IHRTN Time Machine – ’08 – Karp / Brainiac / Giddy Motors

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Time to dive into the earliest history of I Heart Noise – check out some of the first IHRTN entries dedicated to Tumwater sludgemeisters Karp, UK dissonance worshippers Giddy Motors and Ohio’s own Brainiac (whose proclaimed “Fuck y’all we’re from Dayton”).   Karp | Giddy Motors | Brainiac   Then check out some out of the related [...]

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Sept’ 2012 Mixtape – Bailter Space, Sarin Smoke, Nadja, DCD and more!

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Collection of new music from all over the web – hand-picked by IHRTN!   Sarin Smoke – Upsound – 2nd track off of sophomore LP Vent from a duo of Pete Swanson and Tom Carter. Thank you: Letters From A Tapehead   Nadja – One Sense Alone – off of Dagdrøm, Nadja’s first LP in [...]

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New/Upcoming – Zs Retrospective, Neurosis, Jodis

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

9/11 is a memorable date for many reasons – chief among them being a terrible tragedy that affected us all on one level or another. It shouldn’t be surprising, then, that many artists pick that day as a release date for their work.  Some of this year’s 9/11 releases will include material from the likes [...]

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I Heart Noise on Pinterest

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

Follow IHRTN now on Pinterest to see hand-picked selections of favorite album covers, posters, designer toys, paintings and much more!  

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Metal Sunday / Avant-Hard Mixtape – Alchemist, Thought Industry, Rwake

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

  A collection of forward-thinking metal tunes hand-picked by I Heart Noise.   First up is Australia’s own Alchemist. Formed in Canberra in 1987, the band debuted in 1993 with “Jar Of Kingdom”. As AllMusic points out: Throughout their decade-plus existence, and despite releasing a string of singularly original and unconventional albums, Australia’s Alchemist has remained one [...]

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Battle Of The Bands – Sunn O))) vs. Nadja

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Its a battle of drone-masters as American wizards Sunn O))) face the Canadian duo Nadja. We all bow down the almighty drone, after all, but only one band will come out of the battle with a definite power to put us all to our knees.   Battle Of The Bands – Sunn O))) vs. Nadja

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Cover Highlight – Red Fang – Carjack Fairy (Cherubs)

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Carjack Fairy is recorded like way totally into the red like maybe all the way into the purple where the helpful scurriers dwell. Play this for yer mom and dad and they’ll raise your fucking allowance and then you can buy that used Ford Pinto with the rebuilt engine and non-existent radio antenna. BENBENEK   While noisy Texans [...]

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Nadja Mixtape – Live And Otherwise

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Historical note Nadja is a duo of Aidan Baker (guitars/vocals/piano/woodwinds/drums) and Leah Buckareff (bass/vocals). Nadja began in 2003 as a solo project for Baker to explore the heavier/noisier side of his experimental/ambient music performed mainly on the electric guitar. In 2005 Buckareff joined in order to make the project more than just a studio endeavour and to allow Nadja to perform live. [...]

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New/Upcoming – Nadja, Tomahawk, Om and more!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

  To say that Aidan Baker is prolific would be an understatement – this year alone saw the release of his split with Nadja member Leah Buckareff and a double solo album entitled The Spectrum Of Distraction. As if this wasn’t enough, there’s a new release from Nadja in the works  - its called Dagdrøm and will be [...]

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Review – Guano Padano – 2 (Ipecac)

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

The name Guano Padano is completely new to me, but one look at the list of GP’s past and present collaborators (Marc Ribot, Mike Patton, Gary Lucas) tells me that those three Italian gents have a lot of connections in the music world. As you might’ve guessed, the fact that  ”2″ came out on Ipecac [...]

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