Various Artists, This is Dubstep (Expanded Edition), GetDarker, GD001CD (2010) Ain’t my usual line of music reviewing business here but
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Extinction: powerful and bleak black metal fusion work of humanity’s destruction
Nekrasov, Extinction, Crucial Blast Records, CD CBR86 (2010) Australian BM artist Nekrasov creates a powerful and bleak work of humanity’s
Continue readingR.I.P: travelogue of scenes of abstract electronic dub dance in a pleasant and cheery Hell
Actress, R.I.P, Honest Jon’s Records, HJRCD60 (2012) I’ve become very fond of this UK act, headed by one Darren Cunningham,
Continue readingMoving Slowly but in Different Ways
From two American cities come two releases that deal in slow-moving, expansive music that might loosely be filed under “drone.”
Continue readingWithin: hellish and enthralling fusion ambient black metal / industrial drone soundscapes
Ithi, Within, Land of Decay, cassette catalog 024 (2011) Here’s a dark, creepy ambient soundscape cassette release from a duo consisting
Continue readingBefore Fire I was Against Other People: joys of dark electronica, industrial, drum’n’bass, dub rolled into one
Submerged, Before Fire I was Against Other People, Ohm Resistance (2011) A wonderful trancey recording that brings back memories of
Continue readingThe Clearing: gentle, meditative music that can be uplifting and joyful
Rebecca Joy Sharp and Simon Whetham, The Clearing, Germany Gruenrekorder Gr077 CD (2010) A very pleasant and relaxing recording of
Continue readingDust in our Mouths: a bleak and frightening ambient black / noise soundscape
Wraiths, Dust in our Mouths, Aurora Borealis, CD abx045 (2010) A bleak and frightening ambient black / noise soundscape that
Continue readingGrey Lunar Seas
The Peregrine (EXPERIMEDIA EXPLP020) by Lawrence English came out in 2011 as a vinyl LP, offering two sides of virtually
Continue readingElektra Bidasoa: little sense of power of nature versus machinery in experimental soundscapes
Francisco López and Xabier Erkizia, Elektra Bidasoa, Ferns Recordings, CD ferns_stem_02 (2011) Environmental field recording expert Francisco López teams up with
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