Rift, To Quench the Thirst of Wolves, Australia, Séance Records, SEANCE 041 limited edition digisleeve / cassette (2021) Formed in
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All Those Born Must Die: arriving with a bang, then going quiet to the end
Jeff Surak, All Those Born Must Die, United States, Helen Scarsdale Agency, HMS063 limited edition cassette (2021) Few albums I’ve
Continue readingCommunion with the Vile: a mini-opera of sheer black / death / ambient terror
Reflection of Misery, Communion with the Vile, Nicaragua, Exnihilo Records, ENR04 CD EP (2022) Even after hearing this EP a
Continue readingFuture Fossils: dark and confronting drone soundscapes of oppression, melancholy and regret
Insect Ark, Future Fossils, Belgium, Consouling Sounds, SOUL0172 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Before hearing this album, I confess I
Continue readingBackward Inductions
Ofer Pelz here with a fine showcase of contemporary avant-classical composed works on Trinité (NEW FOCUS RECORDINGS FCR303)…the composer is
Continue readingThe Refrain: a brief peek into an otherworldly universe at once timeless and transient
Francis Plagne, The Refrain, Australia, Black Truffle Records, BT085, vinyl LP (2022) Definitely not what I had expected from Francis
Continue readingSubmerge: a short work of power and melancholy musing on the fate of ships lost at sea
Uzlaga, Submerge, United Kingdom, self-released limited edition cassette (2022) Not for the first time was my attention to an album
Continue readingNaraka: experiencing Hell and suffering in a karmic journey
Tattva, Naraka, United States, Geistraum Records, RAUM009 CD (2022) Continuing to explore the role of death and destruction in the
Continue readingMercurial States of Revelation: reflecting on humanity’s place in a harsh and bleak universe of constant change
Vastatum, Mercurial States of Revelation, Italy, Avantgarde Music, AV435 CD digipak / vinyl LP (2022) Based in Vancouver, Vastatum was
Continue readingInperspectycon Vol. 1: an ambient / electronic soundscape portrayal of a society in lockdown shock
Distant Fires Burning, Inperspectycon Vol. 1, Belgium, self-released limited edition CD digipak (2021) Distant Fires Burning is a solo ambient
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