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Dälek 'Brilliance Of A Falling Moon' Artwork
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Review: Dälek ‘Brilliance Of A Falling Moon’

13th April 202613th April 2026 Lee Beamish Dälek, Hip-Hop, Ipecac Recordings

For all my years of loving heavy music, and more recently my awakening into the whole post-rock/metal hemisphere, it isn’t

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Dälek & Charles Hayward 'HAYWARDxDÄLEK' Artwork
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Review: Dälek & Charles Hayward ‘HAYWARDxDÄLEK’

18th March 202613th April 2026 Renzo Charles Hayward, Dälek, Experimental, Hip-Hop, Relapse Records

Challenging, intense, and fearless, a fascinating meeting of two restless creative forces. I had never heard Dälek before this record.

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Review: Planet B ‘Fiction Prediction’

31st January 202431st January 2024 Reza Mills Hip-Hop, Industrial, Planet B, Three One G

Planet B‘s 2018 self-titled debut featured a number of guest artists including prominent names as Kool Keith and Martin Atkins

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Sightless Pit 'Lockstep Bloodwar'
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Review: Sightless Pit ‘Lockstep Bloodwar’

20th January 20238th March 2023 Nessie Spencer Dub, Hip-Hop, Industrial, Sightless Pit, Thrill Jockey Records

If the name Sightless Pit does not ring a bell, their founding members Dylan Walker and Lee Buford certainly will,

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The Ricochet Vs The Sleeping Shaman With Mark Hunt-Bryden

24th August 202230th September 2022 Lee Edwards Doom, Heavy Rock, Hip-Hop, James Evans, Phonic FM, Punk, The Ricochet

If any of our dear readers follow our very own Mark Hunt-Bryden on social evil, you might have clocked he

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Dälek 'Precipice'
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Review: Dälek ‘Precipice’

4th July 20228th August 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dälek, Hip-Hop, Ipecac Recordings

‘I hold myself to a higher standard, I don’t give a fuck if your Gods are angry.’ The hook on

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Kool Keith x Thetan ‘Space Goretex’
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Review: Kool Keith x Thetan ‘Space Goretex’

15th April 20201st May 2020 Jamie Grimes Anti-Corp Music, Hip-Hop, Kool Keith, Space Goretex, Thetan

Sadly, during its legendary run, ITV’s long form documentary series ‘The South Bank Show’ never covered the tenuous links between

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Dälek 'Asphalt For Eden'
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Dälek ‘Asphalt For Eden’ CD/LP/DD 2016

18th May 20167th September 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Asphalt For Eden, CD, Dälek, Digital, Experimental, Guido Segers, Hip-Hop, LP, Profound Lore Records, Rap, Review

Congratulations, you might be reading the very first review of a hip-hop album on The Sleeping Shaman. We can’t help

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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records
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Premiere: Ensemble Tikoro ‘Tortoise’ – New Album Lands 23rd October via Jangjang Records

22nd October 202622nd October 2026 Lee Edwards

Enter the hypnotic, boundary-pushing world of Ensemble Tikoro as The Shaman premieres their formidable new full-length work, Tortoise, ahead of

Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October
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Premiere: SEK ‘Amore Mio’ – Debut Album ‘Wallensteins Garage’ Lands 30th October

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Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’ – New Album Lands This Friday, 2nd October
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Premiere: Spider Kitten ‘God Don’t Sleep’ – New Album Lands This Friday, 2nd October

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Premiere: SALVATION ‘Depression’ – New Album ‘The Haunted’ Lands On 16th October
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Premiere: SALVATION ‘Depression’ – New Album ‘The Haunted’ Lands On 16th October

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