Lotus of Darkness, Sompas-Naga, Colombia, Namtaru Records, NR008 CD (2021) Here comes very melodic black metal folk music with distinctly
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City of Blood: Iranian folk / black metal message against war
Akvan, City of Blood, Iran, self-released, cassette (2021) Dedicated to the Iranian soldiers who fought and died in the Iran-Iraq
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Latest solo release from the very capable and diverse sax player Martin Küchen is called Det Försvunnas Namn (THANATOSIS PRODUKTION
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We received the first three releases from a new label Immeasureable, based in Osaka and run by Hideaki Okamura. First
Continue readingSous l’oeil fermé des paradis: an intoxicating mix of black metal, crust punk, aggression and drama with a message of defiance and escape
Oes Galliath, Sous l’oeil fermé des paradis, France, Fosse Commune Productions, CD (2020) / France d’Oïl Productions, FOP 037 CD
Continue readingLa Musique Electronique du Niger: a unique, mesmerising recording of electronic organ music
Mamman Sani, La Musique Electronique du Niger, United States, Sahel Sounds, SS-011, vinyl LP (2013) Almost as intriguing as these
Continue readingPakistan is for the Peaceful: a message of hope, peace and mutual understanding through immersive listening from a Sufi mystic
Ustad Saami, Pakistan is for the Peaceful, Germany, Glitterbeat, GBCD 097 (2020) Here is a very highly immersive and hypnotic
Continue readingVines Grow Between My Eyes: a starkly minimal electronic / industrial folk album with an uncomfortable message
Happy Dead Man, Vines Grow Between My Eyes, Germany, Unrock, UNROCK 019 LP (2020) A collaboration of three stalwarts of
Continue readingPar-Delá Noireglaces et Brumes-Sinistres: an ambitious and highly individual mediaeval BM / dungeon synth debut
Crépuscule d’Hiver, Par-Delá Noireglaces et Brumes-Sinistres, France, Les Acteurs De l’Ombre Productions, AO-121 CD digipak / cassette / 12″ vinyl
Continue readingPower metal, electronics and videogames of the 1980s fuse 30 years later in “MMC1: Power up the Chips”
Multi-Memory Controller, MMC1: Power up the Chips, Canada, self-released, 4 GB USB Flash Drive / CD (2020) This is the
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