Friday, October 19, 2007

Soft Punk review by Willie B

Funny that.

After establishing himself as a closet recluse knob diddleing genius through underrated split effort releases, including works with noise giants Merzbow & Wolf Eyes , spanning over 50 releases, under various aliases, John Wiese finally decides to release his first full length, under TroubleMan Records. Soft Punk.

So, What's in a name? In this case, the exact opposite if you take his sound at face value. If you like your beats linear, your grooves hefty, and your structure thorough, then I highly suggest moving onwards. This onslaught was micro-sugerically nursed by interlacing classic and mildly familiar punk rock jingles with tectonically extreme frequency avalanches.

This is not music. This is sound exploration. So to try and enjoy this is, well, out of question. It is an experience that will leave you at your most vulnerable. And that that's not necessarily a bad thing either as it strips you down to the point of being beyond naked. If anything, the album is a healing device, designed to sway you from your everyday and remind you of the beauty in places you seem to forget about.

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