Unsignedlabel [US058], Format: Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Country: Hungary.
13.10.2018 Live recording in Budapest for Havizaj#111
All sounds by Lorenzo Abattoir (IT) & Dave Kirby (Satori, UK)
released February 1, 2019
Sounds – Dave Kirby, Lorenzo Abattoir
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IDWAL FISHER
Megaloschemos being the collaborative work of Lorenzo Abattoir [Abattoir] and Dave Kirby [Satori]. Two blokes sat at a table in front of a mountain of gear that must have cost thousands, making a shit load of noise. Whats not to like? Crunching blasts of detonating depth charges, Godzilla footsteps, burning Stukas falling out of the sky at volume one hundred, deep throat singing. As recorded live in Budapest.
idwalfisher.blogspot.com/2020/02/?m=0
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VITAL WEEKLY
This is a live recording by one Lorenzo Abattoir, from Italy and of whom I had not heard before and Dave Kirby, who works as Satori for many years. I haven't reviewed many of his works, but only recently (Vital Weekly 1178) I heard work from him again. The recording here they did together on October 13, 2018, in Budapest. Working together in an ad hoc situation isn't, of course, restricted to the world of improvisation, but maybe it is easier (I don't know) for the noise musician? Flick on a few machines, tape some keys down and do the
occasional howl? That is perhaps simplifying things a bit too much, but I would think that's what's going on here. It is powerful, noise-based music, more than the other new release on this label, but here too, I would think there is a bit more going on. Again, it is not the noise for the sake of noise thing, screaming and blearing for forty minutes, but rather a fine balance of just that kind of noise mixed with choir sampled, acoustic manipulation, a dash of percussion and some deep ambient passages, all performing a fine contrast with the louder parts, which are also in abundant presence here. (FdW)
www.vitalweekly.net/1202.html
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THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION
At first, I thought this was a split cassette release, but after a while, I realized it is a live collaboration between Abattoir and Satori. This material is not their first collaboration, and previously they released the album version of Megaloschemos and another collaborative cassette named Aether. Abattoir is a side project of Lorenzo Abattoir, an Italian noise artist based in Torino, Italy, mostly known for his prolific experimental project Nascitari. Satori is a longstanding British project operated by Dave Kirby, a very prolific artist active for more than three decades on the international noise scene. Megaloschemos serves as a live demonstration of their previous collaborative studio material, performed live at Havizaj#111 in Budapest, Hungary. Unsigned curates this festival, so the publishing of this material came naturally.
Megaloschemos Live carries series of collaborative compositions. During these numbers, both Abattoir and Satori are exploring several experimental genres to achieve particular ambiances. You may notice some field recordings, especially sounds of rain or subtle white noise, while the vocoder atmospherics are punching their way to the top. Both artists are gradually building a darkened, obscure, eerie ambiance that ends up with loud sonic detonations. Their sound ranges from plain ambient and drone to more industrial noise or harsh noise sound, but all these atmospherics are achieved by gradually adding layer upon layer of pleasing soundscapes. The best part about this live performance is the experience of these artists because both Abattoir and Satori are prolific experimental artists with countless releases in their catalog. Therefore, you can only expect top-notch maneuvers skillfully pulled by both noise acts.
Perhaps the presence of experimental industrial sound is more hearable on the other side of this interesting cassette release. All the layers are nearly echoic, with lots of reverb and delay included in the mix. However, this set of tunes also goes with the first side and doesn’t spoil the initial ambient aesthetic of this release. Even the harsh noise sound included within this set of songs has some specific vibe. I could easily conclude this is not Japan, French, nor American school of harsh noise. However, their take on foundations of harsh noise sound is equally pleasing, mainly because these maneuvers are equalized to fit the ambiance and aesthetics of this duo. Everything about this material resonates in some specific manner, suitable for fans of any avant-garde genre, so you cannot go wrong if you pick up this release. The cassette is available on the Unsigned Bandcamp page, so pick it up if you’re into perfectly executed ambient with various experimental twists and turns.
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