Donovan Quinn, Honky Tonk Medusa, Northern-Spy Records, NSCD 019 (2012) The title of this album, the third solo full-lengther from
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North: heralding a gorgeous nature-themed project of folk ambient black metal
Crown of Asteria, North, Red River Family Records, CD 025 (2013) Crown of Asteria is a one-woman black metal project
Continue readingModern Ghanaians: a compilation of fusion Ghanaian / Western pop music genres
King Ayisoba, Modern Ghanaians, Netherlands, Makkum Records, CD MR8 (2013) Apparently this album is a compilation made after 2006 of King
Continue readingBeyond This Vessel: a dark and demonic sermon of swamp folk psychedelia
Geist & the Sacred Ensemble, Beyond This Vessel, Moon Glyph, cassette MG68 (2013) It’s time for some dark and demonic
Continue readingCold Mission: into the far reaches of experimental dark techno abstraction
Logos, Cold Mission, Keysound Recordings LDN042CD (2013) London-based producer James Parker comes from a grime / dubstep dance-club background but
Continue readingKinder in der Wildnis: a cosmic blast from the past that should be reverberating around the world
Günter Schickert, Kinder in der Wildnis, Bureau-B, CD BB151 (2013) What have we here? It’s a blast from the past
Continue readingDecollate: going headless again with the thinking person’s favourite black metal horde
L’Acephale, Decollate, Black Horizons, Canada, cassette (2013) L’Acephale‘s latest release “Decollate” is a short five-track set on cassette that includes
Continue readingStrata: documenting sound worlds within nooks and crannies of urban landscapes
Tarab, Strata, Unfathomless, CD U18 (2013) For years the Australian artist Eamonn Sprod, working under the project title of Tarab,
Continue readingThrough a Pre-Memory: a heavyweight sound experience of alienation and despair
ÄÄNIPÄÄ, Through A Pre-Memory, Editions Mego, CD 175 (2013) On their own and with other collaborations, Mika Vainio and Stephen
Continue readingLife Cycle of a Massive Star: a grand operatic work that falls short of great wonder and drama
Roly Porter, Life Cycle of a Massive Star, Subtext Recordings, SUBCD005 (2013) At just over 35 minutes in length, how does
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