Various Artists, Anthology Of Contemporary Music From South Africa, Italy, Unexplained Sounds Group, USG081 CD (2022) In his quest to
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Towards the Emerald Empire: distinct blackened / Thai folk fusion telling dark stories of mythical serpent beings
Lotus of Darkness, Towards the Emerald Empire, China, Pest Productions, PEST-A08 limited edition CD digipak (2023) Blending instantly catchy and
Continue readingIlat Mahru (self-titled): sinister soundscapes of atmospheric lo-fi black metal immersion
Ilat Mahru, self-titled, United Kingdom, Death Prayer Records, limited edition cassette (2023) Mystery horde Ilat Mahru’s debut release might be
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American player Liz Allbee is a firm favourite in these pages since 2005 and her first release for Resipiscent…trumpet player
Continue readingfaux naturel: field recordings demonstrate the artifice inherent in natural world / human-made world polarity
João Castro Pinto, faux naturel, Belgium, Unfathomless, U77 CD (2022) Most soundscape recordings that feature field recordings concentrate on one
Continue readingTurbulence: more stable and steady than turbulent and tormented noise electronics
Jim Haynes, Turbulence, Germany, Verlautbarung, mitteilung 40 vinyl LP (2022) If “Turbulence” is the prequel, as claimed by the blurbs
Continue readingThe Scholar’s Melancholy
New batch of Canadian electroacoustic CDs from Empreintes DIGITALes. Robert Normandeau’s Mélancolie (IMED 21174) contains five recent compositions from 2013
Continue readingRàithean: sweeping cinematic atmospheric black metal immersion lifts you up but casts you down as well
Uamh, Ràithean, United States, Fiadh Productions, FP32 cassette (2022) A solo atmospheric black metal project based in Montana, in the
Continue readingGoat Meadow: warm summer meadow universe imagined by noise and dungeon synth
Meadowgoat, Goat Meadow, United States, Realm and Ritual, limited edition vinyl LP (2022) Originally released in 2019 in two tape
Continue readingHeavy Rocks (2022): putting 1970s hard rock and metal through the wringer of Boris-style experimentation
Boris, Heavy Rocks (2022), United States, Relapse Records, RR7526, CD / vinyl LP (2022) Celebrating 30 years (and a humongous
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