Good set of instrumental collaborations on Dialog (BLANK RECORDS 037), a little project initiated by Sicker Man. This is the
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Iswat: a short taster to a hybrid style of raw desert blues rock and traditional Tuareg folk
Dag Tenere, Iswat, Niger, self-released CD EP (2021) Formed in Niger in 2016, Dag Tenere is a group of several
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Two not-unrelated records of contemporary music from the Polish Bolt Records label and both featuring the work of composer Cezary
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Jon Collin is a UK guitarist who might be based in Sweden just now. He has issued his own work
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Niewte Osmetnica Electronica POLAND UNZIPPED FLY / BOLT RECORDS / DUX / NEW WORLD ORDER RECORDS RP04 CD (2021) Turning
Continue readingThe Procession: scrolling through a raw and savage Middle Eastern / BM fusion treatment of Ancient Egyptian mythology
Lycopolis, The Procession, Sweden, Azure Graal, AG16 cassette (2021) / United States, Snow Wolf Records, SW-022, CD limited edition /
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English players James O’Sullivan and Dan Powell have formed a duo called Muster – we’ve heard from both of them
Continue readingThe Unquiet Grave / Psychedelic Beer Trough
Trondheim Voices are a Norwegian vocal group who have been active since around 2001, I think; led by their artistic
Continue readingLastenkerääjä: leading listeners down a rabbit hole of dark and grim folk
Akkajee, Lastenkerääjä, Finland, self-released, AKKACD-002 (2021) In Finnish, “lastenkerääjä,” means “child collector”, referring to a child’s mind in which the
Continue readingOyer and Terminer: Salem witch trials of 1692, religious oppression and persecution through a raw melodic BM lens
Till, Oyer and Terminer, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Worship the Void Records, WTV-012, cassette (2021) / United States, Blasphemous Creations
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