EMP - Collectors Series of Limited Editions

‘a very interesting diversion and a bold and welcome sideways step into the unknown....which should always be applauded.’ - Wonderful Wooden Reasons

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EMC001 | Good Noise Bad Noise | Joist Hounds (Ltd Ed of 80 3”CDr)

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‘The music is dynamic and has an easy momentum and flow that removes this from the noise for noise sake ghetto into one that is far, far more interesting and worth further investigation’ - Wonderful Wooden Reasons

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Clutter Badge Pack CBP001 | Clutter | Badge Pack 1 (Ltd Ed of 100)

In hand numbered package - includes the badges 'Clutter Rust' & 'Making Daft Noises Since 2001'

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Reviews of Collectors Series:

Review of Slow Corrosion & Joist Hounds @ Vital Weekly

Earth Monkey Productions is net-label from Cumbria established in 2006 with focus on electronic experimentations, sound art and spoken word. Latest efforts from the label are the Collector's Series, which are 3" CDRs released in limited editions. The opening two releases in the series are quite interesting releases both being based in the abstract sound worlds of ambience. First release is by a project called "Good Noise Bad Noise". The CDR runs for 18 minutes and is divided into 5 chapters. The style is Ambient but with a noisy edge. The expressions are abstract and dreamlike in atmospheres with found sounds moving backward and forward meanwhile samples of acoustic instruments such as screeching violins creates some high frequency noises. Final track titled "Dial lone owl" is my favorite moments with distant sounds of field recordings buried in a soup of abstract noises. The result is like a strange dream. Though the second release also belongs to the dreamlike state of abstract ambience there is also rhythmic signs on this release. The album titled "Slow corrosion EP" is based on compositions by Susan Matthews remixed by the artist Clutter. Opening track on this album titled "Slow corrosion Ep" belongs to the darkest territories of trip hop with dragging beats slowly moving in creepy electronic atmospheres assisted by the voice of Susan Matthews that in its style reminds a bit of Kim Gordon from the early years of Sonic Youth. From second track forward the expression moves into pure ambient territories. Creepy soundscapes built on found sounds, processed and concrete mixed up with the excellent voices of Susan Matthews. Two interesting opening releases in the Collector's Series. (NM)

Review of Slow Corrosion @ Wonderful Wooden Reasons

Susan is a perennial favourite here at WWR (this is her third appearance in these pages this year) but Clutter on the other hand are a completely new property to these tired old ears. The music on offer on this mini-cd is much more grounded than Matthews solo work. The usually all pervasive ephemeral exoticism of her music has been replaced by industrial rhythms, disjointed half-melodies and static-charged noise cascades. I like this, I don't think I'll play it very often, it's just a little too mechanical for my tastes, but I'll definitely be playing it. I found myself missing Susan's vocals which in itself is unusual for me as I generally am not a vocals fan but to my mind they are the heart of Susan's music and I think it would have been interesting if Clutter had made wider use of them in his adroit re-workings. In all it's a very interesting diversion and a bold and welcome sideways step into the unknown (presumably for both participants) which should always be applauded.

Review of Joist Hounds @ Wonderful Wooden Reasons

Two laptoppers, a violinist and a visualist (I think I made that last word up but I kinda like it so it's staying) who operate under the Good Noise Bad Noise name which invites lazy reviewers (cough) into the temptation of making two lists of which bits of the ep should be filed under which half of the name. Well if I was to do such a thing (I'm not going to - I'll admit I was tempted - but I'm not going to) I'm happy to say that the second column would be the much shorter. They do occasionally fall into the screeching cacophony trap but they rarely stay there for very long and they often arrive and leave from a plausible and worthwhile position. The music is dynamic and has an easy momentum and flow that removes this from the noise for noise sake ghetto into one that is far, far more interesting and worth further investigation especially if the work of the aforementioned visualist (I'm going to trademark that word) is featured more strongly.

Review of Slow Corrosion & Joist Hounds by Ed Pinsent @ The Sound Projector

'These two mini-CDs, both pretty interesting, are the first catalogue numbers from a UK micro-label Earth Monkey Productions in Cumbria; have a look at their website for further affordable goodies, which will probably disappear quite quickly as their editions are tiny. Clutter vs Susan Matthews have their Slow Corrosion EP (EMC002), which is kind of like noise electronics in places influenced by dub music techniques. Good Noise Bad Noise released Joist Hounds (EMC001), which is a nice combination of two guys with laptops and one other guy with a violin; some of these cuts were originally broadcast on The Download Show for Oldham Community Radio. 80 copies only of these wee gems, and nicely packaged too. The label supports local experimenters in a good way, and the website will also lead you to their net label, where you can freely download some music licensed under Creative Commons.'

Ed also played Slow Corrosion by Clutter vs Susan Matthews & Donated Howl Show from Joist Hounds on The Sound Projector radio show on 25th July 08 which is broadcast on Resonance 104.4 FM. The show can be streamed and downloaded by following the link to TSP radio show.