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The Thing With Five Eyes ‘Glory’ 12″/Digital EP 2014

7th July 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 12", 2014, Ambient, Dark, Dave Bowes, Digital EP, Experimental, Glory, Jason Köhnen, Jazz, Review, Svart Lava, The Thing With Five Eyes, نور

Calling your project The Thing With Five Eyes conjures images of drive-in ‘creature features’ and, consequently, MST3K. What it doesn’t

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Mope – S/T – CD/DD 2014

25th March 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Guido Segers, Heavy, Jazz, Mope, Review, Self Titled, Taxi Driver Records

The band Mope is from the right country for the romantic concept they strive for with the jazz infused sound

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Bohren & Der Club Of Gore ‘Piano Nights’ CD/LP/DD 2014

12th March 20143rd September 2019 Michael Collins 2014, Atmospheric, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, Ipecac Recordings, Jazz, LP, Michael Collins, Piano Nights, PIAS Recordings, Review

“The dame in the black dress took a last drag against her rouged red lips, finished her drink, took the

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The Dustman Dilemma ‘First Trip To The Roaring Plains’ CD 2013

20th December 20133rd September 2019 John Reppion 2013, CD, Experimental, First Trip To The Roaring Plains, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, John Reppion, Psych, Review, The Dustman Dilemma

Hailing from Caen in France, quintet The Dustman Dilemma blend mellow organ toned synth, sax honks, and sweet woodwind sounds

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Kristoffer Lo ‘Anomie’ CD 2013

9th October 20133rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2013, Anomie, CD, Drone, Experimental, Gigafon, Jazz, Kristoffer Lo, Review, Todd Robinson

An unfamiliar name to most, Kristoffer Lo is a Norwegian artist that has contributed to a growing number of projects

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Stranger By Starlight ‘Chalk White Nights’ CD 2013

25th September 20133rd September 2019 Tiago Moreira 2013, Anthony Saggers, Atmospheric, Bad Paintings, CD, Chalk White Nights, Dark, Eugene S Robinson, Experimental, Jazz, Review, Stranger By Starlight, Tiago Moreira

Stranger By Starlight (SxS) is a project in a duo format, an American one to be more precise. On one

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Diagonal ‘The Second Mechanism’ CD/LP/DD 2012

29th January 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, CD, Diagonal, Digital, Experimental, Jazz, LP, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Review, Rise Above Records, The Second Mechanism

Diagonal consist of seven guys from Brighton in their 20’s. Now, many guys of this age would be interested in

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Stinking Lizaveta ‘7th Direction’ CD/LP 2012

4th October 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, 7th Direction, Blues, CD, Exile On Mainstream Records, Experimental, Heavy, Instrumental, Jazz, LP, Review, Stinking Lizaveta, Tom McKibbin

Cult instrumental power-trio Stinking Lizaveta are back again with 7th Direction, their (surprise, surprise) seventh album, and the band are

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Stinky Wizzleteat ‘Butterscotch Crucifixxx’ CDEP 2012

1st September 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Butterscotch Crucifixxx, Carnage Club, CDEP, Doom, Jazz, Pete Green, Review, Sludge, Stinky Wizzleteat, Technical Metal

Supersonic Festival, October 2010. The first and only time I’ve made the acquaintance of Stinky Wizzleteat live, I was somewhat

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Doctor Cyclops ‘Borgofondo’ CD/LP 2012

24th May 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, Borgofondo, CD, Doctor Cyclops, Heavy Rock, Jazz, LP, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Retro Rock, Review, World In Sound Records

When I first heard Doctor Cyclops a couple of years ago it was clear that there was something very special

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Astrohenge ‘Astrohenge II’ CD 2011

27th November 20112nd September 2019 Pete Green 2011, Astrohenge, Astrohenge II, CD, Doom, Experimental, Eye Of Sound, EyesofSound, Fairground Doom, Jazz, Metal, Pete Green, Review

Imagine Cephalic Carnage playing the theme-tune to The Magic Roundabout. Or Tesseract jamming in an Early Learning Centre with a

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