Alternative Press Magazine, November 1998
Dallas Observer Interview, June 1998
Various Artists: Somatic Dosing Unit (Beautamous Loaf International)
As the birthplace of Butthole Surfers and Pain Teens and the adopted home of Ministry, Texas seems to have a knack for breeding some seriously fucked-up music, and whatever force is causing this has obviously infiltrated the Dallas offices of Beautamous Loaf International. Compiled by label head Joel Zoch (who also has a hand in most of the groups on the BLI roster), this disc spotlights such cheerfully named combos as Prison Rape Scenes and Jethro Tilton who offer up dozen tracks drawn mainly from the dark dub and experimental trip-hop schools of sound. However, don't think that "dub" and "trip- hop" mean that you're in for some easy, ambient listening - the cold and menacing undertones and macabre samples make things a bit too chilling for the chill-out lounge. Think Scorn on a bad day, and you're halfway there.
Greg Clow
Beautamous Loaf International: "Somatic Dosing Unit" CD-The guys behind the Dallas label Beautamous Loaf put together this collection which showcases their many guises and projects. These groups, JETHRO TILTON, PRISON RAPE SCENES, SPHOTA, SANGUINARIA, and PANTHEON 23 range from melodic and intense breakbeat workouts to more chilly ambient experimental sound manipulations, all to good effect. They eschew vocals (aside from littered voice samples or tape manipulations) and focus on their inventive blends of techno, ambient, and experimental post-industrial percussion and noises. A very enjoyable and worthy album. (Beautamous Loaf International)
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