Jointhugger, Surrounded by Vultures, Sweden, Majestic Mountain Records, CD digipak / vinyl LP (2021) With a name like Jointhugger, these
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Dark Majesty: a mighty opus of stoner / doom metal immersion with psychedelic and blues rock touches
Kal-El, Dark Majesty, Sweden, Magic Mountain Records, MMR 030 CD digipak / 2 x vinyl LP (2021) Call your band
Continue readingMagical Nights – Saigon Surf Twist and Soul (1964 -1966): retrospective of a significant 1960s Vietnamese pop singer brings a lost scene back to life
Phuong Tâm, Magical Nights – Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964 – 1966), United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF120 CD digipak
Continue readingManiac Manifest: reclusive ambient black metal entity dives into new musical territory
Pa Vesh En, Maniac Manifest, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, CD digipak / cassette / vinyl LP (2021) For an entity
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 /
Continue readingAbantu / Before Humans: a restless journey through social activism and futuristic utopian / dystopian worlds
BLK JKS, Abantu / Before Humans, South Africa, Permanent Record, PR020 limited edition vinyl LP (2020) / Germany, Glitterbeat, GBCD/LP
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In March 2021 we noted the excellent survey of 1980s East German punk rock, called Too Much Future on Edition
Continue readingTwo Green Horses
Curious item is The Abstract Horse (FEEDING TUBE RECORDS FTR494) by Two Much – the sound of two very young
Continue readingLe Gardien Des Clefs: a competent BM work of a series of quests, adventure and battle
Crépuscule, Le Gardien Des Clefs, China, Pest Productions, PEST-279 CD (2021) Between first album “Néant” and its full-length follow-up “Le
Continue readingComplaints: minimal post-punk alt-rock stretched over too many songs
Gravel Samwidge, Complaints, Australia, Swashbuckling Hobo Records, SH043 CD (2021) Since forming in Sydney way back in 1989, alt-rockers Gravel
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