Whilst waiting for the restart of MuhMur Radio broadcasting and building playlists I have taken the time to sort out some old boxes of tapes and CDs and re-arrange some of the records and listen to some releases I have not heard in years ...
In 2012 I played at The Fylkingen in Stockholm. It was an evening called 'Sweetness Overdue' also featuring White, Dusa, Kristian Olsson and Contrastate. It was a lovely evening and it was where I met the guy behind Proiect Hat. (Unfortunately I can't remember his name ... but I think he might thankful of this as he likes his anonymity) .. anyway, at some point in the evening we were drinking and chatting and he gave me a handful (hatful) of tapes on his Hatband label. They were mainly Proiect Hat and Wintheer releases and 'Tracks That Go Nowhere' by Irgun Z'wai Leumi, a precursor to their / his 2008 LP "Kirrfaktor" on Verlautbarung.
Nine tracks on side one and four on side two, subtitled '13 Tracks That Go Nowhere'. Released in 2002 the sounds are from the days before computer and laptop programmes, the sounds are from analogue synthesisers and sequencers. A sound which I prefer. Most of the tracks on side one are short and sound (sometimes) like a Whitehouse soundcheck from 1983 a couple of exceptions are 'Sanctions' and 'Everflowing Charges Of Nitro' which have a more Soviet France feel, drone, soundscape feeling. The stand alone track on side two is 'Razorback Override' with its scrambled messages from space through a broken FAX machine vibe building to a throbbing pulse, metronomic gristle with loose live wires. 'Shooting Stars' sounds like it is recorded in sensurround and 'Racket' is another drone piece constructed with low frequency rumble. It's a great cassette.
I do remember asking is it Project or Proiect Hat? It was supposed to be Project but the person who printed the sleeves mis-read the name so they / he stuck with Proiect. I really enjoyed rediscovering this tape ...
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