EXPLORING NOISE TEXTURES by Haggari Nakashe

 

Usually, it's best to write original content so search engines won't tag you as a spammer copying texts from elsewhere. I guess this time is a perfect opportunity for an exception, as Haggari pretty much sums everything up perfectly, so rewriting his promo blurb into something else would just harm the message, his message.

What's left to add is that this very (sad but) enjoyable release (catalog no. RZR25HNENT)  is available on Bandcamp, and should hit streaming services sometime next month. 

Follow Haggari's Instagram for more updates.

Here's what Haggari had to say:

My latest offering, "EXPLORING NOISE TEXTURES", is a two-track album that delves deep into the interplay between sound and sadness, rethinking personal experiences that might resonate with the listener's emotional landscape via sounds. Each 25-minute track serves as an exploration, where dissonant layers of synth noise weave together delicate ambient-like textures, challenging the inner peace and further exploring notions of music and art in therapy. I feel that in the noise genre, the often-overlooked spaces of sadness and introspection are neglected as the genre tends to sometimes be more anger-driven, transforming raw emotional responses and angst into an auditory assault; where this is an attempt to turn negative emotions into something that serves the purpose of healing, venting and sharing, both haunting and profound, but not as aggressive as HNW tends to feel. I invite listeners to embrace the beauty of chaos and the significance of emotional vulnerability, hoping this could leave you pondering upon your own rich tapestry of sadness and sounds long after the final note fades.

What makes this release particularly compelling is how it challenges the listener's relationship with discomfort. While many noise artists use harshness as a form of confrontation or catharsis through aggression, Haggari opts for a more meditative descent into emotional terrain. The extended 25-minute format of each track isn't just ambitious, it's essential to the work's purpose, allowing the synth textures to gradually build and shift, creating space for genuine introspection rather than immediate impact. This is noise as a slow burn, where the therapeutic potential emerges not from explosive release but from sustained immersion in carefully crafted sonic unease.

For those new to our corner of experimental music, "EXPLORING NOISE TEXTURES" serves as an unexpectedly accessible entry point into the broader world of ambient noise and drone. The album rewards patient listening, ideally with headphones in a darkened room, allowing the layers to reveal themselves over time. We hope that you see how the effort by Haggari Nakashe to continue and demonstrate that he's vital to the underground experimental community since the early 2000s, consistently championing work that refuses easy categorization. If this release resonates with you, make sure to explore the rest of Haggari's catalog and keep an eye on RZR's ongoing split series, which regularly pairs complementary artists in ways that spark unexpected creative dialogue.

Beyond Bandcamp and streaming platforms, Haggari has been steadily building a visual dimension to his sonic explorations through the RZRecords YouTube channel, which he currently operates. The channel features videos accompanying his music, adding another layer to the immersive experience he's crafting. For those who want to dive deeper into his creative process or experience his work in a different format, the YouTube channel offers an evolving archive of his output. It's worth subscribing not just for the music itself, but to witness how Haggari continues to expand the ways listeners can engage with his brand of introspective noise, visual accompaniment often transforming these already meditative pieces into something approaching installation art.

BETRAYAL by SMEGMASMOG

 

Honey, wake up, the new SMEGMASMOG just dropped, on time for International Women's Day!

It's super loud, really abrasive, and distinctively sad due to the keyboard lines added to the noise, feedback, shrieks, and tortured screaming.

If there was ever a depressive blackened HWN genre, this is it. Obviously, it thematically revolves around the title, which gives you a whiff of the upcoming rot, BETRAYAL.

It's a two-track album, over 40 minutes of pleasurable aural abuse. I could go on about it but you should really just make time and listen to what these chaps do.

It's available on their Bandcamp, and will also pop up on streaming platforms within the next month or so.

While you're clicking links, make sure to follow their Instagram page for more updates. They really deserve your attention.

The fusion of harsh noise wall with melodic keyboard elements creates something genuinely unsettling in ways traditional HNW rarely achieves. Where most harsh noise wall maintains an almost meditative static quality through sheer unrelenting consistency, SMEGMASMOG punctures that wall with haunting melodic fragments that feel like memories bleeding through concrete. The keyboard lines don't soften the blow, instead, they make the abuse feel more personal, more targeted, transforming what could be abstract sonic punishment into something that cuts closer to lived emotional experience. It's the difference between standing in a blizzard and standing in a blizzard while remembering warmth.

The International Women's Day release timing adds another dimension to the album's thematic weight, though SMEGMASMOG wisely lets the music speak for itself rather than over-explaining the connection. At over 40 minutes across two tracks, "BETRAYAL" demands serious commitment from listeners, this isn't background music or something you put on casually. Set aside time, ideally in complete darkness with headphones turned up dangerously loud, and let the feedback, shrieks, and keyboard-driven despair wash over you. This is noise as emotional exorcism, and it works best when you're willing to sit in the discomfort until something shifts.