RJ Mayto/Planet Shithead – Split – cassette/download – NX#051 – Enforced Existence
https://rjmyato.bandcamp.com/album/rj-myato-planet-shithead-split
https://enforcedexistence.bandcamp.com/merch
RJ Myato
1.
Soporific Clang.
2.
Starvation Platter Cancel.
3.
Duet for Mailbox and Guitar.
Planet Shithead
1.
My Refrigerator Thinks I’m Charming.
RJ Myato (active since around
2009, Pittsburgh) has an immediately haunted sound on Soporific Clang as it
slowly comes to life. The sound is subtle with small interactions of muffled
scraping and creaking with lots going off in the background. The sound makes me
think distantly of New Blockaders or Small Cruel Party in that is about the communication
that goes on between the sounds. The intensity builds up as high-pitched drones
and whistles increase the pace of the Soporific Clang. I like the long die out
of the sound as elements drop off the composition.
The build up of Soporific
Clang serves as an intro to the more aggressive territory that Starvation
Platter Cancel occupies. This uses relentless, assaultive drones as its’ main component,
it sounds like several drones working together and alternating away slightly from
the main pattern at times. This causes the movement in the sound as the
slightest shift has an impact.
Insane guitar clatter makes
Duet for Mailbox and Guitar. This is by far the biggest guitar noise battering
that I have ever had. It isn’t bad at first, but it lacks the clarity and
inventiveness of the two previous tracks. However, it is the noisiest track on
the album and as it progresses seems to find a consistent language and
direction.
Planet Shithead has been actively
releasing since 2014 and I am immediately swarmed with static distortion, waves
of it. It does have a good chop within its walls, it is slightly layered over
to hide the chop within the static, but it is there. Subtle drones exist behind
the main wall and there are small changes to the nature of the wall as it plays
out, just intricate little details that are evident as you listen. I like this
piece as it also seems to have changes in mood over its duration. The project
does have a history of humorous titles and My Refrigerator Thinks I am Charming
is no exception, however the work is good.
Good work from a couple of
obscure projects, discovering this kind of work is a reward. This can be heard
and purchased from the links above.
Euphoricbullshitvibeofthesonicdeathwishposse
2020.
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