Grey Ear, White Noise - Introducing... (EP 1)

HEMP046 - new release

Another UK group specializing in spoken word, electronic beats and ambient noise. Must be something in the water. ;) Little is known, or need be known, about this group, except that if snark or salty language aren't your thing, you might want to pass this one by.

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NOTE: Oops, I forgot one. Just goes to show I'm not perfect. Thanks to the group for reminding me.

Junkshop Coyote - Industrial Lullabies

HEMP045 - New release

A series of sound-paintings depicting a day in the life of a wage slave in the American Rust Belt. Two years in the making, and another spent in limbo before plans for a physical release were abandoned. Industrial, ambient, noise and plunderphonics all figure in the mix.

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Note: This completes the backlog of Hallo Excentrico! album releases. Coming up next: the mix-set archives.

Alien Hand - 2001-2004

HEMP041 - new release

Fans of Digital Vomit's Can Buy Me Love series will remember Alien Hand's very Celtic spin on breakcore. This is a compilation of his earlier works, as he explores and finds his sound, which even then was delightfully twisted....

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Meep remixing V/Vm - V/Vm 365 Remixes

HEMP037 - originally released 2007

During 2006's V/Vm 365 project, V/Vm cranked out at least one track a day and encouraged others to remix them. Meep was one of those who took him up on it, and this was the result. Loud and abrasive, but there are also stunning ambient landscapes among the audio ordnance.

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Thee Crumb - Eyeball Dust EP

HE! Extra - released by Digital Vomit

"7-Track EP following on from the CD When I Was King Of The Wilderness with three tracks [...] that didn't make the cut for that album along with four other tracks for your listening pleasure." - Digital Vomit

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Thee Crumb - Rising from the Deep

HEMP044 - new HE! release, previously released 2008 on last.fm

Thee Crumb's "RPM Challenge" effort for 2008 finds him sharpening his sound and focus, cramming a dizzying variety of electronic influences into a sub-genre of one. This would be impressive even if it hadn't been made in a scant 29 days. Includes a bonus track not found on the original last.fm download (not to mention hi-fi bitrates).

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Thee Crumb - Intentional Distortion

HEMP036 - originally released 2007

Thee Crumb is a relatively new face in the Digital Vomit collective, whipping up a mixture of diverse sounds like 90's analog IDM, noisy glitch and hyperactive drum-n-bass into something utterly individual. He often participates in the RPM Challenge, in which artists create an album from scratch in a single month. This is the fruit of one of those efforts.

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Ascoltare - Gallery

HEMP026 - originally physically released in 2006 on Dubble as DUBBLE 003

"5 tracks - all over 7 minutes in length continue as with the other cd-r dubbel releases in using 'found' vocals (ahem !) and sonic clicks, beats, and industrial clangs. sometimes a melodious section is provided for a welcome respite, for example the opening of 'on a natural charge' and shows that the ghost of etheral ambient is never that far away, however rather than letting the blissmood last for 74 minutes (a la fax releases in 1994) the distortions and electronica distresses are soon brought back into focus. the track also features a scary effect ridden odb vocal while the industrial noises do their midi'd thing in the background. making for a totally fascinating 7.5 minutes." - ireallylovemusic

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Ascoltare - Mutiny In Stereo

HEMP025 - originally physically released in 2006 on Dubble as DUBBLE 002

"'Mutiny In Stereo' is like some slow motion drug that works its way through your blood stream, gradually taking control of your system. It's like a warped blend of 50 Cent, Aaliyah and seven hundred robotic sample bots on full effect. Take a listen and see what you think, I reckon you will like this one. Cool." - Tesselate

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Ascoltare vs. Keith - Drugs

HEMP024 - originally physically released in 2004 on Dubble as DUBBLE 001

"[Keith]'s 'Drugs' is the main source material for Ascoltare Vs. Keith (Dubbel MCDR001). But Ascoltare (aka Dave Henson of Gwei-Lo) employs a glitchy, kucky musical production style that is paired with Mr Keith's vocals in a way that makes for a nice trash compaction of anything that might seem melodically familiar. At any rate, the presence of text gives the proceedings more open flow than most glitch orientated noise. And the packaging is really pretty nice. The CD is packaged in a plastic case that's held inside a small zip-loc bag that has what one assumes is some benign substance masquerading as drugs proper. Its something of a long short that I'll ever be blasted enough to sample it, but maybe you're made of stronger stuff, pard." - The Wire (April 2004)

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