UK improviser Alex Ward was, when he started out, something of a wonderkind in the world of UK improvisation and
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Tag: avant-rock
Thanatos of Funk: reissue of a whimsically eclectic album of electro-disco funk, light metal and hip-hop
Minoru Fushimi, Thanatos of Funk, France, 180g, 180GRELP02 vinyl LP (1985, reissued 2022) For nearly 40 years after its first
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W: a work of calm and serenity through deep, immersive soundscapes
Boris, W, United States, Sacred Bones Records, SBR287 CD / vinyl LP (2022) Into their 30th year together as Boris,
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An Infinite Capacity
Liverpudlian player Phil Hargreaves hasn’t surfaced here for many a moon – I think the last we heard was his
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A Last Desperate Zocken
Hefty slab of studio-based avant-rock and electronics from Zoku Metsu, comprising American players Robert L. Pepper and Ron Anderson…Pepper has
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Ahamah (self-titled): a terrifying blackened doom drone ambient meditation
Ahamah, self-titled, The Netherlands, Blood Coloured Beast, cassette (2021) A terrifying experience combining black, doom, drone and ambient music, this
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The Eldorado Spell: retro-70s psychedelic doom / stoner rock becomes more polished hard rock devotion
Kryptograf, The Eldorado Spell, Norway, self-released CD / vinyl LP (2022) The foursome from Bergen may still be in their
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To Quench the Thirst of Wolves: an inspired drama of operatic atmospheric BM
Rift, To Quench the Thirst of Wolves, Australia, Séance Records, SEANCE 041 limited edition digisleeve / cassette (2021) Formed in
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The Long Defeat: a veteran French blackened death occult act at its most accessible
Deathspell Omega, The Long Defeat, France, Norma Evangelium Diaboli, NED056 CD digipak / 12″ vinyl LP (2022) Into their third
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A Spirited Companion
Ural Umbo Roomer BELGIUM CONSOULING SOUNDS SOUL 161 C.D. (2021) Truth is, I’ve only ever encountered the oddly monikered Ural
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