Earth, Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II, US, Southern Lord, CD LORD149 (2012) Following its predecessor of the same
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Song of the Second Moon: space-age electronic pop blast from the Cold War past
Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan, Song of the Second Moon, The Omni Recording Corporation, CD OMNI 155 (2012) Ah! Here is
Continue readingImikuzushi: Fushitsusha briefly reborn in supercharged psychedelic power rock trio
Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke, Oren Ambarchi, Imikuzushi, Black Truffle Records / Medama Records, CD BT07 / MR 03 (2012) Starting
Continue readingEffigies and Epitaphs: black metal meets melodic flamenco guitar
Petrychor, Effigies and Epitaphs, Khrysanthoney, 2xCD (2011) The set under review includes the Effigies and Epitaphs album proper plus the
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Ten songs of a rather lugubrious hue from the Italian singer-songwriter who calls himself Rella The Woodcutter. Previous albums have
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Pillow Talk Very nice to have discovered the vocal work of Bonnie Barnett, appearing on In Between Dreams (PFMENTUM PFMCD063)
Continue readingArchangels in the undertone series
Dead Voices On Air sees the English industrial-ambient maestro Mark Spybey creating ad-hoc musical collaborations with many fine players to
Continue readingHive: a peek into five droning sound universes
Hive, self-titled, Debacle Records, CD DBL059 (2011) I’m guessing this album is the first for the duo of Chris Phillips
Continue readingFor Flowers, Cars and Merry Wars: being a little cheeky, eager to please and well-mannered isn’t enough
Huntsville, For Flowers, Cars and Merry Wars, Norway, Hubro, HubroCD2505 (2011) Jazz improvisers Huntsville opt for a straightforward rhythmic approach
Continue readingKonntinent: Down With Candy
Konntinent, Down With Candy, USA Debacle Records, DBL050 CD (2011) It doesn’t sound at all like a live album yet
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