David Bowie, self-titled, Deram Records (1967) June 1st, 1967, was a significant day in the history of British rock and
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A Spineless Descent: deeply hypnotic ambient black metal psychedelia debut
Grok, A Spineless Descent, United States, E.E.E. Recordings, CD (2016) For those of us who miss the sprawling and darkly
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Long-Winded Small Talk
The Dwarfs Of East Agouza Bes UK / USA NAWA RECORDINGS NAWA005CD CD (2015) A recent chapter in ex-Sun City
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Life, Sex and Death: a homage to a Tantric Hindu goddess and what she represents
Cult of Fire, Life, Sex & Death, Czech Republic, Beyond Eyes, CD BE04 (2016) Judging from the very ornate cover,
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Brunt (self-titled): a good debut of instrumental psych doom fusion work-outs
Brunt, self-titled, Hevisike Records, vinyl edition HVSK-1201 (2014) Since I heard this Channel Islands doom stoner trio’s “Blackbeard” EP, I’ve
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Keef Mountain (self-titled): a powerful start to a retro-70s doom stoner band’s career
Keef Mountain, self-titled, United States, The Company, THECO-001 CD digipak (2016) Hard to believe that this is Keef Mountain’s debut
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Luonnon harmonia ja vihreä liekki: a good but not great fusion of old school black metal and space psychedelia
Abyssion, Luonnon harmonia ja vihreä liekki, Finland, Svart Records, SVR343 CD digipak / vinyl (2015) Apparently the album’s title translates
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776: a monumental doom-sludge psychedelic re-imagining of the United States
Phantom Glue, 776, United States, Negative Fun Records, CD NF-025 (2016) Being a typical dumb Australian, I thought “776” might
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Estron: a fun and enjoyable album of sci-fi sludge doom
Slomatics, Estron, Head of Crom Records, CROM7 12″ red vinyl (limited edition) (2014) Flush from reviewing their most recent album
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Future Echo Returns: heavy doom with hard iron sludge, atmospherics and psychedelia is a winner
Slomatics, Future Echo Returns, United Kingdom, Black Bow Records, CD (2016) In the liner notes of a past album of theirs, Belfast-based
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