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Obake ‘Mutations’ CD/LP/DD 2014

18th November 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2014, Avant-Garde, CD, Dave Bowes, Digital, Doom, LP, Mutations, Obake, Rare Noise Records, Review, Sludge

Change isn’t always welcome and, while the departure of Zu’s Massimo Pupillo from the ranks of Obake’s finely-honed jazz-sludge machine

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OBAKE: New Record ‘Mutations’ Now Streaming; Album Released This Week Via Rare Noise Records

28th October 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Euro Tour 2014, Mutations, News, Obake, Rare Noise Records

OBAKE are Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari (vocals, piano, electronics), Eraldo Bernocchi (guitar, electronics), Balazs Pandi (drums) and Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree

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OBAKE Share New Track M; New Album Mutations Set For Release On 6th October Via Rare Noise Records

2nd September 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, M, Mutations, New Album Details, Obake, Rare Noise Records

M is the latest track to be released from OBAKE‘s upcoming second album, Mutations, which will be released via Rare

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OBAKE Announce The Release Of Their Second Album Via Rare Noise Records

4th July 2014 Lee Edwards New Album Details, News, Obake, Rare Noise Records

There are tremors in the world of heavy music again as OBAKE announce their return and the arrival of their

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Obake – ST – CD 2011

10th October 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Ambient, Atmospheric, CD, Doom, Experimental, Heavy, Obake, Paul Robertson, Rare Noise Records, Review, Sludge

An Obake, for the ignorant among you, is a form of shape-shifter or ghost in Japanese folklore – Indeed, the

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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March
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Video Premiere: Desert Storm ‘Law Unto Myself’ – Taken From New Album That Drops 6th March

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Oxford’s very own heavy hitters, Desert Storm, are revving up the engine once again with the premiere of their latest

Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March
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Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March

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Premiere: Electric Hydra ‘From The Fallen’ – New Album Drops This Friday, 13th February
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Premiere: Electric Hydra ‘From The Fallen’ – New Album Drops This Friday, 13th February

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Premiere: The Cosmic Dead ‘Furthur’ – New Album ‘Beyond The Beyond’ Drops 17th April
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Premiere: The Cosmic Dead ‘Furthur’ – New Album ‘Beyond The Beyond’ Drops 17th April

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