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30/07/2014 Stuart Marshall

Cold Comfort

Various Vernacular JAPAN WHEREABOUTS RECORDS WHACD-13 (2013) Cold comfort is afforded in great measure by this tasteful survey of introspective

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27/07/2014 nausika

Amulet: the deep and the commonplace in mystery ceremony revealed by iPhone recordings

Oren Ambarchi, Amulet, The Tapeworm, cassette TTW 65 (2014) Korean director Chanwook Park made a short movie not long ago using

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13/07/2014 nausika

The Other Three: noise indie-pop with more kinetic energy and promise than kinetosis

Carsick Cars, The Other 3, Maybe Mars, EP CD-R (2014?) “Carsick Cars” is one of those band names that just

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07/07/2014 nausika

Silence: plenty to say but a better and more powerful form of expression is needed

Echo of Emptiness, Silence, Depressive Illusion Records, CDR cut 1061 (2013) For an album titled “Silence”, this recording turns out

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01/07/2014 nausika

La Mort du Soleil: a highly emotional and intense depressive rock album

Sombres Forêts, La Mort du Soleil, Sepulchral Productions, SP035 (2013) I reviewed the debut album “Quintessence” by Sombres Forêts for

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26/06/2014 nausika

Churches Schools and Guns: minimal electronic soundtrack to a techno-dystopia

Lucy, Churches Schools and Guns, Stroboscopic Artefacts, SACD005 (2014) No, “Lucy” isn’t a woman in case you’re wondering: it’s a

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20/05/2014 nausika

The Infinity Dub Sessions: an uneven set of dark desperate dub techno minimalism

Deadbeat and Paul St Hilaire, The Infinity Dub Sessions, BLKRTZ, CD BLKRTZ008 (2014) Although this CD represents their first studio

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14/05/2014 nausika

As the Stars: a work of soundscaping art that needs something extra

Woods of Desolation, As the Stars, Northern Silence Productions, digiCD / LP NSP 119 (2014) At least the fellow behind

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23/04/2014 nausika

Through the Ocean to the Stars: Per ardua ad astra

Lustre / Elderwind Through the Ocean to the Stars Russia Kunsthauch CD digipak (2014) Lustre may be familiar to quite

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02/04/2014 Stuart Marshall

Industrial Action

Hati Zero Coma Zero POLAND ZOHARUM ZOHAR 050-2 CD (2013) Of a more kinetic ambience than recent reviewees Howlround and

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