avant-rock – Page 12 – The Sound Projector

17/05/2022 nausika

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,

12/05/2022 Ed Pinsent

An Infinite Capacity

Liverpudlian player Phil Hargreaves hasn’t surfaced here for many a moon – I think the last we heard was his

08/05/2022 Ed Pinsent

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

13/04/2022 nausika

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

10/04/2022 nausika

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

06/04/2022 nausika

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

01/04/2022 nausika

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

31/03/2022 Steve Pescott

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

28/03/2022 nausika

Decepció. Apatia.: raw depressive black metal excursions into dungeon synth, dark folk and oddball fun

Amargor, Decepció. Apatia., United Kingdom, Forgotten Sorcery Productions, FSP:023 limited edition cassette (2021) Since he started Amargor in 2020, all-rounder musician

25/03/2022 nausika

Communion 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