Nick Klein – Failed Devotee

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—01. Available on 12-inch vinyl.
—02. Limited release.

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Nick Klein is a large figure in the Brooklyn noise community, but his new record on the Unknown Precept label should finally start to earn him serious recognition the world over. While Nick's music is certainly noisy, it still packs more than enough rhythmic wallop to get your head banging. This sets it apart from the vast majority of noise records, as this 12-inch absolutely devastates in clubs, something I can personally attest to. The sonics are brutal but often possess an almost triumphant synth section that sounds like it was recorded live in a church, as opposed to being the result of turning nobs in his studio. 

—Available from Other Music

Bourbonese Qualk: 1983–1987

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—01. Available on vinyl or CD.
—02. Includes remix by Ancient Methods.

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Bourbonese Qualk are the latest seminal Industrial group to get a reissue, and I couldn't be less upset about it. Beyond the fact that they made teeth shattering, pioneering music, they were also incredibly important to the underground fight against a quietly fascist period of British history. In a time when it's seemingly considered uncool for musicians to be political, this group are an unfriendly reminder that if you don't have a message, you're nothing at all.

—Available from Other Music