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Review: Babal ‘Running In The Gutter’

3rd September 20253rd September 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Babal, Friends Of The Fish, Prog, Psych

Entering into the musical universe of Babal is a truly unique experience. Imagine stepping onto a spaceship crafted from sound,

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Review: Brant Bjork And The Bros ‘Live In The High Desert’

2nd September 20252nd September 2025 Matthew Williams Brant Bjork, Brant Bjork And The Bros, Desert Rock, Duna Records

When you get to hear live music that’s been dug up from the archives, then you usually know that it’s

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Review: Budos Band ‘VII’

26th August 202527th August 2025 Martin Williams Budos Band, Diamond West Records, Funk, Psych, Soul

Any thoughts or discussion of my favorite bands of the last twenty years absolutely must include New York’s legendary Budos

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Retro Review: Black Sabbath ‘Sabotage’ – 50th Anniversary

1st August 20251st August 2025 Martin Williams Black Sabbath, Doom, Heavy Metal, Vertigo Records

July 28th, 2025 marked exactly fifty years since Black Sabbath (it’s likely if you’re reading this, Sabbath need no introduction,

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Review: Black Helium ‘The Animals Are Coming’

13th June 202513th June 2025 Matthew Williams Black Helium, Psych, Riot Season

Even back in my craziest party days during the hedonistic late ‘80s and early to mid ‘90s, I was never

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Review: Black Honey Cult ‘Black Honey Cult’

21st May 202521st May 2025 Martin Williams Black Honey Cult, Garage, Heavy Psych Sounds, Psych

Black Honey Cult are not necessarily a ‘new’ band. In fact, they’ve been percolating in some form or another for

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Review: Bank Myna ‘Eimuria’

2nd May 20252nd May 2025 Lee Beamish Araki Records, Bank Myna, Doomgaze, Medication Times Records, Stellar Frequencies

Having initially formed in Paris in 2013, the French band Bank Myna is only now, in 2025, releasing their second

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Review: BRUIT ≤ ‘The Age Of Ephemerality’

1st May 20251st May 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden BRUIT ≤, Neo Classical, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

It is hard to try and remain neutral these days when it feels like the world is pushing you to

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Review: Bag People ‘Bag People’

7th April 20257th April 2025 Reza Mills Bag People, Drag City, Post-Punk

Bag People never put out a proper full-length album during their lifetime, their only output came in the form of

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Review: Bronco ‘Bronco’

1st April 20251st April 2025 Sandy Williamson Bronco, Doom, Magnetic Eye Records, Sludge

The dirging, grinding doomy sludge of North Carolinians Bronco and their debut self-titled record seems to be birthed from the

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Review: Bong-Ra ‘Black Noise’

19th February 202519th February 2025 Lee Beamish Bong-Ra, Debemur Morti Productions, Electronic, Industrial, Jason Köhnen

A name I’ve had an awareness of for at least the last decade, I’ve even managed to surprise myself that,

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