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The Singles Collection is contributor Jason Jackowiak's weekly column focusing on rare and essential 7? releases.

This week's Singles Collection finds us delving into a heaping pile of hiss, fuzz, skuzz and feedback, and just might leave you lot reaching for earplugs and some Advil. Yessir, we're taking a detour from pure pop pleasantries this week, opting instead for an altogether nastier brand of aural excitement (or excrement, as the case may be) that, if nothing else, is thought-provoking in a vicious manner, you know, like Fight Club or any Nick Zedd film you'd care to mention.

Last up is probably the least battering of the group, Expo '70's "Sunglasses" b/w "Transcending Energy from Light" on the enigmatic Trensmat imprint. Compared to the previous piss storms, these two lengthy Kraut-inspired drone jams are pretty serene, though, don't let that fool you, there's plenty of hiss 'n' vinegar running through their veins. Kindred spirts of the material on Sunn O)))'s Black One, these two mini-opuses are haunting in their mercurial disambiguation of the form, with riffs ebbing and flowing in an the ether that hangs cumbrous over their barren landscapes. These are just now hitting the states though the label's distros, so they should be fairly easy to find at your favorite purveyors of the phonographic arts, but don't wait around too long, as Trensmat goods tend to dry up super quick.

That's all for this week, and now that we've re-activated your long-dormant Tinnitus, we're sure you'll want to check back next week for an altogether softer and gentler version of The Singles Collection.