Name: As Sure As Night Follows Day
Brand: Russell Haswell

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DIAG024

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2023-07-07

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Russell Haswell

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Diagonal

Diagonal is a London-based independent record label founded and run by *a2480495* and Jaime Williams. With a focus on experimental music, Diagonal has established itself as a leading force in the underground music scene.
Since its inception, Diagonal has been dedicated to pushing boundaries and challenging conventions. The label prides itself on releasing innovative and forward-thinking music that defies categorization. From electronic to noise, from techno to punk, Diagonal embraces diversity and seeks out artists who are unafraid to explore new sonic territories.
With an impressive roster of talented musicians, including *artist1*, *artist2*, and *artist3*, Diagonal continues to release groundbreaking albums that captivate listeners around the world. By providing a platform for unconventional artists to express themselves freely, the label has gained a reputation for fostering creativity and supporting artistic vision.

A multi-disciplinary artist living and working in Coventry, UK, Russell Haswell was born in 1970. With a diverse range of talents and interests, he has made a name for himself as an influential figure in the music industry.

Known for his experimental approach to sound, Haswell's work often pushes the boundaries of traditional musical genres. Drawing inspiration from artists such as *Gábor Lázár*, *Powell*, and *Pita*, he creates unique compositions that challenge conventional notions of rhythm and melody.

Haswell's innovative style has earned him recognition from both critics and fellow musicians alike. Collaborating with renowned artists such as *Mika Vainio* and *Kevin Drumm*, he continues to push the limits of what is possible within the realm of electronic music.

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'As Sure As Night Follows Day' is Russell Haswell's landmark second album for London's Diagonal Records. Consolidating a quarter-century at the coal face of extreme computer music, techno and death metal in 19 tracks and 49 minutes, it's Haswell's most coherent yet varied burst of activity to date - zigzagging from improvised n0!se outbursts and as- phyxiated R&amp;B to a brace of thundering acid bullets that positively froth for the 'floor. The album was extracted over a fast-working period in late 2014, and is best perceived as a sort of fractured regression to his formative influences: you can hear the picnoleptic recollections of grindcore shows in the Black Country; the refracted shades of mega-raves at Coventry's Eclipse; the conflating toxic texture-memories of early Japanese noise; and the incandescent stomp of Mills and Hood in that early 90s phase. Fortunately for the ravers, this album includes some of Haswell's most direct dance floor attacks to date. 'Hardwax Flashback', for instance, finds him in pure tekno panik mode - a four-to-the-floor wrecking ball groove that someone, somewhere, may even be able to mix. 'Gas Attack' distils his penchant for all things Belgium into a vicious strain of New Beat lactic acid. Haswell then doffs his cap to Detroit electro legends Drecxiya on 'Underwater Electronic Struggle' - a story goes that he once thrashed a jet-ski all over the Mediterranean while listening to 'Wave Jumper' in his 'phones - before he does the salty freestyle electro flex 'ting on 'Industry Knowledge  (For Oscar)' while reminding his trusty apprentice, Powell, that he still has a lot to learn. In between these 'floor-flexers, we find more freakish disturbances and intrusive drum-box improvisations: the modular mind-floss of 'Rave Splurge Noise' or 'Noise Rave', for in- stance, or the self-explanatory 'Improvisation #1'. 'In The Air Today' investigates warehouse-ready electro-acoustic percussion, while the chaotic clusters of 'Interlude' swarm and invade your senses with psychoacoustic incision. This is Diagonal and Russell at their most fucked up and fizzy, and an important reminder of the artist's stream-of- consciousness genius - and the pressing need for more chaos and unpredictability in electronic music today.

As Sure As Night Follows Day

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