The partnering of Richard Pinhas with Merzbow continues to be fruitful and productive if the Rhizome (CUNEIFORM RECORDS RUNE 328)
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Stealth in the Forest
Sam Pettigrew is a pro-active musician, performer, organiser and instigator in Sydney. Earlier this month we noted an item on
Continue readingMonopoles and Nightingales Walk these Hills
Nothing’s Gonna Touch Ya Nice modern instrumental music from Trapist on The Golden Years (STAUBGOLD DIGITAL 19). This is the
Continue readingSt Francis Duo: dark and moody, unpredictable and fiery, mesmerising and absorbing
Steve Noble and Stephen O’Malley, St Francis Duo, Bo’Weavil Recordings, CD weavil47 (2012) A thrilling barrage of thunderous drums heralds
Continue readingNo one is an Island: a warm and pleasing set of duets
Bérangère Maximin, No one is an Island, Sub Rosa, CD SR 337 (2012) Quite right too and Bérangère Maximin proves
Continue readingDream Seeds: too bland, poppy and smooth for very dark subject matter
Extra Life, Dream Seeds, Northern Spy Records, NSCD 022 (2012) That album cover has that curious and creepy look that
Continue readingV: best work by two soul music brothers
KTL, V, Editions Mego, CD eMEGO 120 (2012) For a band that formed in 2007 to score music for a
Continue readingThe Bag Is Ready
Une Saison en Enfer Season Two (SOLAR IPSE #01) is the latest team-up of those two Italian improvisers Ninni Morgia
Continue readingHewers of Wood and Drawers of Water: a varied album of dark folk, apocalyptic visions and unexpected toughness
Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat, Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water, Zeal, zealcdee 029 (2010) It took me
Continue readingNazoranai: a gripping and terrifying debut from Dark Overlord Keiji Haino’s new trio
Nazoranai, self-titled, Editions Mego / Ideologic Organ, CD SOMA009 (2012) No sooner had I heard of Keiji Haino’s revival of
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