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Review: Kommando is the alias of industrial machinist and prolific wall-of-noise anarchist Thorofon. As Kommando, all four of Anton Knilpert's releases came at the end of the last two decades, with the 2009 Crimefactory first released on the obscure label United Manipulation Broadcasting- also a home to much of Thorofon's work. Kommando differs from Thorofon in that it's complete rhythmic distortion devoid of beats. Throughout the 14-track sonic ear-bash, post-punk vocal passages that sound like a filtered Andrew Eldritch from the Sisters of Mercy can be heard, only its as if Eldritch have been struck down by the brute force of Kommando's industrial weight and distorted white noise. Proceed with caution.

Review: Ant-Zen digitally rereleases Thorofon's Maximum Punishment Solutions LP, originally released on Stateart in 1997. The word Ant-Zen is deduced from "Anti Zensur" or anti-censorship, which makes sense when hearing the power noise and thrash electronica of Thorofon. The German noise-maker has long championed a harsh and clamorous sonic pioneered by cult group Whitehouse; "Wriggle Like a Fucking Eel" a known closer for some of Surgeon's sets. With industrial techno and rhythmic noise back in vogue - some 15 years after the albums original release - the cyber-punk bedlam of Thorofon's debut LP comes as a welcomed return.