with b&w printed sleeve - housed in cover art from p.a.m.s misha hollenbach. studio styrka springs a leak with three new tracks from villa abo, the mainstay of veteran swedish analogue unit frak. released by australian label noise in my head, sibilant is the product of a mutual appreciation for severed heads and terse tapes, both of which propelled a 13 year old jan svensson to form frak back in 1987. on warming up signal, svensson sounds the nuclear alarm with an unforgiving techno meltdown that leaves no survivors. the flip gives our disintegrated minds some relief with drum-magnet, a paranoid beat track recorded in collaboration with karlskrona punk rocker nebula, and the hypnotic syndrome beautiful.

the inaugural release for the label offshoot of australian radio show noise in my head, tracks for performance serves up two new tracks from la-based anomaly suzanne kraft. originally conceived as a contemporary dance score, these proven body movers are some of the producers toughest work to date. dead ringer finds a snake charmer harmonising with the racket of a metal works factory while ruff bathers tries to operate the forklift under heavy sedation.