There are labels with low output, and there are labels with high output ... And then there is Love Earth Music. Based in Massachusetts, US, LEM is the brainchild of Steve Davis. Next to releases from himself and several recurrent names, it's also a label where you can expect stuff you didn't know you would like. That is: If you want noise, abrasive sounds, drones, depth and confrontation. Guess what: I do.
Again a new name, being Abrasion Addict. I've googled my butt off and can't get much more info than the location of origin is the UK, and he or she or they released several things in 2022. The sound on "Brutalist Detritus" is a bit of a crossover between harsh noise and industrial and experimental influences. The total playing time is under 40 minutes, divided into six tracks. And there, we have a nice difference with the previously reviewed album. Because of the division into six tracks, it's much more decided upon what the sonic journey of each track is about, creating longer phrases in a certain setting and therefore creating a particular ambience or maybe atmosphere in which you can drown/suffocate/enjoy yourself.
The title track has a post-industrial, almost death-industrial feel in the background over which abrasive noises are layered. "Death Throes" and "Metallic Enslavement" are comparable to the harsher parts of the first track, while "Flesh And Steel As One" also uses more feedback and filtering. The final two tracks are a separate story: "Purgatory" follows the title track in 'harsh layers upon an old school background', but the choice for both is very nicely done. The track creates a sort of vacuum in comparison to the other tracks, even when it's just as abrasive. The final track, "Release", is a beauty. Lots of cut-ups, proper use of silence and reverb between the separate sounds. I wouldn't mind hearing more in this style.
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