What? Another Thing? Yes, another one! This ongoing series, also titled ‘This Ongoing Series,’ with different artists featured each time, has been reviewed multiple times before in VW, and here we have yet another installment. A brief recap of what this series is about: Attenuation Circuit has an open window for a sampler series entitled “Thing”. Artists can apply for the series with a maximum duration of 15 minutes, and the man behind Attenuation Circuit, Sascha Stadlmeier, will attempt to combine submissions until a new product is created where the tracks fit together. After a set fee, the 100 copies are distributed equally between the artists and the label (so, 20 each) and this way, you get a) a nice release and b) the possibility to get distributed amongst an audience of each of the three other projects.
This Thing opens with the German project Problem Anderer Leute. The original PAL was already taken, but like SPK, the abbreviation has also been used for releases under Perfect Attractive Lover and Police And Lust. In this piece titled “Stück” (German for ‘Piece’), there is a lot of chaos. Freehand improv on what sounds like an organ on a feedback / no input mixer with layers of noise. Have I mentioned it is chaotic already? The peace after playing is worth every penny.
Tracks two and three are reserved for two artists from Czechia. RDKPL excels in his “240310_05”. He released quite a bit on Inner Demons, and because of that, I’ve heard a lot of him. This one is a bit more distorted, but his chaotic cut-up noise is a bit more layered this time. It could have used a bit more dynamics, but … Nice track. The manufacturer provides the shortest track on this sampler, and yet it plays for 12 minutes and 12 seconds. Michael Borůvka is the man behind the project, and “A Nothing Is Near” is a throbbing experiment in how some sounds can hurt while others, more aggressive, can be soothing.
The fourth and final act is Fallen Sun from Malaysia. Behind this project is Y’ng-Yin Siew, who is also active under the names Hexagon Forest and Reverse Image. According to Discogs, she has been musically active for only a few years, but she has been interested in noise music and labels for a long time. Her track “GEOGLYPH 1” is my favorite of this release. Massive noise constructions with a contemplating end. Will have to look into her work a bit more. And as that is the goal of this series, win!
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