ate & NOWA ZIEMIA, Substrate, Poland, Zoharum, ZOHAR 232-2 CD / cassette (2021) Two acts from the Tricity urban region
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Phobos: live performance of a dark and almost barbarous ambient industrial ritual in a sacred space
TeHÔM, Phobos, Poland, Zoharum, ZOHAR 234-2, limited edition CD digipak (2021) In its current form, TeHÔM is the solo dark
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Lift Mechanism / Biodiversity Levels / Lost Time / Prepare for Segue
We heard from Danish vocalist and improviser Randi Pontoppidan on her 2021 record Voicescapes, where she memorably teamed up with
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Iconic Unfolded Ash
Australian Guitarist Nick Ashwood came our way in 2019 when he played with Amanda Stewart and Jim Denley as part
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Throw Off your Mental Chains
Kazuya Ishigami is the hard-working Japanese musician associated with Daruin and Billy?, and curator who also co-managed the label Kyou
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Breathe Freely
It’s been a while since I heard a record by Das Synthetische Mischgewebe, notwithstanding the recent arrival of the cassette
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To Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores
Another baffling release from the Denmark label Sensorisk Verden…this one is a collaboration between Alexander Holm, who happens to be
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Al Azraqayn: wild and exhilarating ride through a live fusion of contemporary and experimental Middle Eastern music, free jazz and improv
Karkhana, Al Azraqayn, Germany, Karlrecords, KR086LP double LP (2021) An ensemble of various musicians working in contemporary experimental Middle Eastern,
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Psychedelic Power Horns
From out of almost nowhere comes this unusual self-titled debut album (DISSIPATIO DISS002) by Heimito Künst, through the good graces
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XX: a striking and idiosyncratic debut of darkly dissonant psychedelic lo-fi raw black metal
Temppeliraunioilta, XX, Germany, Sol/Deviant Records, DEVMC003 cassette (2020) Here comes a truly dark and deranged raw black metal act from
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