HOMExINVASION
– Thousands of Trivial Wounds. – 2019 – Cassette – Self Released.
Two Sides of
Static.
1.
I
(19:50)
2.
II
(19:32)
There are many
prolific wall projects, this one is defined through a journey into the self and
examination of habits and eventual change. HOMExINVASION is a Northampton based
HNW project that has been actively releasing since 2018, there have been around
19 online releases in that time, I believe there may be three physical releases
too. I feel HOMExINVASION follows a grimier undercurrent in the UK focused on
the violent and grimier side of UK life, this seems to be a prominent theme
with far more fertile ground than the usual politically ambiguous growling that
dominates European PE and Harsh Noise. I feel the UK landscape crops up in the imagery
of various releases by the project.
Thousands of
Trivial Wounds – I. This is a cassette release with Black on White artwork. The
wall of distortion has an immediate shifting, ever evolving splatter. The resonance
of the wall does continually evolve and morph, there is a sharp background crackle
that develops and contrasts with the blast of the main wall. The sharpness of
the background also shifts into a higher pitch to add another voice of sound to
the work. A dragging texture builds as the piece grows; this is then replaced
by a revving splatter with pulsating back hum. The continual rolling movement
makes for good consistent change in the piece.
II has an
immediate crispness to its tone and a digitalness to the back sound; an
artificial quality to the back drone. The sharper waves of distortion that rise
to the top of the sound demonstrate impressive dynamic. I like this effect; it
adds a deconstruction to the wall as if there are two walls working separately.
Pulsations that evolve are impressive they add a jagged quality that revs and
later blends back to the overall wall that has now morphed into an entire whole
sound. The feel to II is more manic than the first side, there is a frantic
energy to the work that really comes through.
HOMExINVASION
– Decomposing in A Trench – CDR – Self Released 2019.
1.
Decomposing
in A Trench. (8:47)
This one has a sharp
back tone that cuts through the bass of the distortion; a very different wall
is evident. This wall has a stripped back sound that holds the distortion back as
if resonating its own deadness. The bass in this is very low down as if backing
the sound mix with a more stable sound that shifts less dramatically. The
background becomes more active with sounds going off around each other, well
hidden, but there. The frontal distortion, grows slightly, but becomes more
confident as it builds only to die at its sudden stop.
I admire that HOMExINVASION
has progressed from online file releases to making its own physical releases. A
physical release is always a stronger statement than an online file release. The
CDR is a short and sweet release with a unique sound, I like the overall progressive
nature of this work and its overwhelming bleakness. The tape is strong with excellent
tracks and a bold visual style. This has been a good HNW experience, here’s to
more good work from HOMExINVASION. Excellent work!
Choppy Noodles
2019.
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