As you may or may not know, this blog is the mutant son of an unholy coupling betwixt forum and netlabel. You can meet the parents at Fwonk*. If you're feeling daring you could even join the forum and say 'hi'.
The label now has a pretty impressive roster of releases under its belt - thanks to the hard work of the innovative artists and their benevolent overlord Heskin Radiophonic.
All the albums and EPs on the site are available for free download and are released under a Creative Commons license.
We're starting a new series here at MusicObject highlighting some of the releases and there's no better way to kick off than with a compilation showcasing some of the best the label has to offer.
Blinding Flesh Volume One was created in a more innocent age, when most of the internet was just fields and the forum now known as Fwonk* went by the name 'Blinding Flesh of Genius'.
The album is 11 wonderful tracks mastered for your listening pleasure by Echosonic. From the squonky, playful opener of Per Byhring's 'Ettertid' to the epic dronecore finale of Vasko The Pig's 'Kober', this is quality stuff.
Other highlights include 'Space To Make You Talk' by Bachelor Machines - which meanders blissfully through sampladelic easy listening, trip hop and glitchy territory - and Nemmo's frankly genius uptempo breakcore cover version of Bowie's 'Space Oddity'.
This compilation also contains 'New Object' by BSMo & Bentley. This track has an unsettling, Chris Morris-style monologue running throughout, written by Joseph Alford, juxtaposed against haunting piano melodies. Truly innovative, strange and wonderful.
The mission statement when the guys and gals at Fwonk* set out to make the album was simple: "make it good, make it interesting". I think they achieved it and then some. Download it and see if you agree.
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