Panopticon, Kentucky, Pagan Flames, CD (2012) My loyal, faithful fans – they probably number no more than a few misguided
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Koji Asano remains as productive and as enigmatic as ever. This Japanese emperor of distorted drone released Travel Coupons (SOLSTICE
Continue readingOld Earth: four-part opus doesn’t quite satisfy as jazz / death metal chamber music piece
Ehnahre, Old Earth, Crucial Blast, CD CBR99 (2011) Ehnahre are new to me but this trio from Boston, Massachusetts, has
Continue readingBreed in Me the Darkness: demon hybrid child needs to spread its wings and rejoice in full satanic blackened noise glory
Sutekh Hexen and Andrew Liles, Breed in Me the Darkness, Aurora Borealis Records, cassette (2012) (NB Album scheduled for
Continue readingGo Back to the Sirius: voyage into multi-dimensional psychedelic realms
VagusNerve, Go Back to the Sirius, Utech Records, URCD073 (2012) Are they serious? No way would you want to return
Continue readingIn Memoriam J. G. Ballard: muzak soundtrack to Ballard’s novels
Altieri / Balestrazzi / Becuzzi, In Memoriam J. G. Ballard, Old Europa Cafe AVS, OECD 159 (2012) First work dedicated
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A curiously depressing and moribund piece of abstract noise from Jason Crumer. Let There Be Crumer (SECOND LAYER RECORDS SLR016)
Continue readingFour Vinyl Vamaritans
The Bunwinkies LP Maps Of Our New Constellations (FEEDING TUBE RECORDS FTR062) is a collection of acoustic songs from these
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Heavy dark drone of the day comes from Ural Umbo, the fourth release from this very productive Swiss-American team who
Continue readingThe Laughable Barn
The Wake of the Flood An astonishing production is Outside, The Great Drought (SMERALDINA-RIMA S-R-018CD), an excessive pop opera with
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