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Staraya Derevnya ‘Inwards Opened The Floor’
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Review: Staraya Derevnya ‘Inwards Opened The Floor’

3rd September 20207th October 2020 Reza Mills Experimental, Inwards Opened The Floor, Raash Records, Staraya Derevnya

Staraya Derevnya has many different meanings, it’s Russian for old village, it’s a neighbourhood/metro stop (on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya line) in

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Jaye Jayle ‘Prisyn’
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Review: Jaye Jayle ‘Prisyn’

19th August 202024th September 2020 Reza Mills Ben Chisholm, Evan Patterson, Experimental, Jaye Jayle, Prisyn, Sargent House

You may be familiar with Evan Patterson via noise rock outfit Young Widows and hardcore bands The National Acrobat and

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Marc Urselli
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SteppenDoom – Interview With Marc Urselli

12th August 202016th September 2020 Neddal Ayad Doom, Experimental, Marc Urselli, SteppenDoom, Throat Singing

If Marc Urselli’s name isn’t immediately familiar, his client list will be. He’s recorded or mixed work by Nick Cave,

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Review: Alain Johannes ‘Hum’
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Review: Alain Johannes ‘Hum’

23rd July 202014th September 2020 Reza Mills Acoustic, Alain Johannes, Experimental, Hum, Ipecac Recordings

When I was 17 I saw Soundgarden on their Down On The Upside tour and Alain‘s band Eleven were supporting.

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Hayward Versus Harmergeddon
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Review: Hayward Versus Harmergeddon ‘Hayward Versus Harmergeddon’

15th July 202028th August 2020 Reza Mills Electronic, Experimental, God Unknown Records, Hayward Versus Harmergeddon, Kraut

The good ship God Unknown Records looms into view with yet another release, this time courtesy of Hayward Verses Harmergeddon.

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Naujawanan Baidar ‘Volume 1&2’
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Review: Naujawanan Baidar ‘Volume 1&2’

23rd June 202031st July 2020 Reza Mills Cardinal Fuzz Records, Experimental, Feeding Tube Records, Naujawanan Baidar, Psych

Naujawanan Baidar (Farsi for Enlightened Youth) is a project of N.R. Safi of psych outfit The Myrrors. The tracks were

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Gridfailure ‘Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery II’
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Review: Gridfailure ‘Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery II’

11th June 20208th July 2020 Reza Mills Experimental, Gridfailure, Nefarious Industries, Noise, Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery II

Gridfailure is the brainchild of David Brenner of Valley Cottage, New York, who created the entire album as well as

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Tunnels Of Āh 'Deathless Mind'
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Review: Tunnels Of Āh ‘Deathless Mind’

5th June 202023rd June 2020 Rob Bryant Cold Spring Records, Deathless Mind, Experimental, Noise, Tunnels Of Āh

Tunnels Of Āh is the creation of Stephen Ah Burroughs (Head Of David), and Deathless Mind is the fifth album

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Kooba Tercu 'Proto Tekno'
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Review: Kooba Tercu ‘Proto Tekno’

21st May 202023rd June 2020 Reza Mills Electronic, Experimental, Kooba Tercu, Proto Tekno, Rocket Recordings

Having joined Instagram a couple of months ago, I started following Rocket Recordings and one of the acts they showcased

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Acid Mothers Temple Feat: Geoff Leigh ‘Chosen Star Child’s Confession’
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Review: Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Feat: Geoff Leigh ‘Chosen Star Child’s Confession’

19th May 202017th June 2020 Dave Bowes Acid Mothers Temple, Chosen Star Child’s Confession, Experimental, Geoff Leigh, Psych, Riot Season

For a band, who by their very nature, have never had a concrete line-up, instead operating as an amorphous collective

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Gridfailure
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Video Premiere: Gridfailure ‘Wish To Disinvent’

15th May 20208th February 2022 Lee Edwards Experimental, Gridfailure, Nefarious Industries, Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery II, Wish To Disinvent

There are those rare times when the good old heavy riff just doesn’t quite cut it, especially right now as

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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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