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Syven ‘Aikaintaite’ CD 2011

20th June 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Aikaintaite, Atmospheric, CD, Experimental, Folk, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Review, Syven, Vendlus Records

The blood of ancient Finnish shamen, it appears, still flows through the veins of latter-day Finns, particularly those of a

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Crown ‘The One’ CD 2012

5th June 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, CD, Crown, Drone, Experimental, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Released, Sludge, The One

The sound of a molten universe collapsing in upon itself whilst simultaneously birthing a colossal multi-headed beast is the best

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Xaddax ‘Counterclockwork’ CD/LP 2012

29th May 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, CD, Counterclockwork, Experimental, LP, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Skin Graft, Xaddax

Bonding over a shared love of “palindromes and pointy letters”, and, uh, each other, No-Wave sci-fi skronk duo Xaddax are

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JK Flesh ‘Posthuman’ CD/DD 2012

23rd April 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, 3by3, CD, DD, Digital Download, Dub, Experimental, Industrial, JK Flesh, Justin K Broadrick, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Posthuman, Review

Honestly Justin Broadrick must not be able to sleep. Not only famed for being one half of the monstrous and

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Book Of Sand ‘The Face Of The Waters’ CD 2011

10th April 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Antithetic Records, Avant-Garde, Black Metal, Book Of Sand, CD, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Review

Minneapolis natives Book Of Sand are every bit as mysterious and perplexing as the Jose Luis Borges short story that

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Nooumena ‘Argument With Eagerness’ CD 2011

8th April 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Antithetic Records, Argument With Eagerness, CD, Experimental, Jazz Fusion, Nooumena, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Review

Somewhere on the cusp between sleeping and waking, reality and dreaming, sits the music of Nooumena. Beautifully slurred, haunting and

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Gauchiste – S/T – CD/LP 2012

2nd April 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Ambient, Atmospheric, CD, Drone, Experimental, Gauchiste, Little Black Cloud Records, Loincloth, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Self Titled, Tannon Penland

Somewhere out there on the fringe, sonic explorers of the of the outer dark Gauchiste skirt the orbit of drone

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Old Man Lizard – S/T – CD/Digital EP 2012

16th March 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Americana, Blues, CD, Digital EP, Experimental, Grunge, Heavy, Old Man Lizard, Review, Self Released

Reviewing music throws up many real gems from time to time – scintillatingly great recordings by bands who are unknown

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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster ‘Exegesis’ CD 2011

12th March 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Exegesis, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster are clearly Dick-heads. Now, before you start getting all uppity, let me explain – fans of

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Mehata Sentimental Legend ‘Noum Zeccyou’ DD 2011

13th February 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Atmospheric, DD, Digital Download, Experimental, Instrumental, Mehata Sentimental Legend, Noum Zeccyou, Paul Robertson, Review

A little something slightly off the beaten track for The Shaman here as Mehata Sentimental Legend from, where else, Japan

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Monarch ‘Omens’ CD 2012

3rd February 20123rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2012, At A Loss Recordings, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Monarch, Omens, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review

Monarch have carved such a tight niche for themselves, it would be difficult to imagine them doing anything other than

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