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Asva ‘What You Don’t Know Is Frontier’ CD 2008

1st August 20083rd September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Ambient, Asva, CD, Drone, Experimental, Mark Burns, Review, Southern Records, What You Don't Know Is Frontier

Not a record for passive consumption was something I read in a recent review for this the latest Asva album,

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Nortt ‘Galgenfrist’ CD 2008

14th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Ambient, Avant-Garde, Avantgarde Music, Black Metal, Dark, Experimental, Galgenfrist, Mark Burns, Mournful, Nortt, Review

When I first got this CD I was abit under-whelmed with it compared to their other releases, but I’m glad

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Jarboe / Justin K Broadrick ‘J2’ CDEP 2008

12th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Atmospheric, CDEP, Collaboration, Experimental, J2, Jarboe, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Mark Burns, Review, Shoegaze, The End Records

I played this for a friend of mine recently and his main reaction was “I would not fancy this on

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Stuntcock vs The Sontaran Experiment 'When I Heard You Were Dying...'
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Stuntcock vs The Sontaran Experiment ‘When I Heard You Were Dying…’ CD 2007

20th January 200814th September 2019 Pete Worth 2007, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Future Noise, Industrial, Noise, Paul Catten, Pete Worth, Review, Stuntcock, The Sontaran Experiment

This release is a collaborative split between two of Paul Catten’s (Lazarus Blackstar/Medulla Nocte) latest projects and the first in

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Minsk ‘The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment’
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Minsk ‘The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment’ CD 2007

1st February 200714th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2007, Doom, Experimental, Lewis Hunter, Minsk, Post-Rock, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge, The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment

It seems Minsk has found the direction that suits them perfectly. This is a much more matured release compared to

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Old Man Gloom ‘Seminar III: Zozobra’ CD 2001

28th January 20076th September 2019 Lewis Hunter 2001, Aaron Turner, CD, Experimental, Heavy, Lewis Hunter, Old Man Gloom, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review, Seminar III: Zozobra, Tortuga Recordings

This is the third release from Aaron Turner’s (Isis) side project. The album consists of one 27 minute track named

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Asva 'Futurists Against the Ocean'
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Asva ‘Futurists Against the Ocean’ 2005 CD

8th January 200614th September 2019 Mark Burns 2005, Asva, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Futurists Against the Ocean, Mark Burns, Review, Web Of Mimicry Records

Lead by former members of Sunno))) and Burning Witch, this lot where never going to be upbeat as the four

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Sons Of Otis 'X'
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Sons Of Otis ‘X’ CD 2005

15th April 200514th September 2019 Lee Edwards 2005, CD, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Fuzz, Heavy, Lee Edwards, Psychedelic, Review, Small Stone Records, Sons Of Otis, Space Rock, Stoner Jam, X

Toronto’s Sons Of Otis return with their latest slab of Acid Drenched Doom, simply entitled ‘X’. This is the first

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