HUNKER by SCHEDELVRETER

MW's 34th release is a limited edition hand-silkscreened 10� release of Schedelvreter (which loosely translates as �Skull Gobbler�), the Dutch side project of brilliant minimal synth pioneer Danny Bosten, best known for his project Das Ding !The seven tracks were originally recorded in Danny�s home studio and self-released on a cassette entitled Hunker via his Tear Apart Tapes label in 1985. This newly remastered 10� release is limited to 999 hand-silkscreened numbered copies pressed on black medium weight vinyl. Unlike Das Ding, Schedelvreter is not pattern-based or sequenced, the synth sounds are hand played over a collage of found sounds. At the time, Danny was experimenting with a Crumar synth that was falling apart, and would sporadically create sounds that were like human voices. He created massive drum sounds by layering noise, using leftover four-track additions in reverse and some live drum recordings courtesy of his brother�s tapes. The end result feels narrative and filmic, like the sound track to an imaginary apocalyptic movie: bleak and desolate.