Jim Haynes, Kamchatka, Contour Editions, CE.CD_0003 (2012) Kamchatka! – one of the world’s last great unknown territories in the Russian
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Worlds and Worlds / Sidereal Journey: voyages into a post-BM space power metal symphonic universe
Oxiplegatz, Worlds and Worlds / Sidereal Journey, Ormolycka, double cassette set (2014?) I can only shudder at whatever possessed the Ormolycka
Continue readingCrux Lupus Corona: reaching back into classic Sixties and Seventies rock and metal for inspiration
Inconcessus Lux Lucis, Crux Lupus Corona, I, Voidhanger Records, CD EP IVR-037 (2014) 2014 is shaping up as a watershed
Continue readingTranscendence Through Bonding of Psychedelic Phenomenon: an acid trip seeking light beset by darkness
Sleep Deprived, Transcendence Through Bonding of Psychedelic Phenomenon, Acephale Winter Productions, cassette AWP013 (2014) For the insomniacs among us, here
Continue readingTliltic Tlapoyauak: black metal allied with Aztec culture and heritage
Various Black Twilight Circle artists, Tliltic Tlapoyauak, The Ajna Offensive, 2 x CD / 3 x LP (2014) Since the
Continue readingJurg Frey / Radu Malfatti: II – quiet recordings that embody unexpected paradoxes
Jurg Frey / Radu Malfatti, II, Erstwhile Records, 2 x CD erstwhile 072-2 (2014) Both Jurg Frey and Radu Malfatti
Continue readingThe Abyss: a creditable journey into a sprawling sound universe by improv stalwarts
Kevin Drumm / Jason Lescalleet, The Abyss, Erstwhile Records, 2 x CD erstwhile 073-2 (2014) I’ve not kept up much
Continue reading“Discography”: no-strings-attached noise grind and power violence
World, “Discography”, Ormolycka, cassette 0055 (2014) For obvious reasons, trying to find information on Google about World is rather difficult
Continue readingRegarde Les Hommes Tomber / self-titled: following the fall of humanity in BM doom sludge fusion
Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, self-titled, Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions, CD AO09 (2013) With a sonorous name like Regarde Les
Continue readingCity Rats against Country Rats: a novelty barely scratching the surface of two bands’ work
Diapsiquir / Peste Noire, Rats des Villes vs Rats Des Champs, La Mesnie Herlequin, 12″ vinyl (2014) Interesting concept: the
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