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The Convulsions of Creation - Moonba Is Here (1995)

 
Artist: The Convulsions of Creation [Chris Shepard & Mike Mangino]
Album: Moonba Is Here
Location: Piscataway, USA
Genres: Cassette Underground, Sound Collage, Drone, Noise
Year Released: 1995-xx-xx
Format(s) Released: Cassette

Explanation:

Atlas King is a label I have been tracking for years now. Home to the noise duo, Smersh it was active in the Cassette Underground releasing all sorts of weird tapes. This is one of them. Almost all the acts on Atlas King were just akas of Smersh but unlike the duo, the non-Smersh releases experimented with electronic, noise and other genres.

The Convulsions of Creation is one such project, a side-thing by Smersh messing more with drone and sound collage.

This release is okay. I'm sure someone will enjoy it more. When it comes to noise I don't like ear-splitting sounds. The first track has a few. It's this dissonant, vaguely "Eastern" sounding drone with rattles and some high-pitched sounds. The second and third track are way more conventional with the first song of Side B being a ditty, almost spy-music like song. It could be in a film. The last song is this moody drone that weaves in and out. It's meh but I wouldn't buy it if given the option.

Reasons for Disappearance:

This was released on cassette only and distributed either by mail order or at one of Smersh's shows. Being from the original Cassette Underground circulation was limited. With the scene coming to an end this tape, like so many others was just forgotten.

Almost all of Atlas King's stuff including Smersh isn't readily available. Neither artist has been active since the 90s and only a handful of Smersh tapes have ever been re-issued. I check Discogs and have alerts on. Nobody is selling these tapes either. And barely anyone has ripped Atlas King's work too! I've found a few rips of Smersh stuff but the side-projects? Nothing. This rip was done by me from the actual cassette. Included in the download is a photo I took of the cassette cover. I don't have my scanner easily ready so you'll have to make do with the low quality scan someone did on Discogs.

Download: aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWdhLm56L2ZpbGUvV0JBR0hRNUEjVTloM1Q0b2RzTTlYTnNsRjNnZzN4WTJpbUZ5MjFyUnVjbFBzNTF2QnJTOA==
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