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Monday, March 7, 2022

VA - (2002) 20 Years of Dischord 3xCD

 


Dischord Records – DIS 125

VA - (1988) New York City Hardcore: The Way It Is [1993 Reissue] CD

 


Revelation Records – Revelation:7

The Rita - (2021) O.C.D. Shin CD

 

Ominous Recordings – OR190
484.42MB FLAC files

The Rita - (2006) Thousands Of Dead Gods CD

 


Troniks – TRO-231

The Rita - (2009) The Voyage Of The Decima MAS CD


Troniks – TRO-293





Live snorkeling source sounds recorded in Pender Harbour Canada August 19, 2009
Ocean mic constructed by Trauma Tone
In the past few months I’ve dipped my toes back into some old school noise. I’ve been trolling Discogs for old Wolf Eyes, Aaron Dilloway and Sick Lama CDR’s and have managed to snap up a few. When I scroll through a Discogs noise seller’s inventory there is invariably a coupe of The Rita CD’s up for grabs as well and I suspect that these records probably haven’t necessarily got the attention they deserve.
I’ve got a fair few The Rita records and this is one of my favourites. For those of you who haven’t heard of him before, The Rita is the pseudonym of Sam McKinlay, a Canadian noise artist who specialises in that most specialist of noise sub genres, Harsh Wall Noise. HWN is pretty well described by its title. It is usually identified by tracks consisting of thick walls of static with very little or absolutely no compromise to anything that may comfort the listener by way of any recognisable musical forms. There are certainly no beats or homages to industrial noise – the sound can either be overwhelming or strangely trance inducing and on occasions exceptionally boring.
I can assure you that The Rita and specifically The Voyage of the Decima MAS are not boring. The Decima MAS were an Italian frogmen unit formed during the second world war. McKinlay references the subject matter by interposing snorkel sounds that he recorded in Vancouver Harbour as breaks in the walls of static that he conjures up. It’s not the first time he has used nautical subject matter and related field recordings, his Thousands of Dead Gods CD from 2006 used recordings of a great white shark dive cage to weave through all the static. I suppose the reason I like both these records so much is that unlike most harsh wall noise, my listening experience has been active rather than passive as I anticipate the use of the field recordings.
This record is pretty great but if you decide to pick up a copy expect something brutal, harsh and noisy. - Ducks Battle Satan
'The Voyage Of The Decima MAS' sees The Rita return to the Troniks/Pacrec label which released such landmark & genre classic Rita/HNW recordings as: 'Thousands Of Dead Gods' , 'Bodies Bear Traces Of Carnal Violence' & 'Total Slitting Of Throats'- but this is far from simply another HNW record or a retread of The Rita’s past work.
On offer here is a just shy of fifty six minute long single track that’s made up of edited, manipulated & texturally layered Live snorkelling source recordings made by Sam McKinlay(who of course is The Rita) in Pender Harbour Canada. The track starts off relatively calm & rather haunting with just the rush of water & snorkelling tone present, but as the track progresses McKinlay adds in more textural detail &  jittering noise risers yet it still keeps returning to the untouched & stripped snorkelling recordings. Moving towards the 20 minute mark & things start to get more fierce, thicker  & more wall like in it’s feel as McKinlay nudges up the intensity of the track, yet he still never complete abandons the textural snorkelling & water rush tonalities. By about the 26th minute he’s really turned very noise & jittering wall like; but instead of going into all out noise burn 'n' boil attack around the half an hour  mark he strips the track right the way back down to the atmospheric, wiry & thin snorkelling, water & static air hissing. The rest of the track really plays out in this strange, watery, jittering, spaced -out & atmosphere rich manner- sure there’s the odd dart or boil of more thick & powerful noise raisers, but for the most part it just stays in the aquatic, jagged & at times oddly soothing & haunted state.
Certainly not an album for those expecting all out thick & unforgiving harsh wall noise making. This for the most part is a lot more considered, controlled & atmospherically rich take on The Rita’s sound. - musiquemachine.com



The Rita - (2012) Eyeliner Into Nylon Back Seam CD

 

Sickcore – SC25
119.71MB FLAC files

The Rita - (2014) Ballet Feet Positions CD

 


Elettronica Radicale Edizioni – EREAU004

The Rita - (2015) Raymonda (Stage Arrangement Of Women) CD

 


Elettronica Radicale Edizioni – EREAU008

The Rita - (2020) Anna Kogler Found In The River CD

 


Phage Tapes – PT:328

The Rita - (2020) Shark At Knife Pointe CD

 

Troniks – TRO-320
430.49MB FLAC files

The Rita - (2021) Macha Vs. Knife CD

 


Ominous Recordings – OR188

The Rita - (2021) Womankind CD

 

Self Abuse Records – SAD-15

The Rita - (2022)The Unitard Apex CS

 


No Rent Records – NORENT056

Sniveling - (2021) Symphorophiliac CS

 


No Rent Records – NORENT038

Wrongtom Meets The Ragga Twins - (2017) In Time CD

 


Tru Thoughts – TRUCD340

10 Ft. Ganja Plant - (2019) Bush Rock CD

 


ROIR – RUSCD 8308

VA - (2019) The Linval Thompson Trojan Roots Albums Collection 2xCD

 


Doctor Bird – DBCDD-044

Culture - (2019) The Nighthawk Recordings CD

 


Omnivore Recordings – OVCD-332

Daddy Vad Aka DJ Vadim - (2014) Dubcatcher CD

 


BBE – BBE274ACD

Lee Perry And The Sufferers - (2012) The Sound Doctor (Black Ark Singles And Dub Plates 1972-1978) CD

 


Pressure Sounds – PSLP 76

Skatalites - (2011) Treasure Isle Time CD

 


Kingston Sounds – KSCD027
255.03MB FLAC/.CUE files

Tippa Lee - (2016) Cultural Ambassador 2xCD

 


Stones Throw Records – STH2183

Toots & The Maytals - (2003) Funky Kingston / In the Dark CD

 


Island Records – 440 077 076-2

VA - (2005) Trojan Dub Massive Chapter One

 


Trojan Records – 06076-80492-2

VA - (2007) Trojan Reggae Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae Classics 1967-1974 CD

 

Starbucks Entertainment – CDS-089, Trojan Records – 82310-70035-2
265.59 FLAC/.CUE files

VA - (2009) Joe Gibb's Scorchers From The Early Years 2xCD

 


17 North Parade – VP 4151

VA - (2010) GetDarker Presents This Is Dubstep, Volume 2 2xCD

 


GetDarker – GD002CD

VA - (2016) Puffer’s Choice CD

 

Scotch Bonnet – SCOBCD007
272.50MB FLAC/.CUE files

VA - (2016) Studio One Radio Show CD

 

Studio One – CD-SOR-003
270.43MB .FLAC/.CUE files

VA - (2018) This Is Trojan Boss Reggae (The Original Tighten Up Explosion) 2xCD

 


Trojan Records – TJDCD569
499.40MB FLAC/.CUE files