Raphi Gottesman "Signed, Noisemaker" (fluere tapes)

[$5 to Download // SOLD OUT on cassette // https://flueretapes.bandcamp.com/album/signed-noisemaker]

This was sent to me as a download and I am reviewing it as such because the cassette version of it sold out rather quickly from what I gather.    As I came to find via Bandcamp this is on a label called Fluere Tapes which has released music by Grand Mal, Strange Mountain and a cloudsound cassette I thought I was getting once upon a time, but anyway it is in good company so the fact that this artist reached out to me coupled with the company this release keeps has me interested before I even listen to it.

The music on "Signed, Noisemaker" is quiet and of the FNL variety.   There are mostly guitar notes played with a trumpet on the first song and piano notes later on (some of which have that church organ vibe)   It's calm, serene and soothing but not enough to put you to sleep.   Sometimes a song such as "Older Than Ferns", the last song, can even remind me of The Cancer Conspiracy.

Overall this seems to grow more solemn from start to finish, almost as if to make the end result- a transition into nothingness because it's over- feel like that much easier to take.    This might not be available on cassette any more but you should still listen to this and keep your ear to the ground for Raphi Gottesman who is sure to do more beautiful things following this one.

WORKER/PARASITE "Proletariat EP" (Opal Tapes)

[[$8 // edition unknown //  https://workerparasite510.bandcamp.com/album/proletariat-ep]]

The first song on the "Proletariat EP" cuts like the whirr of a helicopter blade with static glitches mixed in.   The heavy noise reminds me of dreamcrusher on some levels and then it quickly changes into the second song.    "Bag of Beans" is a bit more upbeat, with beat loops and highhats added in as well.   There is something about the way that the tones sound, as if they're not proper drums and the such, but they do have a nice rhythm and overall electronic feel to them.

As the rest of this EP goes, the songs tend to lean towards the electronic side of things and really just seemed to have that glitch feel on the first song.    Sometimes there can be noises here and there that could be traced back to the original glitch, but for the most part this is electro-dancing fun.  
Hints of 8bit can come out towards the end and at one point there is a reoccurring whistle sound that is somewhat out of place.    I was so into the zone and focused when I was first listening to this that when the whistle noise came out I was looking around, wondering where that sound was coming from as it has that sort of smoke detector going off vibe to it.

This specific Bandcamp site gives no indication as to what this is an edition of exactly, but it does tell me that only eight remain at the time of my writing this which is why I went the digital route- there were so few copies left.   It was available from Opal Tapes originally but has since sold out there.  

So if you are not fortunate enough to get one of the last remaining copies of this cassette, it is still worth a listen either by downloading it or simply streaming.    The asking price for the cassette is $8, so if you're going to download it you should give the artist maybe four or five bucks so the music can continue to be made.

Additional Links: Opal Tapes // Opal Tapes Page for This Release