Grey Aura, Zwart Vierkant, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM006 CD digipak limited edition / vinyl limited edition (2021) A tough
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Tag: conceptual
Ocean Colour Scene
Impressive group improv from four Swiss players on their Altbüron (WIDE EAR RECORDS WER049) record…the team of Urs Leimgrer, Omri
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Pocket-Sized / Planar Shapes
American composer James Caldwell has been producing his home-grown brand of musique concrète since 1998, electing to work exclusively with
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Vampyric Castle: neo-primitive lo-fi black metal inspired by the legend of Vlad the Impaler
Le’Vampyric, Vampyric Castle, Singapore, Ancient Horror Records, ANHOR 017 cassette (2021) In case the album and song titles are not
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Sem Proposito: a heady and intoxicating fusion of black metal, ambient, electronica and space psychedelia
Bríi, Sem Proposito, Brazil, self-released cassette (2021) Over the past twelve months I have come across some amazing experimental ambient
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Étang donné: a lush riverine forest soundscape work filled with magic and mystery
Philippe Neau, Étang donné, Belgium, Unfathomless, U70 CD (2021) Starting way back in 2008 with his Nobodisoundz project, Philippe Neau
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La fin de tous les chants: an emotional if harrowing journey of spiritual self-discovery in times of terror and oppression
Caverne, La fin de tous les chants, France, Résilience, CD digisleeve (2021) I’d hoped that the title of this album,
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Natura Aeternum (self-titled): a mix of atmospheric black metal and ambient dreamy pop
Natura Aeternum, self-titled, Bulgaria, BMC Productions, CD (2021) A self-titled fourth album, when previous albums have had other titles, might
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Rhizomatic Oaths
Dense record of French instrumental art-music from Palo Alto, aiming to articulate or invoke the ideas of the philosopher Gilles
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Mntu: a raw and powerful atmospheric black metal debut of personal struggle and reconnection with First Nations heritage
Ushangvagush, Mntu, United States, Vigor Deconstruct, cassette / vinyl LP (2021) For a raw atmospheric black metal release, the cover
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