Knurl is the work of Toronto-based musician Alan Bloor, who uses found objects such as car springs, scrap metal, saw blades, and other industrial detritus “to create the sounds that inspired him while working in welding shops in Windsor, Ontario.” He has been at it for quite some time, and has honed his craft quite well. Kadaver is the work of Israeli artist Michael Zolotov, who has also been at it for quite some time, with collaborations with such notables as The Haters, Azoikum, Vomir, Macronympha, and Contagious Orgasm. Both are solid musicians, but with quite different approaches, so let's see how these two fit together.

Knurl has one track: Sephalostatic I-III. This is some extraordinarily harsh noise. There's a good mix of low-end signal hum and high-pitched squeal. As with most Knurl work, there's a lot going on in this track and what keeps it interesting is the balance between moments of relative calm with low end rumble punctuated with harsh blasts of high pitched wailing noise that reminds me of taking an angle grinder to metal. Come to think of it, with Knurl that's possibly what it actually is. In short, this is classic Knurl, and it is solidly done.

Flipping the tape over, we have Kadaver, who has two tracks: “Disambiguation” and “Love Ourselves No More.” “Disambiguation” is a repetitive mixture of high pitched static and mid-range crackling noise that has a pulsing feel that is almost hypnotic. This eventually gives way to a siren like noise that ends the track. “Love Ourselves No More” has more of a harsh noise wall feel with stuttering staticy noise. To me the last few seconds were the most interesting with a snippet of voice and then a low base drone for a few seconds that provided an interesting counterpoint to the harsh noise that comprised most of the track. I would like to have seen this fleshed out a bit more, but perhaps the brevity is the point.

Overall this was a was an interesting tape with Knurl in fine form and Kadaver throwing down some solid noise. Well worth checking out. This tape weighs in at around 39 minutes.