Saturday, 13 August 2022

Stan K - Termite Wonderland

I honestly don't know how to write about noise music and all its intricacies, personally I find those records hard to digest and enjoy, but there's something unique about this latest album/compilation from the Montreal-based sound designer and noise artist Stan K. Released by Interzone Editions, "Termite Wonderland" consists of two separate and quite different projects released in 2014 ("A Dutch Wonderland") and 2016 ("Termite Trumpet"), both remastered for this tape edition. The first one, created using "broken Italian folk records, feedback loops, FX pedals" is more abstract and chaotic, and sounds like a delirious, chopped up vaporwave from hell. The termite trilogy is more droney, drowning in noise manipulations and distortion. Although it's harsher, I found an odd comfort in listening to it. Weird one, but worth checking out for sure.

"Termite Wonderland" tapes are still available for sale here, you can stream the whole thing below.