V/A – Callow God – L.O.D. Compilation Tape (2007)

March 1, 2024

I’m a simple man: I see nylons on a harsh noise record, I press play. I’m not really sure why but the two things just seem to go hand-in-hand aesthetically. I’m not about to deep dive into the pleasing subconscious link between the two things, but I will say that this randomly-found compilation is a highly enjoyable listen, combing efforts from more well-known names of the scene with more obscure artists. At around 80 minutes in length it is a mammoth undertaking, but there is actually a surprising amount of variation for something with such a limited scope. I did not bother to match what I was listening to up with each artist, as this became increasingly difficult, but nothing stood out to me as particularily out of place or “bad” noise. It has an unique sonic atmosphere as a whole, and it is a noise release that I would recommend, even to those who are new to the world of noise and power electronics.