Tuft - Cannibal Fantasy

Artist: Tuft
Release: Cannibal Fantasy
Label: Medusa Head Records
Year: 2006
Format: 3" CDr
Tracks: 7
TRT: 21:27

Tuft is the solo project behind the label Medusa Head Records. Every release that comes out on this label is simply amazing. Not just audio wise, but the hand crafted artwork put into each release is the best I’ve seen from even the most veteran DIY labels. This release, Cannibal Fantasy, is no exception. The 3" cdr comes packaged in a blue case with full front and back artwork. There is an insert as well with a hand drawn picture of a 3-D skull. The cdr itself is done well too with label info mixed with circles around the disc. The topper of this release however is the free BONE you get. Limited to 45 copies means each release comes with it's own hand painted bone, and they're given names as well. Mine happens to be "Fourth Metatarsal". Check it out here for the list. The writting on the tag for each bone is even done well, with a calligraphy set it looks like. Brilliant! Now the noise.

The first track, I Absorb You, comes at you with a great rhythmic pulse that vairiants with each passing second. It’s a quick rumble with nothing else distracting it. I get the feeling that it’s done with a guitar or bass. I can’t be sure but at times there’s a drone for a little bit from a string that got plucked. The second track, I Eat Skeletons, is not as strong. Just a straight feedback track. Harsh though. The VHS Underworld, is another great rumbling track with pushes and pulls, and a lot of bass. Chew, the fourth track, is a pick pluck of distorted hits and taps. Reminds me of something NIN would have done as a secret noise track in their early days. The longest track, at almost 6 minutes, is a harsh wall noise track. The loudest of Tuft I’ve heard so far and probably my favorite on here. Titled Oh, The Body, I get the feeling as if the cannibals magnified the sound of them skinning someone alive because it sounds just like that. The skin getting pulled and ripped off is a great thing to hear at this level. Again, the bass is heavy. Track six, You Are Pudding, sounds like someone being drowned in pudding. A very fitting title and it plays it well. Track seven, So Longpig, is a pretty well done experimental track with pulled wires of harshness plugging up your ear drums. This too is a great track from the short disc.

All in all, the noise on here is not some of the best I ever heard but the tracks fit the titles so well, and mixed with the artwork, this is a release that can stick into your mind after playing for quite some time. One of favorites of 2006!