35 minutes, 19 seconds

Ringtailed Snorter
Sexual Child Abuse

Ringtailed Snorter was a side project of André Schmechta's main band, X Marks the Pedwalk, and released only two EPs, this one (from 1993) being the most recent. Difficult subject matter to cover, as you can judge from the title alone--even for a dark electronic band. Making matters murkier is the lack of a lyric sheet in the CD insert, not to mention the fact that about half the songs are minimalist instrumental soundscapes.

The only lyrics I can really make out are those from part of the last song, "I Come to You," in which Sevren Ni-Arb (Schmechta's nom de musique) sings the phrase "And I love your small body." I can only assume (hope?) he's attempting to sing from the fucked-up perspective of a pedophile.

Interesting and--I desperately want to believe--brave stuff.

Also today:

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35:06 Autumn's Grey Solace, Within the Depths of a Darkened Forest
35:05 Hocico, Cursed Land
35:00 Dryft, Mytotyc Exyt
34:57 Cold Fusion, Elisabeth Bukez
34:46 Hexentanz, Nekrocrafte
34:44 In Strict Confidence, Babylon (CD 1 of 2)
34:42 Front Line Assembly, Vanished
34:41 Hocico, El Día de la Ira
New arrival! 56:26 Manufactura, Regression
New arrival! 51:09 Arbeit, Zum Einem Neuen Licht
34:34 Dive & Diskonnekted, Frozen
34:29 Storm of Capricorn, A Secret to Share
34:22 Estraya, The Time Has Come and Gone
34:22 Various artists, Scontrum, Act IV