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Author: nausika

30/09/2022 nausika

Urgrund: blackened doom metal coming from a deep primal subconscious source

Häxenzijrkell, Urgrund, Germany, Amor Fati Productions, AFP210, CD digipak (2022) A black / doom duo since forming in Essen in

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29/09/2022 nausika

Thurisa: a haunting and mysterious recording of dark ambient / blackened dream pop rock

Circle of Ouroborus, Thurisa, United States, Final Agony Records, Final Agony 56, vinyl LP (2022) Astonishingly for a band that

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28/09/2022 nausika

Sonbonbela: cosmic Afro-beat music takes you on a wonderful ride to trance heaven

Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band, Sonbonbela, United States, Sublime Frequencies, vinyl LP (2022) An infectiously joyous album with a

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21/09/2022 nausika

Nahanagan Stadial: non-stop blackened death / war metal chaos is a mess but still a lot of fun

Coscradh, Nahanagan Stadial, Ireland, Invictus Productions, IP185, CD digipak / vinyl (2022) A gloriously messy recording of non-stop destruction and chaos,

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14/09/2022 nausika

Ocularchy: occult-themed war metal with a blackened punk / industrial edge

Graal, Ocularchy, Canada, self-released, cassette (2022) Despite the alarming artwork on their debut album and the violent nature of their

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14/09/2022 nausika

Fake: dynamic duo leading the way into a retro space jazz dystopian underworld

Lorenzo Feliciati & Dominique Vantomme, Fake, India, Subcontinental Records, SCR049 CD digipak (2022) Two veteran musicians (and long-time friends) in

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12/09/2022 nausika

The Gleam: a stark and minimal presentation on human responses to and interactions with light

Park Jiha, The Gleam, tak:til / Glitterbeat, GB119 CD / vinyl ( 2022) As its title suggests, “The Gleam” revolves

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08/09/2022 nausika

Fever Collapse: harsh noise industrial electronics and dark ambient describing a world in breakdown

Absolute Key, Fever Collapse, France, Asylum Tenebris, cassette (2022) I only discovered Absolute Key and its prolific output very recently

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29/08/2022 nausika

Red Heaven: a powerful style of depressive black metal / post-BM beauty

Ebola, Red Heaven, Japan, Zero Dimensional Records, ZDR083 CD (2022) The front cover artwork of Ebola’s “Red Heaven” album featuring

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19/08/2022 nausika

Louhi: 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

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