Reinier van Houdt, Igitur Carbon Copies, Switzerland, Hallow Ground, vinyl HG1807 (2018) Based on an apparently unfinished work of Gothic
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Kings of the Damned
Polish label Zoharum have been managing one or two reissue programmes lately, rescuing music from the history of industrial, drone
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A Fireside Chat with Lucifer
Sphyxion is the French duo of Frédéric and Oliver Charlot, and their 2 (ZOHARUM ZOHAR 166-2) album is a very
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Kirikyogen: early doom metal collaboration with a surprising amount of variety and flexibility
Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travellin’ Band, Kirikyogen, United Kingdom, London Records, vinyl LP SKK(L) 3003 (1970) For a band that
Continue readingMoment: a polished collection of retro avant-garde electronic / industrial pop songs
Gudrun Gut, Moment, Germany Monika Enterprise Monika93CD CD (2018) Gudrun Gut is a veteran from the early 1980s Berlin electronic
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Out of the Earth
David Bremer is not known to us, but he has appeared on a few Swedish records of a noisy and
Continue readingS.F. Sorrow: a significant if underrated historical music document of its time
The Pretty Things, S.F. Sorrow, United Kingdom, Columbia (EMI), vinyl LP SX6306 (December 1968) In case people haven’t already noticed,
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Solitary Confinement
Can I mention I never really “dug” Test Dept. at the time, nor any of those 1980s acts who hammered
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Spoil Heap
Another strong release by Tunnels Of Ah, the ex Head Of David noisester who is Stephen R. Burroughs and whom
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Against The Compass
Fine piece of grim effects-drenched synth work on Lost Direction (KVITNU 58), which is a collaboration between Amantra and Submerged.
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