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BIG|BRAVE @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 22nd May 2024 – Photo by Lee Beamish
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BIG|BRAVE / Aicher @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 22nd May 2024

12th June 202412th June 2024 Lee Beamish Aicher, BIG|BRAVE, Doom, Drone, Mother Brain, Ramsgate Music Hall

Having now become somewhat of a part-time regular at Ramsgate Music Hall in Kent, it means that where possible I

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Thraa
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Premiere: Thraa ‘Half Light’ – New Album From The Guitar Drone Duo Drops This Friday, 24th May

22nd May 202422nd May 2024 Lee Edwards Drone, Into Earth, Thraa

Although Shaman HQ is based in Salford, and the guitar drone duo Thraa reside in neighbouring Manchester, it was only

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Review: The Lord ‘Worship: Bernard Herrmann Tribute’

20th May 202420th May 2024 Reza Mills Drone, Soundscapes, Southern Lord, The Lord

Bernard Herrmann shouldn’t need an introduction as an Academy Award-winning composer best known for some of the most prominent soundtracks

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Review: BIG|BRAVE ‘A Chaos Of Flowers’

30th April 202430th April 2024 Lee Beamish BIG|BRAVE, Doom, Drone, Thrill Jockey Records

With the world we now live in, it is incredibly hard to stumble upon anything which can truly be classed

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Review: Corrupted ‘Felicific Algorithm / Mushikeras’

13th February 202413th February 2024 Sandy Williamson Cold Spring Records, Corrupted, Doom, Drone, Noise

Japan’s Corrupted are a mystery to most. No interviews, no photo shoots, very little is known about these drone, doom

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ORT 'Maschinenhafen' Artwork
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Review: ORT ‘Maschinenhafen’

30th January 202430th January 2024 Reza Mills Doom, Drone, Dub, Industrial, My Proud Mountain, ORT

Recently here at The Shaman, a video premiere for ORT‘s Achtern Dub 2 emerged and so intrigued was I that

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Review: Khanate ‘Things Viral’ [Reissue]

13th December 202313th December 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Drone, Khanate, Sacred Bones Records

The chances are if you are reading this it means one of two things; Either you are familiar with the

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Review: Full Of Hell And Nothing ‘When No Birds Sang’

7th December 20237th December 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Closed Casket Activities, Doom, Drone, Full Of Hell, Noise, Nothing, Shoegaze

‘If we’re doing our job, it will freak you the fuck out in the best way, because you’re staring at

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Review: Gilded Form ‘Gilded Form’

4th December 20234th December 2023 Goro Riffs Burning World Records, Dead Neanderthals, Drone, Gilded Form, Nick Millevoi

This self-titled record by Dutch/American trio Gilded Form is a wash, in the best sense possible. It’s a single forty-minute-long

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Gilded Form 'Gilded Form' Artwork
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Premiere: Gilded Form – Debut Self-Titled Album, Releases This Friday, 1st Dec, via Burning World

30th November 202330th November 2023 Lee Edwards Burning World Records, Dead Neanderthals, Drone, Gilded Form, Nick Millevoi

When you hear about a project of drone experimentation inspired by Earth along with Bohren & Der Club Of Gore

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Review: Sleepbomb ‘The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari’

21st November 202327th January 2025 Reza Mills Consouling Sounds, Doom, Drone, Koolarrow Records, Post-Rock, Sleepbomb

Sleepbomb is a San Francisco outfit comprised of Charles Hernandez – guitars, Tim Gotch – bass/synths, Claire Hamard – vocals/keys,

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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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

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 – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

3rd April 20263rd April 2026 Lee Edwards
Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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