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Stone From The Sky ‘Songs From The Deepwater’
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Review: Stone From The Sky ‘Songs From The Deepwater’

17th November 202124th December 2021 Josh Schneider More Fuzz, Post-Rock, Stone From The Sky

I normally get right to work when listening to an album I’m reviewing. I’ll have my notepad open and start

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Burial Waves ‘Holy Ground’
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Review: Burial Waves ‘Holy Ground’

12th November 202124th December 2021 Lee Beamish Burial Waves, Dark Operative, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock

Every now and then something comes out which defies any exact classification. It’s a little bit something, and a little

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Kowloon Walled City ‘Piecework’
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Review: Kowloon Walled City ‘Piecework’

6th October 20218th November 2021 Josh Schneider Gilead Media, Kowloon Walled City, Neurot Recordings, Post-Rock

I read other reviews for my own enjoyment, as well as learning how to write better because this is all

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The Sleeping Shaman Spotify Playlist

17th September 202128th October 2021 Lee Edwards Doom, Experimental, Noise-Rock, Post-Rock, Psych, Sludge, Spotify

Shaman scribe Maxx recently created a Spotify Playlist, the aim is to add tracks that coincide with recent reviews, interviews

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Mono ‘Pilgrimage Of The Soul’
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Review: MONO ‘Pilgrimage Of The Soul’

16th September 202128th October 2021 Martin Williams Mono, Pelagic Records, Post-Rock

Japanese experimentalists MONO are a band that have been in my periphery for roughly two decades. I’ve heard their name,

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The Grasshopper Lies Heavy ‘A Cult That Worships A God Of Death’
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Review: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy ‘A Cult That Worships A God Of Death’

24th August 202127th September 2021 Reza Mills Learning Curve Records, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy

I had a feeling there was a literary theme going on to the band’s moniker, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, and

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Video Premiere: The Grasshopper Lies Heavy ‘Bullet Curtain’ – New Album ‘A Cult That Worships A God Of Death’ Out Now

20th August 202127th September 2021 Lee Edwards Learning Curve Records, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy

Although initially formed in 2006 as an instrumental project by James Woodard, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy are yet another new

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Great North Star 'Great North Star'
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Review: Great North Star ‘Great North Star’

17th August 202122nd September 2021 Lee Beamish Ambient, Folk, Great North Star, Post-Rock, Shoegaze, The Acid Test Recordings

Thirty years. Three decades. A trio of decades. Either way it’s a long time. For most of us, I doubt

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The Angelus ‘Why We Never Die’
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Review: The Angelus ‘Why We Never Die’

17th August 202122nd September 2021 Josh Schneider Desert Records, Post-Rock, The Angelus

Album art (as it’s supposed to) catches my attention first. I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of the phoenix

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Ihor Pryshliak / Somali Yacht Club - Photo by Kirai Gigs
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In Search Of Tone: Ihor Pryshliak Of Somali Yacht Club

16th August 202122nd September 2021 Josh Schneider Ihor Pryshliak, In Search Of Tone, Post-Rock, Somali Yacht Club

Somali Yacht Club is another rabbit hole discovery of mine. The delayed intro of Vero was all I needed to

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Altars Of The Moon 'Brahmastra'
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Review: Altars Of The Moon ‘Brahmastra’

12th August 202121st September 2021 Reza Mills Altars Of The Moon, Black Metal, Disorder Recordings, Post-Rock

According to Wikipedia (yes that bastion of 100% factually accurate information), the Brahmastra and its variants are weapons in the

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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