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Author: John Reppion

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Itchy-O ‘Burn The Navigator’ CD/LP/DD 2014

17th October 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2014, Alternative Tentacles, Burn The Navigator, CD, Digital, Experimental, Itchy-O, Itchy-O Marching Band, John Reppion, LP, Marching Band, Review

Itchy-O are a thirty-two piece (yes, you read that correctly; thirty-two) Denver-based, percussion-centred electronic marching-band. Their faces hidden behind black,

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bitter Tree ‘Promethean Cloud’ DD 2014

24th August 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2014, Ambient, Bitter Tree, Digital, Drone, Drowning, Experimental, John Reppion, Promethean Cloud, Review, William C. Patton

Promethean Cloud is the debut album of the self-described one-man post-doom metal project Bitter Tree. William C. Patton of Ottawa,

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Astrohenge
A-F Interviews 

Astrohenge: Matthew Rozeik Gets Interrogated By John Reppion

25th July 201411th September 2019 John Reppion Astrohenge, Interview, John Reppion, Matthew Rozeik

Vocal-less Omni-metal™ four-piece Astrohenge have been purposefully over-exciting audiences in Camden and beyond for several years now. I’ve been a

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Album & EP Reviews M 

Mat McNerney & Kimmo Helén ‘The World Is Burning’ LP/CD 2014

8th July 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2014, Ambient, CD, Dark, Folk, John Reppion, Kimmo Helén, LP, Mat McNerney, Review, Soundtrack, Svart Records, The World Is Burning

The World is Burning is a 2013 short film set in Newfoundland, written and to be directed by Justin Oakey.

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Album & EP Reviews K 

Khuda ‘Molasses Constricts The Clinostat’ LP/DD 2014

4th June 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2014, Digital, Instrumental, John Reppion, Khuda, LP, Molasses Constricts The Clinostat, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Pruegelprinz Records, Review

Khuda are a guitar and drum duo, originally from Leeds, now separated by a thousand miles or so with one

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Khuda
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Khuda: John Reppion Interviews The Heavy Instrumental Duo

3rd June 201411th September 2019 John Reppion Interview, John Reppion, Khuda, Molasses Constricts The Clinostat, Prügelprinz Records, Steve Myles, Tom Brooke

Steve Myles and Tom Brooke have been making music together as Khuda since summer 2009. Myles’ virtuoso drumming and Brooke’s

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Album & EP Reviews K 

King Dead – S/T – CD/DD 2014

7th May 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2014, CD, Digital, Instrumental, John Reppion, King Dead, Psych, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Space Rock, Stoner Jam

King Dead’s debut EP was recorded live in their practice/performance space, The Living Room, in January of this year. The

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Album & EP Reviews N 

Nightsatan ‘Nightsatan And The Loops Of Doom’ CD/DVD 2014

16th April 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2014, CD, DVD, John Reppion, Lasermetal, Nightsatan, Nightsatan And The Loops Of Doom, Prog Rock, Solina Records, Soundtrack, Svart Records, Synth, Twisted Films

We live in an age where a hell of a lot of people (myself included) seem to love soundtrack albums,

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Album & EP Reviews T 

Thorun ‘Festival At Fires Peak’ CD/DD 2014

4th March 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Festival At Fires Peak, Heavy Rock, Instrumental, John Reppion, Self Released, Thorun

I’m a big fan of many species of instrumental music. I spend my working day sitting in front of a

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Fossils ‘Flesh Hammer’ LP/DD 2014

3rd March 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2014, Digital, Experimental, Flesh Hammer, Fossils, Heavy, Indisciplinarian Records, John Reppion, LP, Prog Rock, Review

Fossils are a Danish noise rock duo who play drums and bass guitar. They are about to release their second

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Album & EP Reviews D 

Dune ‘Progenitor’ DD 2013

12th February 20143rd September 2019 John Reppion 2013, Digital, Doom, Dune, Heavy, John Reppion, Post-Rock, Prog Rock, Progenitor, Review, Self Released

You know what’s really nice? Pressing that play button and having what you hear instantly put a big fat grin

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