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Post Mortem Recordings
Post Mortem Recordings, an experimental label from the early 1980s U.S. underground, uniquely captured raw live soundscapes on cassette.
About
In the arcane corridors of the early 1980s U.S. underground, Post Mortem Recordings captured the visceral immediacy of sound. Active from 1983 to 1985, its entire existence was sculpted onto cassette tape, like an artifact from an alternate timeline. Final, the singular entity within its roster, inhabited this liminal space, producing a dozen releases that echo with the harsh soundscapes of raw live recordings. Each tape—be it "Live Mission 1" or "To The Desinfectionraum"—served as a fractal glimpse into a process-driven world where the boundaries of noise and music dissolved into one. Post Mortem's commitment to the cassette format was not a mere stylistic choice, but a deliberate embrace of the medium's lo-fi, tactile potential. This was a label unconcerned with the gloss of commercial success, instead preferring the purity of underground ethos—a sonic documentation of live energy, unrefined and unrestrained. "Live Mission 4" and "Fight Back" stand out as particularly exploratory, capturing the essence of an era when live performance was an act of defiance and creation intersected with chaos. With its brief yet impactful existence, Post Mortem Recordings remains a significant node in the historical continuum of experimental sound, a testament to the power of the ephemeral and the enduring allure of the abrasive.