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Alien Chrome

Belgian sound artist Carlo Steegen delivers a solo work of dense, textural abstraction under his Last Action moniker, blending elements of noise, industrial atmospheres, and electroacoustic experimentation into a raw and immersive studio performance recorded in the summer of 2024.

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Label: Love Earth Music
Catalog ID: LEM-371
Squidco Product Code: 36005

Format: CDR
Condition: New
Released: 2025
Country: USA
Packaging: Digipack
Recorded in Aalst, Belgium, in the Summer of 2024.

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Under the Last Action alias, Belgian sound artist Carlo Steegen constructs a bleak and immersive sound world on Alien Chrome, recorded in Aalst during the summer of 2024. A veteran of the Antwerp noise scene and founder of the defunct Audiobot label, Steegen weaves layers of gritty electronics, fractured rhythms, and metallic textures into a raw studio performance that explores the edges of industrial abstraction. This solo outing distills decades of underground activity into a focused, tactile sonic statement-equal parts dystopian atmosphere and sculptural audio assault.

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Carlo Steegen is a Belgian sound artist and DJ based in Antwerp. He has been a significant figure in the Belgian underground music scene since the 1990s, initially as part of the Limburg hardcore scene and later contributing to the Antwerp noise scene. Steegen ran the now-defunct noise label Audiobot and operated the Antwerp record store Freaks End Future. He has been involved in various projects, including Hardline Elephants (with Dennis Tyfus and Orphan Fairytale) and Frozen Corpse.

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Track Listing:

1. Deliberate Rejection 8:42

2. Subalpine Habitats 3:54

3. Permanent Magic 4:22

4. Space Capsule 1:41

5. Further Alienation 5:13

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