What we said: Imagine a noise so terrible, so brain-destroyingly awful, that you worry, for a moment, that it might have actually sent you over the edge and into insanity. This is the noise of Baron Bum Blood. ‘Experiment 1- Introduction to the wider world of decibel love’ makes no pretence of actually being listenable. Instead it presents itself as a scientific experiment, an attempt to push the boundaries of sonic discovery to new heights, depths and, indeed, widths in the pursuit of that elusive goal; finding something totally new and different.
Well, it’s a good effort. Certainly, you’re not going to find anything remotely like this in your local record store. It will never be on the radio and, frankly, with the exception of a handful of ‘noise’ enthusiasts (there are people out there who get off on this stuff, you know) I can’t imagine anyone listening to this in any circumstance other than intense, brutal interrogation. It gave me a headache of quite astonishing pain and longevity and even, on the first listen, caused a mild panic attack.
This is not to say I hate it. Far from it; the sheer effort that’s gone into making this obscene racket is justification itself for me. The demo comes with a 9-page explanation of what it’s all about. It veers from the hilarious to the baffling with hysterical frequency as it goes on to explain to you what exactly happened during the quest to create (and I quote) “Dentist Music – Music that emulates the discomfort of a trip to the dentists and possibly the same effect as going through surgery”. The songs have names from the hugely appropriate – ‘Trees in a log cutting machine’ – to the comically sublime – ‘Drunken Nights & Pirate Fights’ and ‘Uncle Vic, Party Expert’. The whole thing is shot through with such a fierce and obvious intelligence that you sort of wonder why someone with such evident talent would ever make a noise like this. To me, it’s all a reminder that music is an art form, a fact that is so often forgotten in the quest to popularise and sell it. It needs breaking and putting back together in the wrong order now and again or nothing would ever change. It’s a messy, unrewarding business, but someone’s got to do it. The Baron has set about it with a manic glee that puts all those ‘proper’ musicians to shame. Baron Bum Blood: with our fingers in our ears, we salute you.

What our mums said: It’d be a good background to a horror film. I can see Ewoks rushing all over the place. Actually, it sounds like listening to someone’s intestinal noises with a stethoscope

"..Baron Bum Blood seems content to render your speakers and ears useless with a barrage of electronic randomness aimed at pushing the boundaries as far as they will go.."

"Sounds like Dentist Music"

Baron Bum Blood-
Exploding Microwave-

About 10 seconds is all I could take of this thing. Not exactly music is it. It is pretty-much as advertised in the title, and if you're a fan of noise, then you will love this one, but wear a condom please.

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