Tragediens Trone, self-titled, France, Osmose Productions, OPCDL378 (2019) Just when you think the French and the Spanish had cornered this
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Tag: avant-rock
Scarcity Of Tanks and Total Life
In May 2019 we received a generous package of releases by Scarcity Of Tanks (SOT), the Cleveland band featuring guitarist
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Loop Statements
I see I was pretty dismissive of the last offering from Eclectic Maybe Band who released The Blind Night Watchers’
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Forbidden Rituals for the Destruction of Purity Pt II: more raw psychic vampiric BM bait for unsuspecting prey
Chaînes Fantôme, Forbidden Rituals for the Destruction of Purity Pt II, United States, Ancestral Flame Productions, AFP-014 limited edition cassette
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Bantou Mentale (self-titled): more lively and easy listening than challenging as African-Western fusions go
Bantou Mentale, self-titled, Germany, Glitterbeat Records, GB073LP (2019) Bantou Mentale is a recent quartet based in Paris, of which three
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Aevum: a technically accomplished work that falls far short of greatness
Vukari, Aevum, Germany, Vendetta Records, vendetta records #183 CD / LP (2019) Originally formed as Vucari in 2013 – strange
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Pyrefication: a raw ambient noise BM universe of unending darkness, pain and spiritual torment
Pa Vesh En, Pyrefication, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, CD digipak limited edition (2019) For a band that put out its
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A Spicy Meatball
On Tolerancia Picante (CONRAD SOUND CnRd330), we have the team-up between Norwegian rock-noise trio MoE, and the out-there free sax
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Move Over Rover!
Dog Dimension Area of Outstanding Beauty GERMANY BOHEMIAN DRIPS BD011 MINI L.P. (2019) …”Contemporary Alternative Rock Music”…”Moshable”…”Grunge”…”Experimental Funk”…”Primus”… Berlin trio
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For Spelunkers Everywhere
Cave Allways U.S.A. DRAG CITY RECORDS DC 654 L.P. (2018) That example of composite titling could be a nod towards
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