Form Hunter - "Form Hunter" LP

Although only active since 2018, the duo of Stefan Aune and Weston Czerkies comprising Form Hunter have already laid extensive sonic foundations of crumbling stone, warped magnetic tape, and resonating metal that continue to drill, pound, and manipulate their way through the American harsh noise landscape on their debut self-titled album.

Form Hunter is the type of project that is a recipe for the perfect noise storm; Aune is known previously for his solo efforts with Breaking The Will and Kjostad, as well as running the extreme noise label New Forces. Czerkies takes credit for a long tenure of industrial, noise music, and beyond with his projects Sunken Cheek and Magnetic Coroner, in addition to operating the Prime Ruin label and it's recent Gracious Host imprint. With limited cassette releases on their own respective labels, Form Hunter have also left behind a shuttered, mangled trail with appearances on White Centipede Noise, Oxen, and Dead Gods. With such a virile introduction for the project, one can only imagine the distillation of fierce power and movement presented on their new album on Found Remains.

Metal scraps of America's almost-forgotten industrial past are scraped and thrusted into a vacant noise space, only to be captured with archaic electronics and churned out through an array of overdrive, tape crunch, and loops that leave the listener dazed and pulverized. An orgy of rusty steel crashing and cracked noise rumble are guaranteed to dilate the pupils and open the adrenal glands of all Americanoise fanatics, yet the only desire in the end is more punishment.

(Text by Luke Tandy)

This LP was cut and mastered by Josh Bonati for maximum damage and comes on virgin black 150 gram vinyl with professionally printed jackets. All production and components MADE IN USA for a truly Americanoise experience.

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Herukrat - "Songs of Religious Devotion" CD

Herukrat is the solo project of Jackson Abdul-Salaam, a revered figure in the noise scene who has been active since 2013 with his last album released earlier this year on Berlin’s Total Black label. The project’s roots sprang from harsh noise and feedback bludgeoning but has since been reborn as a brooding power electronics entity exploring violence, war, and spirituality. It’s the latter on which Herukrat has based this newest release and he has provided a statement on its genesis.

"Songs of Religious Devotion moves away from any external themes and influences and goes right to the core of my project. I started recording for this album, which was originally going to be a four track EP, while finishing the Darkness Over Najaf LP. Working so extensively on the idea of war in the Middle East on the last major Herukrat project, I wanted to shift my focus to the other theme that is always the most important undercurrent of Herukrat - my own religious and spiritual life. This album is essentially a celebration of my relationship with The Almighty and what it took for me to get there, and although I use the term "celebration," this album doesn't come across with overwhelming sounds of joy. In this case I've tried to dig deep and lay out the sound that represents true "spiritual devotion" to me, and the result is some of the darkest and most somber material I have recorded to date. For me, there is always a side to spiritual devotion that is heavy and mournful, and that is the primary sound that towers over this material. This album represents the difficult and incredible journey to live in God's light, continuously.”