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Author: Harry Holmes

Potemkin 'Sludge Vol. 2'
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Review: Potemkin ‘Sludge Vol. 2’

7th December 202111th January 2022 Harry Holmes Doom, Independent, Potemkin, Sludge

Ah mate, sorry I’ve not been answering the phone, I’ve been trying to make some changes y’know, and just needed

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Kanaan ‘Earthbound’
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Review: Kanaan ‘Earthbound’

12th November 202124th December 2021 Harry Holmes Instrumental, Jansen Records, Kanaan, Psych

Kanaan are a band that Euro heads have been tipping me off to for a while, building a rep as

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GNOD 'La Mort Du Sens'
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Review: GNOD ‘La Mort Du Sens’

11th November 202124th December 2021 Harry Holmes Gnod, Post-Punk, Psych, Rocket Recordings

GNOD are back and perhaps have been taking the advice of Grover Crow – ‘Let’s not think about it, let’s

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Dust Mountain ‘Hymns For Wilderness’
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Review: Dust Mountain ‘Hymns For Wilderness’

19th October 202126th November 2021 Harry Holmes Acid Rock, Dust Mountain, Folk, Svart Records

April this year seems long ages ago, and much of Roadburn Festival’s spectacular effort to bring the world a piece

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Goat ‘Headsoup’
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Review: Goat ‘Headsoup’

5th October 20218th November 2021 Harry Holmes Goat, Psych, Rocket Recordings

Somehow it feels like a different world back in 2012 when Goat’s debut World Music was released in all its

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Smote ‘Drommon’
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Review: Smote ‘Drommon’

4th October 20218th November 2021 Harry Holmes Drone, Psych, Rocket Recordings, Smote

Coming to us on Rocket Recordings with a certain amount of mystery, this is a re-release of the original Parts

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Diagonal '4'
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Review: Diagonal ‘4’

29th September 20218th November 2021 Harry Holmes Cobblers Records, Diagonal, Prog

I will confess to having largely forgotten about Diagonal’s existence since the self-titled caught my attention back in 2008 thanks

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Comet Control ‘Inside The Sun’
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Review: Comet Control ‘Inside The Sun’

20th August 202127th September 2021 Harry Holmes Comet Control, Psych, Tee Pee Records

Another deceptively deep exploration from Comet Control. While the languid vocals and bright psychedelia recognisable from the song-writing pedigree in

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Potemkin ‘Sludge Vol. 1’
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Review: Potemkin ‘Sludge Vol. 1’

19th July 20219th September 2021 Harry Holmes Doom, Independent, Potemkin, Sludge

Yep. That’s some sludge. A concise little cassette/digital release from Malmö, Potemkin stick right to the sweet spot of True

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Black Tempel Pyrämid ‘Ancient Hymns & Incantations’
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Review: Black Tempel Pyrämid ‘Ancient Hymns & Incantations’

14th July 20219th September 2021 Harry Holmes Black Tempel Pyrämid, Doom, Ethereal Mother Tapes, Industrial

My first reaction was excitement that Kesh Temple Hymn might refer to the amazing work Always Coming Home by Ursula

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The Holy Family ‘The Holy Family’
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Review: The Holy Family ‘The Holy Family’

25th June 20216th August 2021 Harry Holmes Experimental, Psych, Rocket Recordings, The Holy Family

A piece of work that makes me feel unschooled, like there should be some points of reference that I’m able

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