Pleasing solo record by American player Chuck Johnson, originally from South Carolina and now living in California. I never heard
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Mntu: a raw and powerful atmospheric black metal debut of personal struggle and reconnection with First Nations heritage
Ushangvagush, Mntu, United States, Vigor Deconstruct, cassette / vinyl LP (2021) For a raw atmospheric black metal release, the cover
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Where do the Waving Nerves Go?
Remarkable set of studio improvisation from the small group Archeus on their self-titled record (HAANG-004) from Haang Niap Records. This
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Cleaning Duties
From Krakow in Poland, we have the Polish avant-rock group Stare Tasmy with a fine release called Kryzys Czytelnictwa (SOROS
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Lastenkerääjä: leading listeners down a rabbit hole of dark and grim folk
Akkajee, Lastenkerääjä, Finland, self-released, AKKACD-002 (2021) In Finnish, “lastenkerääjä,” means “child collector”, referring to a child’s mind in which the
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Blessing of the Machine God
The second of two new cassettes from the Eh? Aural Repository of Bryan Day in San Francisco. Kal Spelletich is
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Liner Notes for Mark Vernon
I was asked to write a “foreword” for this release by Mark Vernon in 2015. “Akos Garai of the 3Leaves
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Liner Notes for Water Train by Edward Ruchalski
In June 2005, Anders Gjerde of the Humbug label in Norway asked me to write the liner notes for a
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The Book of the Hanging Gardens
One of two new cassettes from the Eh? Aural Repository of Bryan Day in San Francisco. Unusual small-ensemble work on
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Four Spark Gap Transmitters
Got the new batch of releases from dsic and his label LF Records, of which I am glad since we
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