avant-rock – The Sound Projector

30/09/2022 nausika

Urgrund: blackened doom metal coming from a deep primal subconscious source

Häxenzijrkell, Urgrund, Germany, Amor Fati Productions, AFP210, CD digipak (2022) A black / doom duo since forming in Essen in

29/09/2022 nausika

Thurisa: a haunting and mysterious recording of dark ambient / blackened dream pop rock

Circle of Ouroborus, Thurisa, United States, Final Agony Records, Final Agony 56, vinyl LP (2022) Astonishingly for a band that

21/09/2022 nausika

Nahanagan Stadial: non-stop blackened death / war metal chaos is a mess but still a lot of fun

Coscradh, Nahanagan Stadial, Ireland, Invictus Productions, IP185, CD digipak / vinyl (2022) A gloriously messy recording of non-stop destruction and chaos,

20/09/2022 Ed Pinsent

Musical Squares

Three new items from the UK label Discus Music, from 11th October 2021 (and one old one). On Provenance (DISCUS

15/09/2022 Steve Pescott

Frisian Gold

Zea Witst Noch Dat d’r Neat Wie NETHERLANDS MAKKUM RECORDS MR33 / SUBROUTINE RECORDS SR119 L.P. (2021) With the ‘Zea‘

14/09/2022 nausika

Fake: dynamic duo leading the way into a retro space jazz dystopian underworld

Lorenzo Feliciati & Dominique Vantomme, Fake, India, Subcontinental Records, SCR049 CD digipak (2022) Two veteran musicians (and long-time friends) in