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Pictures of various MDRR releases (might help to give an idea of just how DIY/niche they could be):

I might have more of the kind of stories OP is looking for, but off the top of my head... Mansfield Deathtrap Re-Recordings was practically an urban legend to me and to most people in the broader noise community, until by chance I happened upon his ebay account one day. I ordered somehing of his and...

Here's another little write-up, from me to you: Various Artists - Exotic Functions: A Very Friendly Tribute to Throbbing Gristle (2022): https://moonmusiq.bandcamp.com/album/exotic-functions-a-very-friendly-tribute-to-throbbing-gristle It’s rare that I listen to ‘new’ noise nowadays (i.e. stuff made...

You go ahead and make your own game with an original score, then you can tell us all about ‘talent.’

Yeah, your video game music was much better

Otoboke Beaver - Super Champon (2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBC26YAecWs A modern-day Japanese girl punk group that appears to quickly be gaining traction internationally. The colorful, j-pop-like aesthetic of the band had me concerned I’d be in for a heavily curated corporate pop punk exp...

FYI, I'm going to be slowing down on these reviews, because at this point they're starting to eat into the time I need to address more pressing maters in my personal and professional life. I recently spent over an hour, perhaps two hours writing single a review (can't remember for what), and that si...

I think on a macro level, more people are definitely aware of its existence; maybe not ‘into it’ per se, but with the all-seeing eye of the internet combined social media, it’s not as foreign of a concept as it once was. Consider the recent revived interest in Les Rallizes Denudes: even though LRD a...

Utarm - Apocryphal Stories (2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTTdBTbANO4 Utarm is a familiar name to me, but for those who don't know, he's been making some of the noisiest, most screwed up-sounding black metal since 2004. As expected, Apocryphal Stories is creepy as fuck and savagely brutal, ...

Methwitch - Indwell (2020): https://methwitch.bandcamp.com/album/indwell Not to be confused with Jon Ingram ’s oddball noise side project of the same name, Methwitch are a New Mexico-based deathcore band with a somewhat experimental edge, an edge made duller roughly halfway through their latest full...