PINK FILM (New Cincinnati Power Electronics / Harsh Noise)

Emilie and Brad are friends of mine who make power electronics and harsh noise.  I've been catching their sets since their first show and have been really impressed with what they're doing.  The noise scene here has always been very strong and they're just the latest female/male noise project to come out of here.  Last night, I bought their first tape, Seppuku.  It's unusually good for a demo and the lyrics are taken from Jenny Holzer's "Inflammatory Essays" and Valerie Solanas' "S.C.U.M. Manifesto".  Emilie is very interested in Japanese culture (some of you probably caught the reference of the band name), which shows up in the tape's artwork and song titles.  There are a limited number of them left, so get ahold of one while you can.  Their website, where you can download a couple of live sets from, is here:

http://pinky-violence.blogspot.com  (WARNING: Mature Content, NSFW)

Pusdrainer Gets Good Press From Decibel Magazine!!!

For those of you not aware, Decibel magazine is the most successful metal / hc / etc magazine out right now.  The have a short section that covers noise, p.e., etc and Justin was in it this month!!!

The Wages of Din

by Scott Seward

Pus Drainer: There is something to be said for truth in advertising. When you get a package in the mail from a guy who calls himself Pus Drainer, you know not to expect limpid pools of shoegaze gauze. Nah, you get ready to have your ears fucked. And Justin Lakes, a.k.a. Pus Drainer, doesn't disappoint. Whether on a split release with Gnawed or by himself, Lakes bring the electro mayhem, but also manages to invigorate acidically in ways that most shoegaze or metalgaze crumpet sniffers couldn't conceive of. I repeat, psychedelic music does NOT always mean having high tea with ladybugs and march hares! Or being set adrift on memory bliss.  Life isn't always easy, and music isn't always "comforting."
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About a year and a half too late on my part, but...

This is a musical collection by artists of the Power Electronics, Dark Ambient and Neofolk Genre to set a sign against holding Olympic Games in Countries that doesn't respect the human rights.

Tracklist:
1 Die Rote Form - Students Make Nice Bloody Puddles (6:15)
2 TSIDMZ - Chinese Capitalism (4:09)
3 Vomiting Puppy Assault - Firedrake Venom (4:48)
4 Nezumi - The Red Storm Over China (9:21)
5 Grauhund - 三民主義 (Instrumental) (0:46)


Download it here:
http://www.archive.org/details/MaolympicGames

Koufar - Lebanese Maronite Christian Nationalist Power Electronics

Visiting his family back in Lebanon in 2006, Waddiah Rabiah Chami was caught in the middle of the Israel - Lebanon war. Those of us who know him were very worried for his safety, as Israel was making civilians targets. Witnessing the devastation that Hezbollah sparked in the land of his family, he developed a deep hatred for them and Syria (who support them), and Islamic extremism. While himself an atheist, he clings tightly to his Maronite Christian roots. To express the way he feels about the situation in Lebanon, he started a power electronics project called Koufar. It stands out from most power electronics acts by being creative and not wallowing in misogyny and/or racism. It is some of the angriest, most intense music you will ever hear and I can't recommend it enough.

So far, Koufar has these releases:

-Enemy/Legacy 3" CDr EP edition of 50 (Universal Tongue) 2009
-Haiawan Full Length CDr edition of 66 (Small Doses) 2009

As well as an appearance on:

-Driven to Kill Vol.1 - All This For Nothing CS (With Intent Records)

Be sure to check out the Koufar official webpage and myspace.