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Review: Scott McCloud ‘Make It To Forever’

29th January 202629th January 2026 Reza Mills Acoustic, God Unknown Records, Scott McCloud

Scott McCloud will be a familiar name to those with a love for post-hardcore and hardcore punk (such as myself),

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Review: Tavare ‘Too Small To Be So High’

5th August 20255th August 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Aidan Baker, Cruel Nature Records, God Unknown Records, Katuktu Collective, Slowcore, Tavare

A musical project can truly shine when the artists involved share a common vision and energy. This idea is wonderfully

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Review: Dez Dare ‘CHERYL! Your Love Shines Down Like A Supernova’s Death’

3rd July 20253rd July 2025 Reza Mills Dez Dare, God Unknown Records

Dez Dare, aka Darren Smallman, grew up in Geelong, a port city some 47 miles southwest of Melbourne, Victoria in

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Review: Xeeland ‘Water’ [Vinyl Reissue]

3rd June 20253rd June 2025 Reza Mills Ambient, Drone, God Unknown Records, Jason Stoll, Xeeland

Xeeland is Jason Stöll, who has been in many bands over the years including Sex Swing, Twin Sister, Mugstar, Dømes,

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Review: Sex Swing ‘Golden Triangle’

3rd October 20243rd October 2024 Reza Mills God Unknown Records, Kraut, Psych, Sex Swing

Golden Triangle is, the not safe for work named, Sex Swing‘s long-awaited follow-up to 2020’s Type II. Although the intervening

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Review: Island Apes ‘Island Apes’

10th January 202410th January 2024 Martin Williams God Unknown Records, Island Apes, Noise-Rock, Psych

If my internet searches are to be believed, the phrase ‘Island Apes’ originated in Germany, and was meant to be

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Jason Stoll: Reza Interviews The Bass Player Extraordinaire & Founder Of God Unknown Recs

24th August 202329th September 2023 Reza Mills Drone, God Unknown Records, JAAW, Jason Stoll, KLÄMP, Kraut, Mugstar, Noise-Rock, Psych, Sex Swing, Twin Sister

Jason Stoll is a prolific musician and has featured in many bands including Mugstar, KLÄMP, Sex Swing, Twin Sister and

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Review: Wooden Tape ‘Music From Another Place’

26th July 202326th July 2023 Reza Mills Acoustic, Ambient, Folk, God Unknown Records, Wooden Tape

Merseyside based Tim Maycox (aka Wooden Tape) as well as being both a writer and musician is also a high

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Monster Magnet 'Test Patterns Vol. 1'
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Review: Monster Magnet ‘Test Patterns: Vol. 1’

10th November 202215th December 2022 Rob Walsh God Unknown Records, Monster Magnet, Psych, Space Rock

‘Bought another copy of Zoso… seeds were busting up the spine… I think I wet my pants doing whip-its… not

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Review: SNEERS. ‘Tales For Violent Days’

3rd March 20226th April 2022 Reza Mills Alternative, God Unknown Records, SNEERS

SNEERS. were formed in 2012 by MG Blaankart (vocals, guitar) and Leonardo O. Stefenelli (drum) in Berlin, although they have

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Review: Deafkids/Gum Takes Tooth – Split EP

25th November 202124th December 2021 Reza Mills Deafkids, Electronic, God Unknown Records, Gum Takes Tooth

As of late, I’ve been more focused on artists of a post-black metal/goth-rock/post-punk/industrial persuasion, all of which means I have

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Following Wednesday’s premiere of an excerpt built around INTERVAL 1, TESA return with a second glimpse into TESA MAN, this

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