Noise !

I'd have likely flipped the two, since in all likelihood I've been walkin' before the big finale, that is, A Thanks for the report! I've seen him bossing that rod times before, I'd take a chance stab and suggest, via an uneducated opinion, it was attached to a contact mic; picks up the vibrations then amplifies. 

BTW, Hijokaidan have put out some pretty long albums, from memory both Modern and Romance are around the 75min mark. And, you could always pick up some boxsets, tho' there should be disclaimers for health and safety, like C.C.C.C.'s early works, Incapacitants Box is stupid (their album As Loud As Possible is another longin'), or 'The' Merzbox (which I once d/l, polished then discarded all the sh*t, ending up with only a handful of albums. Some of the recordings from the early 80's are rubbish, imho), but the problem with this approach is sh*t gets repetitive real quick, and no matter how softly you play it tinnitus is usually the biggest winner So, in general I'm all for the shorter albums (check Pedestrian Deposit's Fatale, no bullocks, just 36mins of beautifully structured noise). Some of this might arise from of the popular tape format, too.  

I'm actually surprised how many people know 'n' like Drumm :)

Cannonball With Hat wrote: Oh, another. I can't remember his name, but I believe he did an album with Drumm. I think his name was Daniel Machane, or something like that. I saw him in concert with Agalloch and my my was that a cool set. Very hypnotic. Probably more droney/wall of sound type of noise (as opposed to harsh noise kind of stuff). But it was awesome nonetheless.

Yeah, that would have been Daniel Menche, he's been rippin' it up forever. Odd opening act tho'. Were the crowd, in general, interested? Actually I guess it depends. If it staggered along the atmospheric lines of, say, The Face of Vehemence (despite its title it is gentle on the ears) it would have been sound appeasement; so I've, possibly, answered my own question. Saw him in Sydney a couple of years ago in some dingy bar. A real eccentric show, mic's 'n' all. He use much of that at the Agalloch gig? Oh, his album Gauntlet is a little *yawn* and as you mentioned caught up in brevity.

Stumbled upon this yesterday. A whole selection of PAN discs samples (yes, sample before you buy, their CD/vinyl come at a price):
Here's the Sewer Election I've been so smitten with http://soundcloud.com/pan_recs/sewer-election-vid-ppna-s-r-ii

If you mosey down to the bottom right, click on 'view all' it will unveil three pages of goodies. The re-issue of the Hecker album kills. And Billy Bao's Urban Disease was another goodie from last year: lovely noise rock interspersed by chance meetings with silence. The tension! I've not heard the R / S disc yet, but their collaboration on Erstwhile Records near destroyed my speakers. Hi-fidelity noise! The nuisances are so clear 'n' crisp, with the subtleties of a EAI mindset.  

Maybe, more on Wolf Eyes, but I got to run. 

dionisio wrote: Kevin Drumm and the album Sheer Hellish Miasma

sh*t, i played that disc till it broke, literally; snapped in the player, almost, reducing me to tears. Emotional stuff. Three months straight twice a day and tinnitus to boot, but it still had me runnin' back the shops (well, flickin' an email to MegoEditions), stratchin' at my neck to stave off the withdrawals. I've most of what he has released, right from the days he was all quiet and minimalist (spares 'n' silent, subtle placements, you know), to his harsh, latter day tapes (and these days the occasional free d/l) which find themselves weary on their reels.

This months been all about the Swede Dan Johansson who goes by the moniker Sewer Election, the month before that Pedestrian Deposit (now that's some tastefully composed noise) and Work/Death (oh, those Tender Comrades). If I'd an inch of motivation in my body I'd bother with a decent post... but I guess that ain't going to happen any time soon... 

If I'd wear glasses, they'd be all steamed and cracked from reading the above.

I've been digging into Merzbow lately and loving most of what I hear. Sheer Hellish Miasma is a great album but that is all I know of Kevin Drumm, and noise in general. I need moar.

I love Merzbow. Since this is a jazz forum I choose to recommend Door Open at 8 AM.