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Rocktron Hush, The Pedal

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The Rocktron Hush pedal is a noise reduction pedal with a super simplistic design and if used for the right type of noise it can be pretty effective. The Hush pedal is not a noise gate so it shouldn’t be confused with one. Unlike a noise gate. the Hush doesn’t clamp down on noise around a specified threshold, it attempts to remove the actual noise from the signal with what I am assuming is some type of phase inversion. On slight humming or dirty pickups this is pretty effective. Using the threshold knob you can determine the amount of noise reduction applied and up to about 75% you can remove noise with little audible loss to the signal. Past 75% the is a definite loss in tone in higher frequencies. This pedal is best applied directly out of the guitar before any other pedals. The Hush sitting post-distortion is entirely ineffective. This won’t solve any grounding issues you may be having either. If you are suffering ground related hum look elsewhere.  I get the feeling a lot of people look to this pedal for the wrong reasons and post some pretty negative stuff about it but for what this pedal is intended it does its job extremely well.

-Chvad SB

Murder by Static “Exsits”

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“Exsits”
Label: Deadsix Communications
Official Website
(2.5/5)

This is the fifth full length release from Murder by Static, the solo project from Chris Stephniewski. Not having heard any previous material from Murder by Static, it’ll be hard to compare this to prior releases but I’d think it a safe bet that anyone into instrumental noise experimentation, glitch and ambient music would find a good deal to enjoy here. Pulsing, rhythmic and often very intense.. the best moments of this release definitely occur in the sparse yet very effective quiet moments. Read More »

Merzbow “amlux”

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“amlux”
Label: Important
Official Website
(4/5)

This is some good noise. I haven’t heard a lot of Merzbow (and there’s a lot out there), but I definitely enjoy this one. It’s got 4 tracks of looped, layered, rhythmic noise. The tracks are thick with various textures of distortion and have a lot of sounds buried in the mix. Read More »

THINKSTANDARD “The Three Enemies”

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“The Three Enemies”
Label: Skean Dhu
Official Website

(4/5)

::thinkstandard:: is one Steve Molter. His newest release entitled “The Three Enemies” is based upon a poem by the same name written by poet Christina Rossetti (1830-1894, pseudonym Ellen Alleyne). Read More »

ICH NIENTE “ri-tagli”

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“ri-tagli”
Label: into my bed

Official Website
(4/5)

A single take collaboration between guitarists Mirco Rizzi and Daniele Brusaschetto. “ri-tagli” is on the whole, an arrangement of extremely creative guitar-based textures and melodies. Read More »

Mingo “the once and future world”

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“the once and future world”
Label: Helmet Room Recordings
Official Website
(4.5/5)

“the once and future world” is a brilliant title for an absolutely engaging instrumental release. The music is just as pondering, dark and beautiful as the title of the CD would suggest. Read More »

PTOSE ” ignobles limaces / Night of the Reptiles”

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” ignobles limaces / Night of the Reptiles”
Label: Musea

(3.5/5)

Not knowing French or the history of this band is going to seem a little bit like wearing blinders while reviewing this release and keep me from commenting on their lyrical content entirely but that being said… Read More »

MONOKROM “tales of rabbits and hares”

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“tales of rabbits and hares”
(Ant-Zen)
Official Website
(4/5)

Relentless… grinding… seizure inducing walls of noise guaranteed to clear those clogged arteries and to blow out any and all pending brain hemorrhages. Monokrom’s release “tales of rabbits and hares” is far from the pleasant sounds you’d expect from the bunny-laden cover art. Read More »