irr.app.(ext.) / WYRM - Hypothetical Tardigrade
Resurrection #1/Labyrinth Defector

This is a split single from two US
artists on the Somnimage label. irr.apt.(ext.) is the project of
M. S. Waldron, a sometime collaborator of Nurse With Wound and
various Steven Stapleton related projects. 'Hypothetical
Tardigrade Resurrection #1' is something of a restrained piece of
ambient experimentation offering textured drones, some percussive
interplay and just as it starts to evolve into electronic tones,
it dissipates into the sound of ball being bounced. It's all too
brief, and from what I've heard from irr.apt.(ext.) they're not
best suited to the 7-inch format. Wyrm, on the other hand, offer
an intricate mass of sounds that tends toward the darker ends of
ambient-experimentation. Wyrm is the project of Allan Zane, here
assisted by Terry Stalcup, John Murphy (- yes, John Murphy of
KnifeLadder, SPK...), and Kensaku Nishizato. Torturous
electronics, submerged voices, environmental sounds, processed
bells combine combine to create a fine slab of malevolent intent.
I'm not too familiar with the work of Allan Zane, besides some
contributions to material from the Sword Volcano Complex and
Shining Vril though on the basis of 'Labyrinth Defector' I'd be
keen to hear more.
M.S. Waldron's sleeve and label artwork is stunning. There was an
ultra-limited edition of 33 copies housed in a 12-inch sleeve
with accompanying artwork by M.S. Waldron but they are long gone.
This split single is released in an edition of 300 on white vinyl
but don't hang about as they shouldn't last long either. For more
information go to
www.somnimage.com