TeRRoR #1 2010 Arma Bitter/Terg Bizarre Uproar Brethren Clew of Theseus Clo Goelach Coma Detox Gas Chamber Haare Hum of the Druid Knurl McKaras Molester Mourmansk 150 Wertham reviews and more REVIEWS EDITORIAL After huge delays and so on finally the first forces, but we'll see when the time comes. Of issue of terror is out. Since the first thought course if somebody is willing to contribute somewhere around 2007-2008 something some art, especially written stuff, I'll gladly has changed and will of course change in the consider that. There were plans for this issue future. At first there were plans to make online to have a separate corner for some writings + paper issue of the zine so though these remained that the information would plans. Perhaps for the fu- circulate online, but also ture. I'm also very happy sooner or later it would be that since these years of si- put into paper. Anyways, lence (or at least that since that's good for re- seemed to me) some views, interviews are not printed zines appeared. that cup of tea and so after Misanthropy, Special Inter- publishing bigger part of this ests and so on. It seems issue's interviews online, I fi- that we're not moving to 0 nally decided to make things and 1 yet with full bodies a little different. From now and that's great. Without on interviews will go online any more twaddling I'd like (with the agreement of the to say huge thanks to interviewees) just after the everyone who had shared next issue is published. By that I do also hope their knowledge and attitude in answering in- to make these though somewhat smaller, but terview questions, who shared their releases more regular issues. Once half a year/8 and opinions. Have a good reading. months or so. Since I don't want a team of Big thanks to those two girls: writers and contributors things are rather Ūla (http://sierra-satana.deviantart.com/): front slow, but quite steady. For the next issue cover and page 13 there are also quite interesting plans of joined Shaltmira (http://shaltmira.weebly.com/): page 7 70 terror terror 3 HUM OF THE DRUID REVIEWS even touch of power electronics. Album starts with majestic title piece that hooks you for a minute, but once again - "angry" and "mystical" where martial rhythms, synth melodies, squeaking foundations of re- wheezing voice kills you and takes away all the thoughts. For example ality and woman voice forms one strange and frightening creature. It the very beginning of the first act draws attention (after some intro HUMHUM OFOF THETHE DRUIDDRUID sounds like it would be a soundtrack for a final massive scene in the with those "satanic voices"), but not for long... And the same pattern movie. The following song smells of a sea. "Never Power Ocean" trans- over all the album. Perhaps there are people that really like this album Hello. First of all, please introduce yourself. Who are you, where wants to fight me over it, I'll endorse that, too. forms from calm and meditative to curiously exploring song. I've lived and I can say nothing against them, but I am simply not. In my opinion are you from, how are you etc. I agree that it doesn't accurately represent the whole of what I do, by the sea for the last several weeks so I can tell without a doubt that if this project would have to draw attention, it's because of the musi- but from the beginning I've always had disconnected thoughts flying these sounds convince me. It is true, sea and ports in there differ from cians, taking part in it. Everything else - nothing interesting. Insipid. My name's Eric and I'm from Washington state in the USA. I'm not around that I've tried to arrange in a way that's logical for me. There the ones I've seen. This piece is more like exploring the ships that'd feeling too bad. are lot of private ideas coming and going that keep the name alive sunk long time ago and now rests here, covered in rust and absolutely Zack Kouns - Hallucinations Spanning a Three Day Period and relevant to me. It's just not that important for me to justify or ex- still in silt. Gradually you move there and become the part of the world, Wintage Records, CDr, 50 plain the name for the sake of others. The name has value to me, existing there. From careful touching of sound textures, this piece 2009 though most of the ideas in HOTD can and should be seen as distinct transforms into fierce attack of noise, which, after 20 minutes of rather I'm currently living through a rather interesting period of time cause from the name and whatever idea it suggests. The name is one per- calm album is a rather unexpected cold shower. By the way, it is worth lately I have a chance to get acquainted with weirder and weirder re- spective, but there is much more beyond that. mentioning that all the pieces in the album plays more than 10 min- leases. Well, that's good of course. Right now the newest CDr from mas- utes and the whole length of it is well more than one hour. The next ter of hallucinations (as I judge from what I find written in the internet) The themes that HOTD explore. It seems that they are somewhat big picture of Xiphoid Dementia - Dead Hunter. This track continues Zack Kouns is spinning in my CD player. I am not a fan or an expert of surreal tribal questioning of existence with a flavor of biology the active noise of the last one - siren, synth sounds and voice. Vocal outsider music and art (the term itself raises too many questions for (?!) though passed through the personal filter. Maybe I am that appears in the middle of the album surprises once more, but I can- me - boundaries etc.), but this trip that lasts for almost an hour was wrong, then could you please describe it as it seems suitable for not get myself to like it. It seems that it does not fit in there and I cannot consumed rather pleasantly. I'd like to pay your attention to the man- you. Also is there a continuous theme/boundaries of themes in glue the voice and music into one picture anyhow. Next station - by ifesto and ideas about music of this musician. Despite the fact that it's the existence of HOTD or every release is a different entity. Also the strange highway. Creaks of constructions, squeals of brakes, sounds another theme already, they are worth reading. His philosophy is in- what themes would you never explore? Racism? Politics? of broken glass and finally the sound develops into rhythmic noise. It teresting. Weird at the very least. I didn't have a chance to listen to Misoginy? Pornography? You mention it... seems that in these two tracks, the culmination of the album was other albums of Zack Kouns, but avantgarde-pop usually is somewhat reached. Mechanized Salvation - anxious and full of strain, but not supposedly "funny", without a sign of quality and thought and it is un- I'm always trying to connect loose ideas about sociology, biology, openly aggressive track. It sounds more like a futuristic model of the believably powerful stuff for art persons and other cool modern dudes. and psychology with my warped, sometimes ignorant, understand- world. Penetrating metallic darkness when you try to see what's in But this album is different. Regardless of avant-pop label in the descrip- ing of human life and this world as a whole, absolutely. On the front of you and not realize that the real danger is behind you. Xiphoid tion, the bigger part of the album are good, melancholic, psychedelic earliest couple releases there was this almost silly interest in animals, Dementia plays one more game in the last track. None Shall Inherit The trips. Rather clear vocal helps not to get lost in them. Though there are What could you tell about the history of Hum of the Druid? When and that evolved into what I would call dark anthropological interests Earth seems like a calm and dismal landscape from the first seconds. no lyrics included, but words are easy to understand. Lightly effected did it started? Is this your first project dealing with industrial that peaked on the Trials CDR and Societal LP. Since those releases, So you prepare yourself for happy ending, but after a few seconds this vocal, floating in its own melody above accordion, saxophone, synth part of music? And most important, why did you start this pro- there's been too much evolution to put to words, but some of the insipid and tender vision is teared apart by fierce vocal (in here I like and some percussions, acts in positive and calming manner. Namely ject? forthcoming releases recorded from 2007 to 2009 need to come out how it goes) and this piece is raising the strain till it explodes and soft these calm tracks in this album, such as "T.y. Yippi Yippi", "Dead Ani- before I can fully elaborate. My ideological interests, for lack of a bet- sounds are covered with a layer of noises and effects. The sight be- mals" or "Two left Feet" sounds greatest. It seems in places that these Summer of 2003 is when I started doing HOTD, and it was definitely ter term, have been the same for years and I've broken them down comes different than it seemed from the beginning.