Graphic Verses – Graphic Verses

Graphic Verses
Graphic Verses
1997 (no label)
Cincinatti, Ohio, USA

Matt Frantz – Vocals, instruments

Side 1:

1. Hate, Lust & Depression
2. Confliction
3. Us

Side 2:

1. Us (continued)
2. Flood

Graphic Verses is one of many projects by Matt Frantz, who I believe is still active to this day (or at least recently). This album was also released on CD, which is what I used as a guide for breaking up the tracks. Otherwise, the songs pretty much flow into each other (they are all at least 10 minutes long, with one going over 20). Also, it seems that track 3 is partially on Side 1 and partially on Side 2 on tape, but kept together as one track on the CD. So there might be a slight difference there between the tape and CD. This is a very experimental noise tape, with spoken word and vocal noise played over randomly-played instruments, all of which are often layered on top of each other. This is definitely the more experimental side of noise, compared to the more industrial side of the other tapes I have written about here. You can also find some more information about this project on Frantz’s website.