Here’s a C20/ digital download from Finish harsh noise project Genophobia. It features two side-long examples of scuzzy ‘n’ nasty noise craft- with a focus on shredding-to-scrubbing bound texturing.

The release appears on Stockholm-based Ominous Records. The transparent red cassette is present in a small Ziplock bag, and this features a fold-out single-sided monochrome sleeve- taking in stark black texts on either plain white or ripped paper-like backing. We find out from the sleeve, that both tracks were recorded in one take- with no overdubs. The label still has copies available for sale, and to pick up on drop by here. 

Behind Genophobia is Branden Diven( Apex Of Divine Hierarchy, Bone Matrix, Coma Winds, Drenches, Knife City, Naked On The 4th Of July, Piercing). It started in the year 2021- with its sound being influenced by both 90's Americanoise & Japanoise- with subtle themes of childhood trauma, mental illness and sexual deviance running through its work. To date the project has nine releases to its name.

So, on the first side, we have “I”. This begins with a thick rolling roar- which is edged by a selection of stuttering judders 'n' skating grates. From the off, there’s a feeling of crudely loose flow to the whole track- with as we move on we find rolling caustic drone, cluttering shreds, and slicing rips. At points it almost feels like it might settle down into nasty wall noise territory- yet it never does with Mr Diven constantly dragging the whole thing along with a rapid & haphazard manner.

Flipping over to “III”, and we at first find a mixture of deeping bone roasting billow and smaller skittering-grained noise. As the track progresses we get an effective feel of rolling ‘n’ rubbing textural pull-like flesh-lined fat becoming red, raw, and torn as it’s fed between subtle different grades of sandpaper. At one point we have more thinner hiss ‘n’ cluttering bound dwells, at others, we have blends of blast furnace roast & mid-range forking. With a few sudden taut & short junk fills before we once more slide into the searing chaos, like slow floating down a broken glass shard & rusting metal ribbed slide.

If you enjoy active, yet very crudely seared harsh noise with a shifting textural-based focus I think you’ll enjoy what Miserably Incept has to offer. And I must say each time I play the cassette it seems to whizz by in a blink of an eye- leaving me feeling rewardingly brutalized.