Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke, Oren Ambarchi, Imikuzushi, Black Truffle Records / Medama Records, CD BT07 / MR 03 (2012) Starting
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Effigies 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)
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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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Nice to see your man Reinhold Friedl taking a short break from all that complex microtonal electro-acoustic composition and intelligent
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Fossil Fuel MV Carbon of Brooklyn has sent a promo CD version of her new LP Dislodged Perihelion (ECSTATIC PEACE!
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