Gnaw Their Tongues, Per Flagellum Sanguemque, Tenebras Veneramus, Crucial Blast Records, CD CBR93 (2011) On this massive missive of extreme
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Vantaa: Vladislav Delay at his warmest and most beautifully lush
Vladislav Delay, Vantaa, Raster-Noton, CD R-N 136 (2011) Reliable electronic-minimalist warhorse Vladislav Delay surfaces with “Vantaa”, a beautifully warm and
Continue readingBehind the Throne: black metal / noise tornado is coming at us
Sutekh Hexen, Behind the Throne, Magic Bullet Records, CD (2012) No sooner did Sutekh Hexen’s first full-length album appear on
Continue reading… On Sea-Faring Isolation: warm oceanic sound cocoon to float away in
Dolphins Into The Future, … On Sea-Faring Isolation, Fonal Records, CD FR-84 (2012, Fourth Edition) Originally released on Not Not
Continue readingDrought: mighty black metal / post-rock fusion packed tightly into mini-album EP format
Deathspell Omega, Drought, Season of Mist CD SOM810 (2012) Another mighty missive from Deathspell Omega in the form of an
Continue readingNovaya Zemlya: less an urgent warning than a cold and sometimes scary polar ambient soundtrack
Thomas Köner, Novaya Zemlya, Touch CD TO:85 (2012) It’s of great contemporary significance that Thomas Köner has named this album
Continue readingRuins of Morning: a serene and mellow painting of a fresh beginning
Nadja, Ruins of Morning, Broken Spine Productions (2010) Well, this is a surprise for me: I had given up on
Continue readingPosthuman: fresh and blistering fusion of industrial metal dubstep and groove
JK Flesh, Posthuman, 3by3, CD 3by3009 (2012) First solo album released by Justin K Broadrick under the JK Flesh monicker
Continue readingSevenstars: Fennesz in an 18-minute nutshell
Fennesz, Sevenstars, Touch, CD EP Tone44 (2011) Not much of an album here, being only 18 minutes long, but at
Continue readingTheme: a singular recording of outsider music
Fastest, Theme, self-released CD-R (2009) Now and again it’s my pleasure to chat about some real outsider music from people
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