TS: H.N.A.S. vs. N.W.W.

this could also be the H.N.A.S. - c/d, s/d thread as well I suppose since there doesn't seem to be one.

The five CD reissue program got a two paragraph review in the Wire from Haynes that basically said 'not as good as NWW, except for Melchior'. Haynes worships even the lesser NWW albums, but judging an entire seperate band against NWW because they collaborated once... impartial, unfair, sloppy thinking.

I hear HNAS much more as an 80's cassette-culture Faust, with the freeform instrumental collages given equal weight to the full fledged mutant concise pop songs. The abstract sections frequently culminate or explode into these catchy little numbers, unlike NWW; the few 'songs' on his albums are much more carefully delinated.

Some HNAS stuff is very spotty, I'm not too big on Melchior myself. But Im Schatten Der Möhre is really good, and the pop numbers at the end of Musik Für Schuhgeschäfte -- unbelievable.

There are two reissues of Im Schatten Der Möhre, one on Streamline, the other on DOM. You want the one on DOM, with the cover image of the carrot off-center -- it's got an extra 20 minutes.

I've been hoping to pick up copies of the other reissued CD's used, but that may have been a mistake. They were limited, and the people who bought them aren't selling...

Heeman & NWW are a bit more easily compared, as Heeman solo either sticks to unfolding soundscapes or violent cutups. Aftersolstice is a five star example of the former, the Magnetic Tape Splicing 12" the latter.

http://www.fakejazz.com/articles/coolerthanyou/hnas.shtml

man I love H.N.A.S. so much, never saw this thread before. never saw the Wire review referred to, but Melchior is def the worst and the only orig LP I sold off. all the CD reissues alluded to above are killer, with tons of bonus tracks that cover everything you could possibly want (comp tracks, singles, unreleased). Some still seem to be around for sale!

I miss this band and wish the members could get along well enough to do some reissues

poor Hirsche Nicht Aufs Sofa, they only get a thread shared with NWW

still love them, does anyone besides me, Milton, and the op like this band? y'all are missing out!

now playing:

https://i.discogs.com/ndjiXb1g5dAwznRZMOn98ICS50c5kw0Qfn0QA0hzELw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM1OTAy/OS0xNjI2Njg4MDAw/LTk1MjAuanBlZw.jpeg

christoph put out a cdr of the In Camera set that he did at my store. rarez! he is such a sweety. and so is his In Camera pal Timo.

https://www.discogs.com/release/8562461-In-Camera-Greenfield

I'm more of an Achim fan tbh! but I dig Christoph's work as well

that "Ach, Dieser Bart" LP is a perfect example of a band that had tensions and resorted to giving one side to each member, of course I vastly prefer the Achim side

plus I'm pretty sure Achim did the weird pop stuff on Music For Shoeshops, but hey I could be wrong

the Andreas Martin records are all great too! there is a 10" on Robot, compiled on 2CD with a bunch of other solo Heemann/HNAS stuff

love this one. i like those ultra albums a lot too. there is so much stuff. lots of stuff that i've never even heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGnc9N7kBeQ

yes! and the Damenbart record