Label: New Forces - NF118

様々なプロジェクトを含めると最早全てを把握するのは困難な作品数となっている、80年代末より活動を継続している米エクスペリメンタル/ハーシュノイズ・アーティストRichard Ramirez。氏が過去に発表した音源の中で、とりわけ入手困難とされるソロ作品を纏めたアーカイブボックスの第一弾がNew Forcesより登場。1995年発表の[Rush]、[Certain Cruelty]、[Erotica1&2]、そして1998年[Spread 'Em]、中古に出る事も少なく、また高値で取引されるタイトルのみが纏められた珠玉の編集セット。ジャケットデザインはJohn Wieseが担当。







New Forces is proud to present Richard Ramirez Volume 1, a 5-CD boxset compiling some of the best work by noise legend Richard Ramirez.

It is impossible to overstate the importance of Richard Ramirez to the history, practice, and aesthetics of noise. He is an innovator in the development of “harsh noise” as a distinct genre of experimental sound, working under his own name as well as in seminal projects such as Black Leather Jesus, Werewolf Jerusalem, and literally dozens of others. Through his Deadline Recordings label Richard helped curate the distinctive “Americanoise” sound, pushing noise into increasingly aggressive terrain. Some of Richard’s best work has been issued under his own name, and this collection is the first in an ongoing series that documents these hard-to-find solo recordings.

This first installment features recordings released on four of the most important noise labels of the 1990s: Rush (Self Abuse), Certain Cruelty (Slaughter Productions), Spread-Em (Spite), and Erotica (Deadline Recordings), which is available in its entirety for the first time in this boxset spread across two CDs. The discs have been remastered from the original source tapes by Grant Richardson. Each is housed in an individual slip-case featuring the original artwork, with design handled by John Wiese. The discs are housed in a hard clamshell case, and the box also includes a booklet featuring archival flyers, advertisements, and liner notes by Patrick O'Neil (Self Abuse Records) and Stefan Aune (New Forces).