Noises for ears

June 27, 2006 2:38 PM

Mish Mash Mush A series of mixes from Providence eclectic label Fort Thunder, home of Ninja Versus Wrestler and Forcefield. As part of an aplty amorphous and chaotic "noise" scene, the mixes contain otherwise unreleased music from bands like Lightning Bolt, Mindflayer, 25 Suave, and a bevy of other bands from labels like Load, Animal Disguise and Bulb. Good music with a dirt-simple interface.
posted by klangklangston (15 comments total)

The also link to one of my favorite 'zines, Retard Riot, with pages like
posted by klangklangston at 2:40 PM on June 27, 2006

i miss providence.
posted by atom128 at 2:56 PM on June 27, 2006

I am Providence.

Ok, not really.
posted by jwest at 3:25 PM on June 27, 2006

Should offer some context.
posted by jwest at 3:28 PM on June 27, 2006

He's no Dr. Scruff
posted by parmanparman at 3:30 PM on June 27, 2006

Fort Thunder was Fucking Awesome. I went there once, like four years ago on a whim, maybe a month before they condemned it. It's now being turned into condos, just like the rest of the west-side of Providence.

Except Cranston St., which is still keeping it extremely grimy.
posted by SweetJesus at 3:52 PM on June 27, 2006

Thanks. I really like this stuff.
posted by mr_roboto at 3:52 PM on June 27, 2006

Whoops, I'm wrong - Fort Thunder is a Shaw's parking lot now - which is next to the condos...
posted by SweetJesus at 4:02 PM on June 27, 2006

Lots of good comics came out of Fort Thunder as well, like Matt Brinkman's Teratoid Heights.
posted by beerbajay at 4:13 PM on June 27, 2006

Oh, Meerk Puffy is also Matt Brinkman.
posted by beerbajay at 4:15 PM on June 27, 2006

Interesting, but nonetheless unlistenable to my ears.
posted by unwordy at 4:23 PM on June 27, 2006

Deathbomb Arc in LA puts out a lot of punk-meets-noise-meets-whatever stuff that fits right in with Fort Thunder styles. (I posted about DBA and Captain Ahab yesterday)

Brian "Cave In" Ralph also did a stint at Fort Thunder. A+ fellows
posted by beerbajay at 4:30 PM on June 27, 2006

Man, I miss Fort Thunder.
posted by Ruki at 5:04 PM on June 27, 2006

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I lived in a warehouse in the lot directly behind Fort Thunder in 2001-2002. Each day I'd return to work to see another building gone and more of my own humble abode visible.
One of the saddest sights was watching those guys gingerly lower their instruments by rope and pully out of a corner window down to the ground on the last day they were there.
posted by stagewhisper at 6:50 PM on June 27, 2006

I had no idea they were a performance space too. I only knew them, really, through following the Load/Bulb/FT bands when they came through here. Tons of cool stuff though.
posted by klangklangston at 8:01 AM on June 28, 2006