Tribe Tapes have been doing more than just the tapes you might expect. Yes, they still do them, and yes, it's an awesome format - I love tapes because you HAVE to listen to the whole thing; skipping tracks like with CD is no option - but... What we have here is no tape. It's vinyl, 7", and that's a dedicated format. To release a 7" is a dedication because the production costs are freakingly high compared to the limited time the medium will give you. And the deeper the sound, the less time you can squeeze on there.
Before me is the debut vinyl release from Slacking. Slacking hails from Pittsburgh and is a reasonably new project doing harsh noise. His first release is from 2019, and his latest is from 2023, popping his vinyl cherry. I think I should describe the tracks as fierce yet clear noise collages. No distortion-noise, no noise-noise, but heavily stocked sounds, creating an in-your-face wall of sound. Side A was done 'solo' while side B is a fragment of a live collaboration with Mallard Theory. It's not an extended-release, just a little over 4 minutes per side because Grant Richardson of Gnawed fame did the mastering, and we all know he likes his bass frequencies to do the talking (and yes, that's a compliment, Grant).
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