34 minutes, 9 seconds

Ringtailed Snorter
Revealing Obstacles

More Ringtailed Snorter! Only this time, it's their first EP, a.k.a. the one with the less embarrassing title. All instrumental too, so no awkward lyrics that may or may not be about child abuse (see yesterday's post). Bit of a relief, to tell you the truth. Don't get me wrong; I enjoy music that traffics in ambiguity, but politically dodgy songs are way less ooky than songs about pedophilia, even if they're songs against pedophilia. Which I think they are. Aren't they?

Also today:

34:07 Hocico, Aquí y Ahora en el Silencio
34:03 Parzival, Anathema Maranatha
33:52 Code Industry, Method of Assembly
33:50 TWZ, B-Sides 0
33:49 Maelifell, Eternité
33:42 Covenant, Ritual Noise
New arrival! 44:30 Phragments, The Burning World
33:38 Amduscia, Mùsica de Ambientaciòn Demencial
33:33 Rising Shadows, Falling Deep Within
33:30 Grendel, Soilbleed
33:26 Dresden, Codex
33:25 Cranes, La Tragédie d'Oreste et Électre
33:25 Elijah's Mantle & Ozymandias, The Soul of Romanticism

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:

35:10 In Strict Confidence, Engelsstaub
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