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Earth ‘Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light I’ CD/LP 2011

21st February 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Americana, Angels Of Darkness Demons Of Light I, CD, Drone, Dylan Carlson, Earth, Experimental, Instrumental, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Southern Lord

Look. Before I write any further I want to go on record as being a ‘fan’ of Earth. I’ve genuinely

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Bong ‘Live At Roadburn 2010’ CD/LP 2010

12th February 20113rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, Ambient, Bong, Burning World Records, CD, Drone, Experimental, Live At Roadburn 2010, LP, Review, Roadburn, Roadburn Records, Stoner Jam

Bong play their music like the steady drip drip drip of water. You concentrate on its insistency and its mindful

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Album & EP Reviews R 

Rat King ‘Larva’ CD 2010

25th January 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Cinematic, Experimental, Larva, Paul Robertson, Rat King, Review, Road Crew Records, Soundtrack

All the way from Chennai, India, Rat King is the twisted brain-wrong of Deepak Raghu and Murari Vasudevan and is

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Ghoul Poon ‘Bastard Sorcerer’ CD / ‘100 Psychic Dreams’ DVD 2010

14th January 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 100 Psychic Dreams, 2010, Bastard Sorcerer, CD, DVD, Experimental, Ghoul Poon, Lofi Kabuki Records, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Noise, Review, Visual

More often than not when writing a review, I try to live with a release for a while and let

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Album & EP Reviews H 

Hull ‘Viking Funeral’ CDEP 2010

12th December 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CDEP, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Heavy, Hull, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Some of you may remember how massively impressed I was by Hull’s ‘Sole Lord’ album, if not I suggest you

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Album & EP Reviews D 

Danishmendt ‘Un Passé Aride’ CD 2010

21st November 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Cold Void Emanations, Danishmendt, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Odio Sonoro, Paul Robertson, Review, Un Passé Aride

France has been throwing up some verrrrrry interrrrestink extreme musick over the last few years, what with Deathspell Omega, Monarch!,

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Album & EP Reviews E 

Earth ‘A Bureaucratic Desire For Extra-Capsular Extraction’ CD/LP 2010

10th November 201017th December 2025 Paul Robertson 2010, A Bureaucratic Desire For Extra-Capsular Extraction, CD, Doom, Drone, Dylan Carlson, Earth, Experimental, Instrumental, LP, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, Southern Lord, Sub Pop Records

Look, there’s no easy, tactful way to put this, so I’ll just come out with it. If you don’t own

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Del Rey ‘Immemorial’ CD/LP 2010

27th October 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Ambient, CD, Del Rey, Experimental, Golden Antenna Records, Immemorial, LP, Paul Robertson, Post-Rock, Review

Del Rey. The name makes me think of 50s throwback greaser bands for some reason. No idea why. Probably because

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Album & EP Reviews T 

Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus – S/T – CD 2010

27th September 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Atmospheric, CD, Drone, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Queen Elephantine, Review, Shoegaze, Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus

Okay, so, you know that bit in ‘Your Blessened’ by the Melvins? You know what part I mean. The bit

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Album & EP Reviews T 

The Body ‘All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood’ CD 2010

21st September 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood, At A Loss Recordings, CD, Dark, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Review, The Body

At A Loss is a VERY appropriate label for this record to be released on, as it sums up exactly

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Album & EP Reviews H 

Hull ‘Sole Lord’ CD 2009

19th September 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Heavy, Hull, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sludge, Sole Lord, The End Records

Hull. NOT a band name that anyone in the UK would willingly attach to their band, sharing, as it does,

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