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Sun Splitter / Bridesmaid – Spilt 7″ 2011

28th May 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, 7", Bastard Sloth Records, Bridesmaid, Doom, Experimental, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Split, Split 7", Sun Splitter

A tasty wee split seven inch here from pals of Locrian, Sun Splitter and Bastard Sloth homeboys Bridesmaid. Both bands

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OvO ‘Cor Cordium’ CD/LP 2011

30th April 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, Avant-Garde, Bass & Drums, CD, Cor Cordium, Experimental, LP, OvO, Pete Green, Post-Hardcore, Review, Supernatural Cat, Two Piece

This is, by some distance, the strangest album I’ve ever listened to. For those unexposed to the Italian duo’s minimalist

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The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble – S/T – CD/LP 2011

11th April 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Dark, Denovali Records, Experimental, Instrumental, Jazz Fusion, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, TKDE

The self-titled 2006 debut album from The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble gets a well-deserved re-release from the ever-wonderful Denovali Records, including

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Ramesses ‘Chrome Pineal’ 12″ 2011

5th April 20113rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 12", 2011, Chrome Pineal, Dark, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Ramesses, Review, Ritual Productions, Sludge

Since drummer Mark Greening and guitarist Tim Bagshaw defected from their previous employer and hooked up with bassist/vocalist Adam Richardson

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The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation ‘Anthropomorphic’ CD/LP 2011

4th April 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Anthropomorphic, CD, Dark, Denovali Records, Experimental, Instrumental, Jazz Fusion, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, TKDE

The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation are, for those unfamiliar, an improv sideline of members of The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, coming

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413 ‘Path To Hocma’ CD 2010

29th March 20113rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, 413, Adam Stone, CD, Experimental, Path To Hocma, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released

Not 666 or 999 or 123. These Iberian noiseniks have chosen 413. Could it be the international dialling code for

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Axxonn ‘Lets Get It Straight’ CD 2011

24th March 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Axxonn, CD, Drone, Experimental, Lets Get It Straight, Noise, Paul Robertson, Review, Tom Hall

Axxonn is Brisbane-based sound artist Tom Hall, and not to be confused with the Axons, a race of tentacle-bedecked alien

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Bong ‘Beyond Ancient Space’ CD 2011

18th March 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, Ambient, Beyond Ancient Space, Bong, CD, Drone, Experimental, Instrumental, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Ritual Productions

From the windswept megalithic hills of the Northeast comes the new monstrous studio release by drug-sworn pentagram worshipping Bong. This

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Belong ‘Common Era’ CD/LP 2011

15th March 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Belong, CD, Common Era, Experimental, Kranky Records, LP, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review

I’m a great admirer of Belong’s first record, 2006’s beautifully woozy, out-of-focus ‘October Language’, so, having missed out on the

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Iroha – ST – CD/LP 2011

10th March 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Ambient, Andy Swan, CD, Denovali Records, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Iroha, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Shoegaze

I admit I am a sucker for packaging and when this dropped through my letter box to review it was

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Ultraphallus ‘Sowberry Hagan’ CD 2011

7th March 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CD, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Review, Riot Season, Sowberry Hagan, Ultraphallus

Ultraphallus. Apparently named in homage to Michael Jackson’s father, Joe, these twisted Belgians are swimming in some seriously murky waters.

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