Olympia’s Physique have returned with Overcome By Pain, a blistering six track EP on Seattle’s Iron Lung Records, giving a form to the noise of the body – the body reacting to the deep silence keeping this rotten imperialist foundation in place. Fresh off February’s Again, Physique continue their d-beat bombardment.
Legendary multi-instrumentalist and improviser Keiji Haino, along with Guro Moe, a Norwegian bassist and avant-garde composer share Drums & Octobass, released on Norway’s ConradSound label, a new collaborative effort. Haino, now 71, is showing no signs of slowing down, raising eyebrows with his adventurous improvisations.