From 27th January 2014, a box of items from the Athens label Phase! Records. My mitts went straight to the
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Moods: a collection of Soviet fusion electro-disco, jazz and experimental rock pieces
Edward Artemiev, Moods, Melodiya, C10 21077 002 (1984) Best known for scoring the music to a number of Soviet and
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Three items from the Brookyn label Gold Bolus Recordings, who intend to offer a mix of pop and experimental music
Continue readingThe Inexplicable: a cheerful and lively recording of Soviet experimental rock fusion
Yuri Morozov, The Inexplicable, recorded 1978 but never officially released Inexplicable all right, that this 1978 album and its 1979
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I have been waiting a long time to receive another record by Sister Iodine, the lovely French art-punk-noisester gang who
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Blue Steel
Metalycée Expat Blues AUSTRIA INTERSTELLAR RECORDS 034 LP (2014) A cacophonous battering ram of relentless industrial influences come to mind.
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The Quiet Life
Triac In A Room RUSSIA LAMINAL 002 CD (2014) Live-looped fluff-balling nimbus ambience-by-trio, candy-floss grey ornamentation with a ‘live in
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Mirran’s Edge
Doc Wör Mirran Retch GERMANY MISS MANAGEMENT HAVE FOUR mt-557 CDR (2011) With the idea of it being a platform
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Hexadic: a new composition method results in something that sounds surprisingly familiar
Six Organs of Admittance, Hexadic, Drag City, DC616CD (2015) Ben Chasny’s ongoing solo project Six Organs of Admittance takes a
Continue readingO2: a marvel of free jazz improv and space psychedelia to behold
Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere, O2, Discus Music, Discus 47CD (2014) As its title suggests, this album is both a
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