Recently we noted The Quietened Village from the English micro-label A Year In The Country (AYITC), a compilation which limned
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Farewell to the Sun: a disappointing debut for a promising doom / post-BM band
Vow of Thorns, Farewell to the Sun, Canada, Forest Dweller Inc., CD digipak (2016) Although the foursome from southern Ontario have
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776: a monumental doom-sludge psychedelic re-imagining of the United States
Phantom Glue, 776, United States, Negative Fun Records, CD NF-025 (2016) Being a typical dumb Australian, I thought “776” might
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Obscure, puzzling and near-anonymous slab of “dark ambient” chill-mode minimal drone-a-thonnery from Poland…Nusthur (ZOHARUM ZOHAR 119-2) is credited to Kallee
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Oh What An Atmosphaera!
Troum & Raison D’Être De Aeris In Sublunaria Influxu BRAZIL ESSENCE MUSIC ESS024 CD (2015) The press release for this
Continue readingChrist Clad in White Phosphorus: not just another tour-de-force album by Caïna
Caïna, Christ Clad in White Phosphorus, Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings, digipak CD APW011 (2016) Since reforming in 2012, Caïna continues to
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Last noted Swedish electro-acoustic composer Åke Parmerud of Göteborg with his Growl collection, an album which appealed to some of
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Song from a Black House
We’ve got a lot of time for Paul Baran, the modern composer whose work has always posed challenging questions about
Continue readingRe Un: dark grinding doomy post-black metal with a strong individual style
Conjuro Nuclear, Re Un, Italy, Avantgarde Music, digipak CD AV294 (2016) Curious about what was actually behind this album with the
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Hurricane Fighter Plane
Austrian multi-media performer Opcion might be Nikos Zachariadis, who has previously traded his brand of harsh techno-inflected noises as Ab-Hinc
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