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03/08/2016 Ed Pinsent

The Doctor Is Sick, pt 2

Part Two of the Doc Wör Mirran roundup. Gosia (Have Seven / MT-568) contains 10 recordings from 2011, and several

02/08/2016 Ed Pinsent

Mental Darts

Got a couple of reissues by Circles, an obscure 1980s German duo namely Dierk Leitert and Mike Bohrmann, who put

23/07/2016 Ed Pinsent

Franklin’s Tower

Excellent LP of guitar instrumental mayhem by avant-supergroup Richard Bishop, Ben Chasny and Chris Corsano, performing as the trio Rangda

17/07/2016 Ed Pinsent

Shadow Petram

We heard from Seattle guitarist Steve Schmitt in 2015 with his solo record as The Ruminator, which he made with

13/07/2016 nausika

Pupil of the Maelstrom: massive soundscapes squeezed into a frustratingly small debut

Almyrkvi, Pupil of the Maelstrom, Ván Records, Ván185 CD digipak (2016) “Pupil of the Maelstrom” seems an odd title for an

27/06/2016 nausika

Amissum: a highly intense and moody atmospheric BM album that will please most people

Chaos Moon, Amissum, Poland, Hellthrasher Productions, limited edition CD digipak (2016) Originally “Amissum” was released independently as an EP with

25/06/2016 Ed Pinsent

Colossus With Feet Of Clay

Energetic and sweaty art-rock from Poland by The Kurws; All That Is Solid Melts Into Air (GUSSTAFF RECORDS GRAM 1401)

22/06/2016 Gunter Heidegger

Wherever it Falls

Alif Aynama-Rtama NAWA RECORDINGS NAWA003 CD/LP (2015) Summer is the time I typically turn to desert blasted, Arabic acts like

14/06/2016 Steve Pescott

Animal Machines

dDASH Ease-Up Jerk FRANCE TSUNAMI ADDICTION TACD09 (2014) As I see it, Ease-Up Jerk appears to be a more easily

12/06/2016 Ed Pinsent

The High Priestess

Mary Ocher is a true one of a kind personality whose charisma and presence is all over the album Mary