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Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter 'Saved!' Artwork
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Review: Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter ‘Saved!’

22nd November 202322nd November 2023 Lee Beamish Experimental, Gospel, Perpetual Flame Ministries, Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter

So, here’s the thing, if someone had said to me at the beginning of the year the following statement, I

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Virta 'Horros' Artwork
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Review: Virta ‘Horros’

13th October 202313th October 2023 Lee Beamish Electronic, Experimental, Svart Records, Trip-Hop, Virta

Some bands are a revelation. You can’t quite put your finger on just what it is exactly, but they manage

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Review: S A R R A M ‘Pàthei Màthos’

31st August 202331st August 2023 Lee Beamish Dalila Kayros, Drone, Experimental, Lili Refrain, S A R R A M, Sicker Man, Subsound Records, Valerio Marras

If there is one sub-genre within the alternative music arena which I have recently gotten into, and have been completely

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Review: Oxbow ‘Love’s Holiday’

21st July 202321st July 2023 Reza Mills Experimental, Ipecac Recordings, Noise-Rock, Oxbow

Eugene Robinson‘s 1980s hardcore outfit Whipping Boy had hinted at the future with albums such as MuruMuru incorporating other sounds

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Review: Pylar ‘Límyte’

28th June 202328th June 2023 Reza Mills Cavsas, Cyclic Law, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Pylar

Described as ‘among the best kept secrets of the Spanish underground’, Pylar have been in existence since 2012 and providing

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Review: Gum Takes Tooth ‘Recovery Position’

14th June 202314th June 2023 Todd Robinson Electronic, Experimental, Gum Takes Tooth, Wrong Speed Records

Gum Takes Tooth have been on my musical radar for years now, from the first time I encountered them playing

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Video Premiere: Omnibadger ‘F I X’ – From The Duo’s New Album ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’

25th May 202325th May 2023 Lee Edwards Cruel Nature Records, Experimental, Industrial, Omnibadger

Following on from yesterday’s coverage of the latest aural assault from Stoke-on-Trent’s experimental duo Omnibadger and their new album Famous

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Omnibadger 'Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III'
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Review: Omnibadger ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’

24th May 202324th May 2023 Reza Mills Cruel Nature Records, Experimental, Industrial, Omnibadger

Stoke-On-Trent to non-UK residents is a city famous for its manufacture of pottery, and well-known public figures that include TV

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Dave Lombardo 'Rites of Percussion'
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Review: Dave Lombardo ‘Rites Of Percussion’

12th May 202312th May 2023 Simon Brotherton Dave Lombardo, Experimental, Ipecac Recordings

Good things being borne out of the COVID lockdown has been a bit of a recurring theme in some of

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Gnoomes 'Ax Ox'
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Review: Gnoomes ‘Ax Ox’

20th March 202317th January 2026 Reza Mills Electronic, Experimental, Gnoomes, Rocket Recordings

Seeing as I’ll be in attendance for the Gnoomes gig at Low Four in Manchester on the 24th March, it

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Psychic TV 'Those Who Do Not'
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Review: Psychic TV ‘Those Who Do Not’ [Reissue]

15th February 202321st March 2023 George Green Cold Spring Records, Experimental, Psychic TV

Live albums are a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, there are some career, even era defining

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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

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