From Nicola Quiriconi in Italy comes another shining example of European supernatural terror-drone at its finest. Daimon made a dent
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New Horizon: a set of darkly dystopian industrial hiphop tracks with a transhumanist theme
JK Flesh, New Horizon, The Netherlands, Electric Deluxe, double vinyl (limited edition) EDLX058 (2018) Since first coming across Justin Broadrick
Continue readingThe Space Inside: two mesmerising sonic worlds of vibrating drone meditation
Vanessa Tomlinson, The Space Inside, Room 40 / A Guide To Saints, SNT022 cassette (2018) I had not heard of
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Christopher Chaplin Paradise Lost AUSTRIA FABRIQUE RECORDS FAB063 2 x LP / CD (2018) British composer Christopher Chaplin aspires to
Continue readingA Philosophy Warping, Little By Little That Way Lies A Quagmire (Live): Keiji Haino goes head-on with free jazz ensemble Konstrukt
Konstrukt and Keiji Haino, A Philosophy Warping, Little By Little That Way Lies A Quagmire (Live), Berlin, Karlrecords, vinyl LP
Continue readingDisappearing In A Mirror: a series of soundscapes that could have said so much more
Giulio Aldinucci, Disappearing In A Mirror, Germany, Karlrecords, KR055 CD (2018) Sound artist Giulio Aldinucci comes to my attention with
Continue readingVisions of Darkness (in Iranian Contemporary Music): a peek into the contemporary experimental / alternative music scene in Iran
Various Artists, Visions of Darkness (in Iranian Contemporary Music), United Kingdom, Cold Spring Records, CSR242CD 2 x CD (2017) Of
Continue readingAnimal tales not quite so in “Sunken Foal Stories” and “Hippopotamus”
Glyn Biggabush, “Sunken Foal Stories”, Germany, Schamoni Musik, JMM-210, vinyl (2018) Here’s a parade of rhythm and mood landscapes sampled
Continue readingQueen II: a rich and powerful album of duelling polarities
Queen, Queen II, UK, EMI Records / US, Elektra Records (1974) Ahead of the worldwide release of the Freddie Mercury
Continue readingDeath Bells
La Folle Noire (Les Fonderies d’Astagrob) (FISSILE iss09 / ÉDITIONS VIBRISSE iiss03) arrives as a limited lathe cut which is
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