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Sweden’s most famous hardcore punk band, Refused, consistently demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for destruction and distraction, a spirit that seemed

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Review: Zu ‘Ferrum Sidereum’

22nd January 202622nd January 2026 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Doom, House Of Mythology, Jazz, Zu

Imagine a soundscape, a vast and echoing chamber filled with rumbling bass, screeching saxophone, and the unpredictable crash of drums.

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Review: Mellowdeath ‘Mellowdeath’

19th December 202519th December 2025 Maxwell Seeman Doom, Independent, Instrumental, Jazz

Mellowdeath are a Berlin-based band who are incredibly innovative. For the past several years, they have been forging new and

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Review: Mac Gollehon & The Hispanic Mechanics ‘Pistoleros’

23rd September 202523rd September 2025 Reza Mills Funk, Jazz, Mac Gollehon, World Funk Orchestra

At the risk of sounding overly gushing, I’m a superfan when it comes to Mac Gollehon‘s output. From his 2021

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Review: Divus ‘Divus 3’

6th June 20256th June 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Divus, Doom, Electronic, Jazz, Subsound Records

Immersing oneself into the icy abyss of Rome’s urban cinematic experimental visceral jazz duo Divus‘ musical darkness is like revelling

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Review: Staraya Derevnya ‘Garden Window Escape’

16th May 202516th May 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Auris Media Records, Jazz, Kraut, Ramble Records, Staraya Derevnya

From their early beginnings with the album Expedition, which showcased Gosha Shtasel‘s talent for crafting simple yet deeply moving folk

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Review: Neptunian Maximalism ‘Le Sacre Du Soleil Invaincu’

16th May 202516th May 2025 Rob Walsh Drone, I Voidhanger Records, Jazz, Neptunian Maximalism, Psych

Two things immediately struck me when I came across the Belgian collective Neptunian Maximalism’s 2021 record Solar Drone Ceremony. The

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Review: Sons Of Ra ‘Standard Deviation’

30th April 202530th April 2025 Matthew Williams Jazz, Lasers Edge, Prog, Sons Of Ra

Right from the off, I’m going to say one simple thing. This album is beyond cool, so cool that even

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Review: Yaryu ‘For Damage’

27th November 202427th November 2024 Rob Walsh Cardinal Fuzz Records, Centripetal Force Records, Jazz, Kraut, Ramble Records, Yaryu

The Land of the Rising Sun has no shortage of great jazz-related acts. Some of the best jazz I’ve heard

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Review: Sly And The Family Drone ‘Moon Is Doom Backwards’

13th November 202421st February 2025 Reza Mills Human Worth, Jazz, Sly & The Family Drone

London five-piece Sly And The Family Drone who comprise of James Allsopp (reeds/bass clarinet), Kaz Buckland (drums/electronics/reeds), Matt Cargill (electronics/voice/percussion),

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Review: Ivan The Tolerable Quintet ‘Water Music’

4th September 20244th September 2024 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Ambient, Ivan The Tolerable Quintet, Jazz, Riot Season

The experimental, free-jazz-oriented album Vertigo from Middlesbrough’s eclectic multi-instrumentalist Oli Heffernan, released under the moniker of Ivan The Tolerable Quintet,

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