The Sound Projector Radio ShowFriday 22nd November 2019 Pan Sonic, ‘4.41’From Oksastus, UKRAINE KVITNU 33 CD (2014) Electric Sewer Age,
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Bantou Mentale (self-titled): more lively and easy listening than challenging as African-Western fusions go
Bantou Mentale, self-titled, Germany, Glitterbeat Records, GB073LP (2019) Bantou Mentale is a recent quartet based in Paris, of which three
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Rework Station
High modernist composer Ernstalbrecht Stiebler is paid homage on this album from Karl Records, which may or may not be
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Spatters of Paint, Bloody Wrist: more peaceful, radiant and serene than what the title says
Appropriate Savagery, Spatters of Paint, Bloody Wrist, Russia, Perfect Aesthetics, AEST-043 limited edition double cassette set (2019) Active since 2017
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The Inflow from Way Out
Return of Finn Loxbo (Swedish guitarist) and Anders Vestergaard (Danish percussionist) on Saint Erme (GIKT RECORDS 3); these Scandi-minimo-avians were
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Brief bulletin for May
Many listeners (including me) have a soft spot for the great Kevin Martin on account of landmark projects like Techno
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Aevum: a technically accomplished work that falls far short of greatness
Vukari, Aevum, Germany, Vendetta Records, vendetta records #183 CD / LP (2019) Originally formed as Vucari in 2013 – strange
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Into Frosty Waters
Finding very little to enjoy in the murky textures of Nekyia (ART FIRST RECORDS ATF072), an album created by the
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Largely Affirmative
The Big Yes! The Big Yes! NORWAY NAKAMA RECORDS NKM 017 L.P. (2019) With major involvement in The Attack Sextet
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The Old Evil: finding a rich ore of inspiration in the gap between old 1980s speed / thrash metal and the later metal underground
Baxaxaxa, The Old Evil, Germany, self-released cassette (2019) Formed as a one-man project for a brief period in 1992, this
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