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James Johnston & Steve Gullick
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Interview: James Johnston & Steve Gullick

2nd March 20217th April 2021 Neddal Ayad Experimental, God Unknown Records, James Johnston, Steve Gullick, We Travel Time

Even if you’re not familiar with James Johnston and Steve Gulick by name it’s very likely you’ve come across their

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Sow Discord 'Quiet Earth'
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Review: Sow Discord ‘Quiet Earth’

1st March 20211st April 2021 Jamie Grimes David R. Coen, Experimental, Industrial, Quiet Earth, Sow Discord, Tartarus Records

The World Looks On With Pity And Scorn according to the title of the closing track on this new album

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Opium Warlords 'Nembutal'
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Review: Opium Warlords ‘Nembutal’

5th January 20214th February 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Doom, Experimental, Nembutal, Opium Warlords, Svart Records

Since Finnish doom maestros Reverend Bizarre stumbled to a halt after their third album, III: So Long Suckers, bassist and

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Locean ‘Top Ten Zen Meditations’
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Review: Locean ‘Top Ten Zen Meditations’

15th December 202022nd January 2021 Harry Holmes Artificial Head Records, Experimental, Locean, Top Ten Zen Meditations

Locean have been kicking around the Manchester weirdo scene for eight years or so now, with varying collectives of players

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Neddal Ayad 'Fangs'
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Review: Neddal Ayad ‘Fangs’ EP

7th December 202010th January 2021 Reza Mills Drone, Experimental, Fangs, Lost Hiss Recordings, Neddal Ayad

Fangs is the debut solo EP from Canadian born (Newfoundland and Labrador) New Zealand based experimental guitarist and electronic musician

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Pågå 'The Evil Year'
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Review: Pågå ‘The Evil Year’

30th November 202010th January 2021 Jamie Grimes Experimental, Pågå, Svart Records, The Evil Year

Yeah yeah yeah, I know, you’re looking at the name of this album and thinking ‘GET THE FUCK OUT OF

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Benjamin Finger & James Plotkin 'We Carry The Curse'
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Review: Benjamin Finger & James Plotkin ‘We Carry The Curse’

25th November 202028th December 2020 Reza Mills Ambient, Benjamin Finger, Experimental, James Plotkin, Roman Numeral Records, We Carry The Curse

Given the amount of new music I’ve been introduced to over the past year thanks to The Sleeping Shaman, I’d

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Botanist 'Photosynthesis'
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Review: Botanist ‘Photosynthesis’

20th November 202021st December 2020 Jamie Grimes Black Metal, Botanist, Experimental, Photosynthesis, The Flenser

Did you know that an independently released compilation of native Irish metal bands surfaced in the mid 80s called ‘Green

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$hit & $hine ‘Malibu Liquor Store’
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Review: $hit And $hine ‘Malibu Liquor Store’

12th October 202012th November 2020 Jamie Grimes $hit & $hine, Electronic, Experimental, Malibu Liquor Store, Rocket Recordings

For all the talk of unpredictably that usually follows Craig Clouse‘s work as $hit And $hine, the last few years

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Anna von Hausswolff ‘All Thoughts Fly’
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Review: Anna Von Hausswolff ‘All Thoughts Fly’

7th October 20206th November 2020 Daniel Pietersen All Thoughts Fly, Anna von Hausswolff, Avant-Garde, Experimental, Southern Lord

When I first saw Anna von Hausswolff live, in the huge space of Tilburg’s 013 venue, what struck me most

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Jaye Jale - Photo by A.F. Cortes
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Jaye Jayle – Interview With Evan Patterson

10th September 20209th October 2020 Neddal Ayad Ben Chisholm, Evan Patterson, Experimental, Jaye Jayle, Prisyn, Sargent House

Jaye Jale’s Prisyn is a departure from the sullen Americana and post-Swans experimentalism of Evan Patterson’s previous work. The most

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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

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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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

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