Kõdu, Unusta kõik, Sweden, Nigredo Records, NP015 limited edition CD (2021) Kõdu is a recent black metal band formed in
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Raison d’Etre: an outstanding epic of atmospheric / post-black metal melodrama plumbing the depths of a world in chaos and despair
Raat, Raison d’Etre, Italy, Flowing Downwards, Flow030 CD / LP (2020) In the past 15 months – or at least
Continue readingEnd of Forever: the stoner / doom / retro-Seventies psych rock experiment ends triumphantly
Samsara Blues Experiment, End of Forever, Germany, Electric Magic Records, EMCD 009 digipak (2020) / catalogue number unknown vinyl LP
Continue readingDesontstijging: fusion darkspace BM / glitch noise electronica the perfect anti-matter jet fuel to send us to the stars
Druon Antigon, Desontstijging, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM005 CD (2020) “Desontstijging” (meaning “dislocation” in English) is the aptly named debut
Continue readingToda História pela Frente: atmospheric BM / country / folk fusion coming too soon in the shadow of a masterpiece
Kaatayra, Toda História pela Frente, United States, Mospharic Recording Limited, MOS-20 CD (2020) After the astonishing and exhilarating effort that
Continue readingSó Quem Viu o Relâmpago à Sua Direita Sabe: a deeply soulful microcosm of Brazilian music and history
Kaatayra, Só Quem Viu o Relâmpago à Sua Direita Sabe, China, Pest Productions, PEST 262, CD (2020) An electrifying and
Continue readingKarst Relict: last stage in an epic BM trilogy not quite the stunning culmination it should be
Malist, Karst Relict, Germany, Northern Silence Productions, NSP199 CD / cassette / vinyl LP (2021) Gosh, looks like I’m late
Continue readingThe Opposition Act
On Moravian Meeting (KLANGGALERIE gg328), you can hear the attempts of the noted Czech prog / avant-rock band Uz Jsme
Continue readingAllusion: a recording by a band at a crossroads in its career turns out a grind of the wrong kind
Epitimia, Allusion, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM004 limited edition CD digipak (2020) Not for the first time and certainly not
Continue readingSel de Pierre: powerful epic blackened depressive sludge doom with a hint of hope and optimism
Vous Autres, Sel de Pierre, France, Season of Mist Underground Activists, SUA117 CD digipak / 12″ vinyl LP (2020) Not
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