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Review: Din Of Celestial Birds ‘Takeoffs & Landings’

25th September 202625th September 2026 Lee Beamish Big Scary Monsters, Din Of Celestial Birds, Instrumental, Post-Rock, Tomato Records

Way back in May 2024, while attending the much-loved (and now lost) Portals Festival, two acts caught my attention that

LLNN @ ArcTanGent 2024 - Photo by Joe Singh

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ArcTanGent Festival 2024 – Wednesday

10th September 202410th September 2024 Tim C And So I Watch You From Afar, ArcTanGent Festival, Bossk, Cobra The Impaler, Curse These Metal Hands, Din Of Celestial Birds, Hidden Mothers, LLNN, Psychonaut

First established in 2013, ArcTanGent Festival is celebrating its tenth birthday this year and has pulled out all the stops

Årabrot @ Portals Festival 2024 – Photo by Lee Beamish

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Portals Festival 2024 – Saturday

29th July 202430th July 2024 Lee Beamish Årabrot, Din Of Celestial Birds, EartH Hackney, Enemies, Hidden Mothers, London, MØL, New Ghost, Portals Festival, Slow Crush, This Will Destroy You

Welcome welcome, it’s great to have you here, joining me for another ride as I tell you all about Portals

ArcTanGent Festival 2023

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ArcTanGent Festival 2023 Preview

15th August 202316th August 2023 Ian M ArcTanGent Festival, Ashenspire, Bell Witch, Briqueville, Bristol, Brutus, Conjurer, Converge, Copse, Death Goals, Devin Townsend, Din Of Celestial Birds, Domkraft, Fernhill Farm, Grief Ritual, Heilung, Hidden Mothers, LLNN, OHHMS, Pijn, Spook The Horse, Sugar Horse, The Callous Daoboys, Wiegedood

ArcTanGent is now a staple festival in the UK music scene, starting in 2013 by James Scarlett, co-founder of 2000trees

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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records

22nd October 202622nd October 2026 Lee Edwards

Enter the hypnotic, boundary-pushing world of Ensemble Tikoro as The Shaman premieres their formidable new full-length work, Tortoise, ahead of

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Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October

14th October 202627th October 2026 Lee Edwards

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Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’ – New Album Lands This Friday, 2nd October

30th September 202630th September 2026 Lee Edwards

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Premiere: SALVATION ‘Depression’ – New Album ‘The Haunted’ Lands On 16th October

17th September 202617th September 2026 Lee Edwards

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