Gerade erscheint bei Editions Mego die Wiederveröffentlichung von Kevin Drumms “Sheer Hellish Miasma” als 2LP. Ursprünglich 2002 auf CD beim damaligen Label Mego erschienen, gilt das Werk bis heute als einer der kompromisslosesten Beiträge des experimentellen Noise und als Referenzpunkt innerhalb der radikalsten Spielarten elektronischer Klangkunst. Drumm setzt hier auf Gitarre, Tonbandbearbeitung, Mikrofone, Effektpedale, analoge Synthies und dezenten Digitaleinsatz, um ein Klangbild zu schaffen, das gleichermaßen überwältigend wie präzise gebaut ist.

“Widely regarded as one of the most uncompromising works in experimental noise, Kevin Drumm’s Sheer Hellish Miasma is once again available on vinyl. First released on CD in 2002 on the original Mego label, the album remains a landmark in extreme electronic sound and is an essential and ferocious document of Drumm at his most inventive. The history of Drumm’s Sheer Hellish Miasma is one of resilience to the twists of underground trends that have come and gone since its initial release. Using guitar, tape manipulation, microphones, pedals, analog synthesizers, and subtle computer processing, Sheer Hellish Miasma is an overwhelming experience: a sonic onslaught of storming feedback, fractured textures and an unrelenting energy. At once brutal and meticulously composed, the album offers a singular vision at the outermost edges of sound art. For seasoned noise veterans, Sheer Hellish Miasma offers a bracing soundscape filled with exquisitely abrasive textures and more than enough hidden detail to warrant repeated listening – a distinct voice in the increasingly same-sounding world of abstract electronic noise. For everyone else, Drumm’s journey through the noisy underworld is likely to inspire fear or, in an optimistic case, fearful admiration”. (Editions Mego)