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Pavement Saw
Pavement Saw is a late-1980s noise and experimental project documented through cassette releases on underground labels.
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Pavement Saw is an underground noise and experimental music project that emerged during the late 1980s industrial and noise tape culture. Operating primarily through cassette-based releases, the project exemplifies the DIY ethos of the era, with early works including Feed/Symphony and Pleasure Machine both released in 1989 on the Frank Booth Cassettes label. These initial releases established the project's approach to harsh, abrasive soundscapes characteristic of the noise underground. The project continued into the 1990s with Shit Fluffer, released on Turbine Cassettes in 1993, demonstrating sustained activity within the tape-based experimental music community. Pavement Saw's releases reflect the broader aesthetics of industrial noise and dark experimental music that flourished in underground cassette networks during this period. The project's limited distribution through specialized tape labels and its uncompromising sonic approach positioned it within the margins of the avant-garde music underground rather than mainstream recognition.