Gen 26 is the work of Slovenian artist Matjaz Galicic, who is also one half of Sist En 343, which I recently reviewed and enjoyed. Galicic describes the project thus: “With GEN 26 I want to explore deep sound characteristics, transform it, divert it, design it into construction of soundscapes and create logic to unlogic chaotic sequences of sounds, rhythms, sound waves, voices and sound detonations. My live performances, sets, can vary from ambient orientated, guest appearing to complete chaotic noise deviations and brutal sound interactive actions. Each set is unique and is highly based on improvisation only. So watch out to see it.” Sounds good, so let's get into it.

“Recessive Gene Mutation I” kicks it all of with some incredible harsh noise wall. Everything is completely overdriven and buried in a thick layer of static. There is a rumble that keeps it from being pure white noise. There is more going on here than meets the eye though, and listening to this is almost relaxing. “Recessive Gene Mutation II” and “Recessive Gene Mutation III” keep this going with more variations on the themes established in the first track with a lot of buried elements. However, these two are a bit less harsh than the opener.

Overall, I found it to be a bit less spastic and fun than the Sist En 343 I reviewed, but this is still a solid release with some nice harsh noise, and serves as a good introduction to this project.