ANFS

ANFS is the moniker of Athenian industrial/techno/experimental musician George Anifantis. He has been a staple of the darker corners of the scene since 2014, when his first EP came out on the Greek Modal Analysis. Over the past 4 years ANFS has made a handful of brilliant, banger EPs with equal degrees of Stygian depth and aggression. His creations are cathartic, usually building in intensity through clever, unobvious techniques of songcrafting, yet often they begin from a point of high intensity. ANFS is one of the masters of nasty-sounding, terrifying, downright evil tracks that have a lot of drive and keep you glued to the speakers. His latest solo release, Tzina’s House on Kafta, is a good example of just that, and so is his work with Sawf, which the duo release under Vofa (be sure to check out their killer PI05 EP, which came out just a month ago). ANFS is clearly a perfectionist and this approach has let him give the world some sick stuff, but it’s time for another release. For the time being though, there’s this!

STM 257 has been a loooong time in the making, and after such a long wait it’s easy to get disappointed. But not this time. This 42-track collage of obsidian jewels is almost 2 hours long and we wouldn’t mind it being a lot longer. ANFS weaves all these wicked, slow, industrial-minded shapes into a continuous, hypnotic groove that stays in perpetual, solid motion. He calls it We Shall Go Out As We Came In. There are plenty of old favorites on here that have inspired ANFS’ sound over the years – Sleazy, Godflesh, William Bennett, the late great Mika Vainio, Trepaneringsritualen, Ministry – too many to name. ANFS builds a hub where their vision can continue through contemporary preachers of sonic dirt – Pharmakon, Shane English, Body Sculptures, etc. ANFS includes some very compelling forthcoming material as well, completing the cycle and rooting this mix in eternity. There it shall remain. The emotion in ANFS’ darkly beautiful, hypnotic collage recalls Terry Frost’s Tree, Tree, where the sense of mystery meets a paradoxical feeling of calm.

In the records

ANFS on the mix

The idea behind this slow-paced mix for Secret 13, was to make a sound collage of new tracks that I liked over the last years, combined with some older ones that have inspired me through the time, plus some edits and forthcoming material, all based on abstract and industrial rhythmic sounds and textures.