synthesiser – The Sound Projector

13/01/2022 Ed Pinsent

Lift Mechanism / Biodiversity Levels / Lost Time / Prepare for Segue

We heard from Danish vocalist and improviser Randi Pontoppidan on her 2021 record Voicescapes, where she memorably teamed up with

29/12/2021 Ed Pinsent

The Case of the Dancing Cadavers

I think we’ve heard all three releases so far on the EICH label run by Jean-Philippe Gross in France; here’s

28/12/2021 Ed Pinsent

Holes / Persona / Tonic

Last heard from Tarab with his Apophenia, one in his designated series “Careful arrangements of sonic rubbish”. New item Holes

14/12/2021 nausika

Al Azraqayn: wild and exhilarating ride through a live fusion of contemporary and experimental Middle Eastern music, free jazz and improv

Karkhana, Al Azraqayn, Germany, Karlrecords, KR086LP double LP (2021) An ensemble of various musicians working in contemporary experimental Middle Eastern,

03/12/2021 nausika

The Opaque World: a lo-fi raw BM / dark ambient snapshot of a crazed and chaotic cosmos in decay

Jikininki, The Opaque World, United States, Rising Beast Recordings, limited edition cassette (2021) In Buddhist belief systems in East Asian

28/11/2021 Ed Pinsent

Airless / Alfa-Art / Mythomen

Cut Worms here with Breath Mule (OPA LOKA RECORDS OL202102), a solo set from Richard van Kruysdijk following on from

10/11/2021 nausika

Omniverse: an epic sonic ride into a retro-futuristic neofascist dystopia

Xordox, Omniverse, Austria, Editions Mego, EMEGO 283 CD / vinyl LP (2021) I remember Jim Thirlwell fairly well, having heard

13/10/2021 nausika

Cilicium: a solid debut of dark droning cold-space black metal

Issolei, Cilicium, Norway, Terratur Possessions (Van Records), VOICE 132, CD digipak / 12″ vinyl LP (2021) Mystery Norwegian horde Issolei

11/10/2021 nausika

Recurring Nightmare: blackened sludge doom soundtrack to the reality of capitalist societies

Lunar Ark, Recurring Nightmare, Spain, Lunar Seas Records, cassette limited edition (2021) / United Kingdom, Trepanation Recordings, CD limited edition

08/10/2021 nausika

Maniac 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