From Krakow in Poland, we have the Polish avant-rock group Stare Tasmy with a fine release called Kryzys Czytelnictwa (SOROS
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Tag: avant-rock
Arbre V: bleak and wintry ambient raw black metal with orchestral ambitions
Arbre, V, France, Distant Voices, DV060 limited edition cassette (2021) French black metal act Arbre – in English, “Tree” –
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Stoic: a powerful blackened death doom sludge fusion message on staying true to our values and directions in the midst of uncertainty
Crust, Stoic, Russia, [Addicted Label / No Name], catalogue no 752 CD (2021) / Russia, Slowsnow Records, cassette (2021) Just
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Sylva Sylvarum: a spellbinding work of otherworldly soundscapes describing fantastical locations and utopian societies
Ora Clementi, Sylva Sylvarum, Australia, Black Truffle Records, BT077 vinyl 2 x LP (2021) Hands up who stopped by Black
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Antediluvian: atmospheric doom jazz journey mucking about in dark gloom
Bong-Ra, Antediluvian, The Netherlands, Tartarus Records, TAR116 cassette / vinyl LP (2021) Originally released digitally through Svart Lava Records in
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Oyer and Terminer: Salem witch trials of 1692, religious oppression and persecution through a raw melodic BM lens
Till, Oyer and Terminer, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Worship the Void Records, WTV-012, cassette (2021) / United States, Blasphemous Creations
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Sompas-Naga: a mesmeric black metal / Thai folk music fusion
Lotus of Darkness, Sompas-Naga, Colombia, Namtaru Records, NR008 CD (2021) Here comes very melodic black metal folk music with distinctly
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The Mausoleum of all Hope and Desire
Fabulous vinyl album of experimental rock guitar drone from Richard Pinhas on the album Quentin Compson (BAM BALAM RECORDS BBRP077),
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Le Pressoir Mystique: a raw depressive black metal investigation into a mediaeval Christian past that reveals its darkness, trauma and agony
Givre, Le Pressoir Mystique, Canada, Winter Sky Records, cassette (2021) Translated into English as “Christ in the Wine Press”, this
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Garabontzia: drowning in a beautiful and lush, if melancholy dimension
Haenesy, Garabontzia, Germany, Purity Through Fire, PTF241 CD digipak / vinyl LP (2021) A three-piece atmospheric BM band from Budapest,
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