Lotus of Darkness, Towards the Emerald Empire, China, Pest Productions, PEST-A08 limited edition CD digipak (2023) Blending instantly catchy and
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Recent music from Canada
Three items of new music from Canada (all arrived 20/12/2021). Accessible and user-friendly art music from Tania Gill Quartet on
Continue readingRàithean: sweeping cinematic atmospheric black metal immersion lifts you up but casts you down as well
Uamh, Ràithean, United States, Fiadh Productions, FP32 cassette (2022) A solo atmospheric black metal project based in Montana, in the
Continue readingDora Agora: wistful dream ambient folk pop of insubstantial form and deep emotion
Ekin Fil, Dora Agora, United States, Helen Scarsdale Agency, HMS067 vinyl LP (2022) Having been active for over 20 years
Continue readingSunday is Green
Highly unusual record of vocal music by Kust on their self-titled record (UNZIPPED FLY / RADICAL POLISH CULTURE RP06). A
Continue readingCement Images
Curious mix of electronica and modern musique concrète from Niton…perhaps concsious of the musique concrète thing, they have wittily elected
Continue readingUnder a Canopy
Three items from the Neuma Records label. Daniel Pesca is a talented pianist, but his Promontory (Neuma 147) is not
Continue readingLouhi: a work of beautiful if monotonous atmospheric BM / dark folk immersion
Käärmekristus, Louhi, Death Monument, CD-R (2021) Inspired by the evil witch character Louhi of the Kalevala is this album of
Continue readingAavikon Varjo: Finnish outsider black metal duo still strong with 20th album
Circle of Ouroborus, Aavikon varjo, China, Goatawarex, WAXGOAT203 2 x vinyl LP (2022) Never would I have thought, when I
Continue readingGospel et le râteau: swansong work by an idiosyncratic and eclectic artist
Ghédalia Tazartès, Gospel et le râteau, France, Bisou Records, BIS-014-U CD / vinyl LP (2022) A compilation of previously unreleased
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