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RJ Myato/Gorgonized Dorks - Split [Enforced Existence - 2019]

From October last year here we have a CDR/ digital download split that focuses in on the more moody & atmospherically uneasy side of the US harsh noise scene. The release brings together Californian based Gorgonized Dorks with Pittsburgh based RJ Myato- the first offers up an around nine-minute dwell in noise unease, and the latter five shorter around two-minute tracks.

The release is self-released by RJ Myato on his own label Enforced Existence. With the shop brought CDR featuring black sharpie writing on- this comes packaged in a see-through sleeve with a black, white & red PC printed cover- so a fairly standard looking underground noise release.

Kicking things off we have the Gorgonized Dorks track- this is entitled "The Rich Exterminated With Joy", and it comes in at the 9.23 mark. The track's a decidedly noisily hazed blend of throbbing ‘n’ stabbing electro tones, droning feedback purrs ‘n’ wails, with muffled-to-whispered voices/ samples bob about. The whole thing sits nicely enough between lulling searing & eerily atmospherics- it’s ok, though it did feel like it overstayed its welcome by around five minutes.

Next we of course we have the five tracks from RJ Myato- and these are much better. Each of the tracks falls around the two to nearing three-minute mark- and we begin with the wonderfully titled “Lint Shuffle”- this brings together slowly pitch-shifting noise sustains, choppy noise detail, and at times almost wonkily harmonic tone sweeps.  As we move on we come to the rolling static grain-meets choppy-yet-sluggish junk stabs of "Shaped Tents"- which in its last quarter has guitar noise purr trying to break in.  The split been topped off with the more walled noise focused “Carapace Joy Caliburnus”- with its mix of churning & meshed static grain noise, and worming-yet-droning tone shifts.

As a complete noise split this stands up well enough- but really the RJ Myato material shines most, and rewards re-listening - the Gorgonized Dorks track does work well with the rest of the split, but on its own, it’s a little run of the mill /overlong.

Rating: 3 out of 5Rating: 3 out of 5Rating: 3 out of 5Rating: 3 out of 5Rating: 3 out of 5

Roger Batty
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