Genre: Experimental / Noise / Tape Manipulations
CDR 1: Bound By Shadows And Darkness
CDR 2: The Lifelong Journey Into Nonexistence
The blatant and shameless plug for a record label in an introduction goes
like this…Not only is the Roil Noise label one of the best kept secrets of
the American underground , with a huge array of diverse artists in their
roster of acts, but their releases won’t give your bank manager, or your
wife, a cardiac arrest on account of them being so God Damn cheap. Add to
that their packaging for a release, some incredibly unique and stunning,
and you end up having nothing but total respect and admiration for a label
going out on a limb to bring you music from the other side of the fence. A
perfect example of this exemplary professional ethic is to be found on
this release by the Rabbit Girls.
But first we must ask…Who are the Rabbit Girls? Not, in any way, to be
confused with ‘Who are the Mystery Girls’…which was a song off of the ‘not
so good in retrospect second album’ by The New York
Dolls. The information is vague to say the least. Listed as being the work
of one Noah von Xeuitsh hearsay…not to be confused with the rancid pop
vomit of Hearsay… says that he has
very strong connections to the Roil Noise Record label. Something that may
or may not be true. The plot thickens with every word. The Rabbit Girls
started over 10 years ago, back in 1995, and the many releases to date,
too many to list here, have taken in the musical genres of Glitch,
Breakcore, Drone, Circuit Bending and Noise. The last release by Rabbit
Girls I had the discomforting pleasure to subject myself to, and you owe
it to yourself to hear, was the excellent ‘Hard Drive’ release…which is
still available to buy direct from Roil Noise. Not only was the music
stimulation for the ears and brain but the packaging was something else as
well.
‘Demonizer’ comes housed in a 2x3" dual hub CDR holder, never seen one of
those before, enclosed in a 4 millimetre odd sized clear zipper styled
bag. Typically Roil Noise in that respect. Each CDR features one track of
layered cassette tape massacres of between 19 & 20 minutes duration.
Basically each CDR is a headlong long noise assault into the abyss. Sound
sculptures from the very septic bowels of hell itself. A torrent of aural
self abuse that is, quite frankly, almost overbearing and painful to the
ear, and yet stylishly edifying in the long run. These man made
manipulated and mutilated pieces of noise junk create a cacophony of such
magnitude that you almost fear the lose of sanity whilst being subjected
to them. Migraine alert! Migraine alert! ‘Demonizer’ makes no concessions
to fineness or style. There are no arty farty pretensions on show. It
takes absolutely no prisoners by setting its stall firmly in the ‘noise
abuse’ genre and is all the better for it. Fuck it…this won’t be to
everyone’s taste. The disturbing pleasures to be found within these two
tracks suitable only to those who fully appreciate the harsher musical
spheres. Everyone else will find it onerous in the extreme to get into.
But then again…‘Demonizer’ was never meant for them in the first place.
Roil Noise…a fucking great label deserving far more media exposure than
they get and, of course, your support. Rabbit Girls…a fucking great act
within a fucking great label. ‘Demonizer’…the musical equivalent of being
buried alive during the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Hey Ma…the
walls came tumbling down around my fucking ears. Give it a try and see
what I mean. Beyond reproach in every aspect.
