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Review: Amulets ‘Rem(a)inders’

26th May 202626th May 2026 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Amulets, Electronic, Pelagic Records, Soundscapes

The keen-eared talent scouts at Pelagic Records seem to have an endless resource of artists they unearth and try to

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Review: New German Cinema ‘Pain Will Polish Me’

11th May 202611th May 2026 Lee Beamish Electronic, Felte, New German Cinema, Shoegaze

Sometimes, something that starts as little more than a late-night conversation with a like-minded soul will evolve into the most

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Review: The Mon ‘Songs Of Embrace’

20th March 202620th March 2026 Martin Williams Ambient, Electronic, Supernatural Cat, The Mon

The Mon, the one-man, experimental, psychedelic project of Urlo, one of the primary engineers of legendary Italian universe destroyers, Ufomammut,

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Review: JeGong ‘Gomi Kuzu Can’

27th February 202627th February 2026 Matthew Williams Electronic, JeGong, Kraut, Pelagic Records

One of the many pleasures of reviewing albums is that you get exposed to all sorts of different bands you

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Review: ZAHN ‘Purpur’

26th February 202626th February 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Crazysane Records, Electronic, Kraut, ZAHN

The Berlin-based post-noise-rock power trio ZAHN exemplifies how seasoned musicians, each with a rich history in bands of a certain

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Review: Helicon X Al Lover ‘Arise’

17th February 202617th February 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Al Lover, Electronic, Fuzz Club Records, Helicon, Psych

Formed in 2009 by brothers John-Paul Hughes and Gary Hughes, both on guitar/vocals, Helicon is a fascinating psych rock collective

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Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March

13th February 202613th February 2026 Lee Edwards Ambient, Electronic, Supernatural Cat, The Mon

Today The Shaman is thrilled to premiere the new video from The Mon, the deeply personal solo project of Urlo,

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Review: Scattered Purgatory ‘Post Purgatory’

6th February 20266th February 2026 Lee Beamish Electronic, Experimental, Guruguru Brain, Scattered Purgatory

One of the things that I love the most about music is that it is always evolving, adapting, and reforming,

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Review: Enduser ‘Unquiet’

5th February 20265th February 2026 Reza Mills Decay Recordings, Electronic, Enduser

It’s been a good ten years since Enduser, aka Lynn Standafer (originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, now based in Stockholm, Sweden),

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Review: Ulver ‘Neverland’

16th January 202616th January 2026 Reza Mills Ambient, Electronic, House Of Mythology, Ulver

Forming in 1993, Norway’s Ulver were predominantly a black metal outfit, producing three albums in that style, 1995’s Bergtatt –

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Review: The Utopia Strong ‘Doperider’

27th November 202527th November 2025 Matthew Williams Electronic, Kraut, Rocket Recordings, The Utopia Strong

When I was first introduced to The Utopia Strong by The Shaman himself, I was a bit taken aback by

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