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Cortége 'Chasing Daylight'
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Review: Cortége ‘Chasing Daylight’ EP

11th February 202112th March 2021 Tim Keppie Chasing Daylight, Cortége, Desert Records, Drone

Austin, Texas, based duo Cortége consist of Mike Swarbrick (bass, moog, mellotron and tubular bells) and Adrian Voorhies on drums.

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Boris With Merzbow '2R0I2P0'
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Review: Boris With Merzbow ‘2R0I2P0’

8th February 20219th March 2021 Will J 2R0I2P0, Boris, Doom, Drone, Merzbow, Noise, Relapse Records

Boris and Merzbow have worked together so often that Boris With Merzbow might as well be classed as an act

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Neddal Ayad 'Fangs'
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Review: Neddal Ayad ‘Fangs’ EP

7th December 202010th January 2021 Reza Mills Drone, Experimental, Fangs, Lost Hiss Recordings, Neddal Ayad

Fangs is the debut solo EP from Canadian born (Newfoundland and Labrador) New Zealand based experimental guitarist and electronic musician

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Alison Cotton 'Only Darkness Now'
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Review: Alison Cotton ‘Only Darkness Now’

13th November 202015th December 2020 Jamie Grimes Alison Cotton, Bloxham Tapes, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Drone, Feeding Tube Records, Folk, Only Darkness Now

Having surfaced initially as a cassette only release (Bloxham Tapes) and now manifesting in vinyl form (Cardinal Fuzz and Feeding

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Dark Buddha Rising 'Mathreyata'
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Review: Dark Buddha Rising ‘Mathreyata’

12th November 202015th December 2020 Sandy Williamson Dark Buddha Rising, Doom, Drone, Mathreyata, Svart Records

The deep darkness from where Dark Buddha Rising have dragged their newest record of psychedelic droning doom seems particularly lightless,

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Gnarl ‘The Great Blackness’
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Review: Gnarl ‘The Great Blackness’

6th November 20204th December 2020 Will J Drone, Gnarl, The Great Blackness, Trepanation Recordings

From beneath the brown leaves of the oak from which I begin, a spectral vista appears; a barren landscape spreading

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Gorazde 'Verses'
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Review: Gorazde ‘Verses’

4th September 20207th October 2020 Reza Mills Death Rock, Drone, Gorazde, Saccharine Underground, Verses

Gorazde are a Washington DC outfit and consists mainly of Jeremy Moore who does all the music, lyrics and handles

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Sly & The Family Drone 'Walk It Dry'
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Review: Sly & The Family Drone ‘Walk It Dry’

8th July 202027th August 2020 Reza Mills Drone, Feeding Tube Records, Jazz, Love Love Records, Sly & The Family Drone, Walk It Dry

I first encountered London outfit Sly & the Family Drone via the two split singles that were released on the

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Boris 'NO'
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Review: Boris ‘NO’, ‘Phenomenons Drive’ & Z.O.A Collaboration ‘Refrain’

3rd July 20204th April 2024 Dave Bowes Boris, Dog Knights Productions, Doom, Drone, Independent, No, Phenomenons Drive, Refrain, Z.O.A.

It’s not the first time in Boris’ long and impressive history that fans have been treated to a bumper serving

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Obey Cobra ‘Oblong’
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Review: Obey Cobra ‘Oblong’

25th June 202031st July 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Drone, Independent, Obey Cobra, Oblong, Shoegaze

Hailing from Cardiff in South Wales, Obey Cobra are shrouded in mystery, or at least thin on the ground for

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Saavik 'Saavik' EP
Album & EP Reviews S 

Review: Saavik ‘Saavik’ EP

8th June 202023rd June 2020 Jeremy Moore Doom, Drone, Industrial, Other Electricities, Psych, Saavik

Whenever the term ‘supergroup’ is tossed around for an impending release, I always take pause because that label can serve

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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