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French post-metal collective Year of No Light are rapidly approaching the 25th anniversary of their existence, which is no small

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Review: Xeeland ‘Water’ [Vinyl Reissue]

3rd June 20253rd June 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Drone, God Unknown Records, Jason Stoll, Xeeland

Xeeland is Jason Stöll, who has been in many bands over the years including Sex Swing, Twin Sister, Mugstar, Dømes,

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Review: Aidan Baker ‘& You Still Fall In’

9th April 20259th April 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Aidan Baker, Ambient, Gizeh Records

Immersing oneself in the gifted musical realm crafted by Aidan Baker, the experimental guitarist and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Canada and

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Review: Shane Embury ‘Atonement’

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Electronic, Extrinsic Recordings, Shane Embury

Having achieved the distinction of being the longest-serving member of the British institution, grindcore/death metal band Napalm Death, bassist, and

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Review: Iggor Cavalera/Shane Embury ‘Neon Gods/Own Your Darkness’

27th March 202527th March 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Cold Spring Records, Electronic, Iggor Cavalera, Industrial, Shane Embury

Even someone like me, who isn’t predominantly a ‘metalhead’, recognises the legendary names on this split release. On the off

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Review: Tacet Tacet Tacet ‘Fickle’

22nd January 202522nd January 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Ambient, Attenuation Circuit, Bloody Sound, Electronic, Gross Diskos, Light Item, Slowth Records, Tacet Tacet Tacet

Francesco Zedde, better known by his evocative moniker Tacet Tacet Tacet (from the Latin Silent Silent Silent) is an elektro

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Leila Abdul-Rauf: An Interview With The Captivating Multi-Instrumentalist

27th November 202427th November 2024 Will J Ambient, Cyclic Law, Drone, Folk, Leila Abdul-Rauf, Syrup Moose Records

With most artists who span multiple projects, you can often find strong similarities between their different forms. There are some

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Review: Gridfailure ‘When The Lights Go Out Vol. IV’

14th November 202414th November 2024 Reza Mills Ambient, Experimental, Gridfailure, Independent

Gridfailure‘s latest as you might have guessed, is the fourth instalment in the When The Lights Go Out Series, following

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Review: Harvestman ‘Triptych: Part Three’

11th November 202411th November 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Dub, Harvestman, Neurot Recordings, Steve Von Till

Given that this review is covering the final release of Steve Von Till‘s epic Harvestman three-part saga Triptych, the main

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Review: i Häxa ‘i Häxa’

31st October 202431st October 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Electronic, i Häxa, Neo Folk, Pelagic Records

This has truly felt like Schrödinger’s year, simultaneously dragging on forever in the moment yet somehow here we are with

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Review: Leila Abdul-Rauf ‘Calls From A Seething Edge’

22nd October 202422nd October 2024 Will J Ambient, Cyclic Law, Drone, Folk, Leila Abdul-Rauf, Syrup Moose Records

Although perhaps best known for her work in the death metal sphere, Leila Abdul-Rauf has actually been crafting a sonically

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