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Author: Paul Robertson

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White Darkness ‘Tokage’ CD/LP/DD 2011

28th October 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, Avant-Garde, CD, DD, Denovali Records, Digital Download, Experimental, Jason Köhnen, LP, Paul Robertson, Rachael Kozak, Review, Tokage, White Darkness

Dread. Unease. The Ain Soph Aur trickling down into creation. The white hot oblivion of forcible unconsciousness. The inescapable fear

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Yob ‘Live At Roadburn 2010’ CD/DVD 2011

14th October 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Burning World Records, CD, Doom, DVD, Heavy, Live, Live At Roadburn 2010, Metal, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review, Roadburn, Roadburn Records, Yob

“We’re gonna play four songs and that will be one hour” says Yob mainman Mike Scheidt at the beginning of

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Obake – ST – CD 2011

10th October 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Obake, Paul Robertson, Rare Noise Records, Review, Sludge

An Obake, for the ignorant among you, is a form of shape-shifter or ghost in Japanese folklore – Indeed, the

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Tom Hall ‘Muted Angels’ Cassette/DL 2011

7th October 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Axxonn, Cassette, Complicated Dance Steps, Download, Drone, Electronic, Experimental, Muted Angels, Paul Robertson, Review, Sonoptik, Tom Hall

A bit off the beaten track for The Sleeping Shaman, this one, due to its lack of guitars, hair, fuzzboxes

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Kerretta ‘Saansilo’ CD/LP 2011

30th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, CD, Golden Antenna Records, Heavy, Instrumental, Kerretta, LP, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review, Saansilo

‘Difficult Second Album’ syndrome can be a real bitch – Do you follow the same formula? Is this the right

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Album & EP Reviews H 

Heinali and Matt Finney ‘Ain’t No Night’ CD 2011

27th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ain't No Night, Ambient, Atmospheric, CD, Drone, Experimental, Heinali, Heinali & Matt Finney, Matt Finney, Paradigms Recordings, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review

Hot on the heels of their last collaboration, Conjoined, Ukrainian sound artist Heinali and American poet/spoken word artist Matt Finney

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Grumbling Fur ‘Furrier’ CD/LP 2011

22nd September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Alexander Tucker, Atmospheric, Aurora Borealis, CD, Circle, Daniel O’Sullivan, Drone, Experimental, Furrier, Grumbling Fur, Guapo, LP, Paul Robertson, Psychedelic, Review

Ethereal, nebulous, occasionally Krauty and deeply witchy, Furrier is the much anticipated debut album from the collective minds of Ex-Guapo

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Arkazum ‘Muzakra’ CD 2011

20th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Arkazum, CD, Doom, Gothic, Heavy Rock, Mark 'Griff' Griffiths, Muzakra, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Review, Yednod Records

Arkazum, for those of you who may not know, is the solo project of original Cathedral bassist and Tranmere Rovers

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Omega Massif ‘Karpatia’ CD/LP 2011

17th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Denovali Records, Heavy, Karpatia, LP, Omega Massif, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review

Denser than a dumptruck full of dwarf-star matter and exerting more crushing gravity than a supermassive black hole, instrumentalists Omega

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Album & EP Reviews T 

The Book Of Knots ‘Garden Of Fainting Stars’ CD 2011

14th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Avant-Garde, CD, Experimental, Garden Of Fainting Stars, Ipecac Recordings, Paul Robertson, Review, The Book Of Knots

The bold quartet of aural explorers known as The Book Of Knots turn their gaze skywards for this, the third

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Album & EP Reviews T 

Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus ‘Dark Geometer’ CD/DL 2011

13th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Download, Drone, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Queen Elephantine, Review, Shoegaze, Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus

Well. I’ve had this sitting in my metaphorical review pile for a good while and, despite having listened to it

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