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Oren Ambarchi 'Shebang'
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Review: Oren Ambarchi ‘Shebang’

4th October 20229th December 2022 James Bullock Drag City, Experimental, Oren Ambarchi

Oren Ambarchi is an extraordinary musician. He has metal credentials through his work with experimental droners Sun O))) and Boris,

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Old Million Eye 'The Air's Chrysalis Chime'
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Review: Old Million Eye ‘The Air’s Chrysalis Chime’

26th September 20229th December 2022 James Bullock Cardinal Fuzz, Feeding Tube Records, Old Million Eye, Psych

If you are not familiar with Old Million Eye, aka Brian Lucas (also of Dire Wolves fame), it would be

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Opium Lord/Under - Split
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Review: Opium Lord/Under – Split

10th August 202223rd September 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Noise-Rock, Opium Lord, Sludge, Under

The latest release from one of the hardest working labels around, Salford’s APF Records, sees them curate a collision of

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Obiat 'Indian Ocean'
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Review: Obiat ‘Indian Ocean’

25th July 202228th August 2022 Tom Hanno Doom, Independent, Obiat, Prog, Psych

The London based progressive psych/doom/stoner gurus of Obiat are back after a 13 year gap between albums!! Indian Ocean is

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Rubber Oh 'Strange Craft'
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Review: Rubber Oh ‘Strange Craft’

1st June 20226th July 2022 Reza Mills Pop, Psych, Rocket Recordings, Rubber Oh

As we wait for a follow-up to Pigs x7‘s Viscerals, guitarist Sam Grant is keeping us occupied in the meantime

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Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin 'Ghosted'
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Review: Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin ‘Ghosted’

10th May 202215th June 2022 George Green Andreas Werliin, Drag City, Experimental, Jazz, Johan Berthling, Oren Ambarchi

Repetition in music can be a divisive thing. On one hand the riff, by definition, is a relentlessly repeated hook

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Oh Hiroshima 'Myriad'
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Review: Oh Hiroshima ‘Myriad’

7th April 202226th May 2022 Richard Murray Napalm Records, Oh Hiroshima, Post-Rock

Wondering what plunging fully into an ocean of fuzz would feel like is where my mind lingers nearly daily at

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Obsidian Sea 'Pathos'
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Review: Obsidian Sea ‘Pathos’

1st February 202228th March 2022 Maxx Heavy Rock, Obsidian Sea, Proto-Metal, Ripple Music

Obsidian Sea are back with album number four titled Pathos to be released February 4th, 2022 by Ripple Music. One

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Our Man In The Bronze Age ‘Hexed Endeavours’
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Review: Our Man In The Bronze Age ‘Hexed Endeavours’

19th October 202126th November 2021 Josh Schneider Fr33zehead Records, Our Man In The Bronze Age, Prog

Our Man in the Bronze Age is a five-piece formed in Milton Keynes in 2007. The multi-instrumentalist band consists of

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Maggot Heart/Okkultokrati – Split EP
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Review: Maggot Heart/Okkultokrati – Split EP

21st September 202128th October 2021 Reza Mills Black Metal, Goth, Maggot Heart, Okkultokrati, Post-Punk, Rapid Eye Records

Following the excellent Deafkids/Rakta Live At SESC Pompéia release in May, we have another split in the form of Maggot

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Orchestra Of Constant Distress ‘Concerns’
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Review: Orchestra Of Constant Distress ‘Concerns’

16th August 202122nd September 2021 Jamie Grimes Orchestra Of Constant Distress, Riot Season

If you’re a pre-existing fan of Sweden’s gloriously scummy Orchestra Of Constant Distress I will straight away offer you the

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