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A Death Cinematic ‘Your Fate Twisting, Epic In Its Crushing Moments’ CD 2011

25th August 20113rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2011, A Death Cinematic, Art House, Avant-Garde, CD, Instrumental, Jazz Fusion, Post-Rock, Review, Simple Box Construction, Tom McKibbin, Your Fate Twisting Epic In Its Crushing Moments

‘Your Fate Twisting, Epic in its Crushing Moments’, the latest release from mysterious one-man-band A Death Cinematic comes in some

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Album & EP Reviews P 

Pontiak ‘Comecrudos’ 12″ 2011

24th August 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 12", 2011, Atmospheric, Comecrudos, Drone, Paul Robertson, Pontiak, Post-Rock, Review, Thrill Jockey Records

Pontiak are the brothers Carney – Lain, Van & Jennings Carney, to be exact, from Virginia – and ‘Comecrudos’ is

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Efrim Manuel Menuck – Plays ‘High Gospel’ CD/LP 2011

8th August 20113rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2011, CD, Constellation Records, Efrim Manuel Menuck, Experimental, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hotel2Tango, Instrumental, LP, Plays 'High Gospel', Post-Rock, Review, Silver Mt. Zion, Tom McKibbin, Vic Chesnutt

In his nearly two-decade-long career, Efrim Menuck has distinguished himself as an innovative musician whose work with Godspeed You! Black

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Album & EP Reviews U 

US Christmas ‘The Valley Path’ CD 2011

15th July 20113rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2011, Adam Stone, CD, Neurot Recordings, Post-Rock, Psych Rock, Review, The Valley Path, US Christmas, USX

These crazy hillbillies have been at the Fly Agaric again. USX first came to my attention via the gorgeous Hawkwind

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Album & EP Reviews K 

Khuda ‘Iecava’ CD 2011

14th July 20113rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Field Records, Guitar & Drums, Iecava, Instrumental, Khuda, Post-Rock, Review, Tom McKibbin, Two Piece

Leeds’ Khuda are an instrumental post-rock duo that create brooding, angular music with some heavy rock overtones but for the

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Lento ‘Icon’ CD/LP 2011

13th May 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Denovali Records, Doom, Heavy, Icon, Lento, LP, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review

Ohhhhh, Lento, you big hulking brute, where have you BEEN all my life? I cannot believe I let this band

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Morne ‘Asylum’ CD/LP 2011

9th April 20113rd September 2019 Jas Murray Asylum, Atmospheric, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Jas Murray, Morne, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review

Many, many times we hear the old cliché about a bands difficult second album. Let’s put that old adage to

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Terra Tenebrosa ‘The Tunnels’ CD 2011

8th April 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, Breach, CD, Doom, Industrial, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Review, Terra Tenebrosa, The Tunnels, Trust No One Recordings

I thought I knew what to expect with this first release by Terra Tenebrosa featuring members from Breach. I had

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Neurosis ‘Souls At Zero’ Reissue CD 2011

30th March 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden CD, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, Reissue, Review, Scott Kelly, Souls At Zero, Steve Von Till

Another year and another boundary breaking landmark to celebrate from Oakland’s darkest sons, this time it’s the almost 20 year

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413 ‘Path To Hocma’ CD 2010

29th March 20113rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, 413, Adam Stone, CD, Experimental, Path To Hocma, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released

Not 666 or 999 or 123. These Iberian noiseniks have chosen 413. Could it be the international dialling code for

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Naisian ‘Mammalian’ CD 2010

12th March 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2010, CD, Mammalian, Naisian, Noise-Rock, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Post-Rock, Retro, Review, Self Released

It is unusual to have found such a well honed musically competent band as Naisian. Hailing from Sheffield this band

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