The Doozer, Great Explorers, United Kingdom, Pickled Egg, EGG76CD (2010) A very pleasant psych-pop amble through his home town of
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Purge the Weevil from Yer Midst by Hum Of Gnats (STRUNGAPHONE SPR01) is one of two gloriously impossible and wonderful
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Arrived 20 December 2011, another envelope from the Helsinki jazz label TUM that impressed us quite favourably in January. Juhani
Continue readingHands That Pluck: not quite the sterling send-off it could have been
Caïna, Hands That Pluck, Profound Lore Records, 2xCD PFL-082 (2011) This double CD set is Caïna’s swansong release and what a way
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An intriguing mix of methods was used by Szilárd to realise his Spokes (PALAVER MUSIC PM001) album, which happens to
Continue readingDisciples of Shit – Live Waste: pitiless blackened doom sludge industrial
Sewer Goddess, Disciples of Shit – Live Waste, US, Black Plague / Malignant Records, CD INFECT08 (2011?) Recorded over a
Continue readingOskoreien: self-titled debut heralds a new player in Cascadian black metal
Oskoreien, Oskoreien, Pest Productions, CD PEST048 (2010) “Oskoreien” is an intriguing addition to the world of nature-oriented Cascadian black metal,
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Music from Japan V
The Sound Projector Radio Show Friday 4th May 2012 Optical*8, ‘Penetration’ From Bug, FRANCE LES DISQUES DU SOLEIL ET DE
Continue readingEcailles de Lune: very pretty black metal / shoegazer pop
Alcest, Ecailles de Lune, Germany Prophecy Productions CD PRO 106 (2010) Bands like Alcest sure do like to mock the
Continue readingBeyond Ancient Space: immersive doom drone becomes an arduous, monotonous journey
Bong, Beyond Ancient Space, Ritual Productions, CD RITE006 (2011) No doubt about it, this is one seriously stoned-out doomy drone
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