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Review: Lorquin’s Admiral ‘Lorquin’s Admiral’

4th August 20254th August 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Argonauta Records, Desert Rock, Hermano, Lorquin's Admiral, Sons Of Alpha Centauri

Speaking to Nick Hannon, one half of the creative drive behind Kent’s acclaimed, (mostly) instrumental post-rock maestros Sons Of Alpha

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Sons Of Alpha Centauri @ Desertfest London 2025 - Photo by Jessy Lotti
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Desertfest London 2025 – Saturday

3rd June 20253rd June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Amenra, Desertfest, Indica Blues, London, Maha Sohona, Pallbearer, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Zeal & Ardor

This year, Saturday was THE day of Desertfest London 2025 for me for the simple reason that Kent’s Sons Of

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Mark Hunt-Bryden - 2024
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Top Ten Of 2024: Mark Hunt-Bryden

16th December 202418th December 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Cortez, earthtone9, Harvestman, i Häxa, Mario Lalli & The Rubber Snake Charmers, Oh Hiroshima, Sergeant Thunderhoof, SoftSun, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Swamp Coffin, Top Ten 2024

2024 has been quite the year… I got the chance to attend three very different music festivals; finally popping my

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Sons Of Alpha Centauri 'Pull' Artwork
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Review: Sons Of Alpha Centauri ‘Pull’

28th March 202428th March 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Exile On Mainstream Records, Post-Hardcore, Sons Of Alpha Centauri

In the twenty-plus years of their existence, Kent based post-hardcore rockers Sons Of Alpha Centauri have undergone a number of

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David J McLaren
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Top Ten Of 2021: David J McLaren

30th December 20218th February 2022 David J McLaren Bokassa, Carcass, Gojira, Iron Maiden, LLNN, Sheev, Shun, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Top Ten 2021, Wall, Warning

2021 has been a strange fish hasn’t it? Not quite so dramatic as all of the doom n gloom of

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Mark Hunt-Bryden
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Top Ten Of 2021: Mark Hunt-Bryden

13th December 20218th February 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Deafheaven, Indica Blues, Kal-El, King Buffalo, King Woman, Lost Dog Street Band, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Spider Kitten, The Hyena Kill, Top Ten 2021, Yawning Sons

Last year I was extolling the amount of new music that had burst forth during this time of global uncertainty,

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Sons Of Alpha Centauri: Interview With Bassist Nick Hannon

27th August 202130th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Exile On Mainstream Records, Post-Hardcore, Sons Of Alpha Centauri

There was a time when releases from Kent’s finest instrumental purveyors of instrumental stoner/progressive/space rock Sons Of Alpha Centauri were

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Sons Of Alpha Centauri 'Push'
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Review: Sons Of Alpha Centauri ‘Push’

19th August 202127th September 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Exile On Mainstream Records, Post-Hardcore, Sons Of Alpha Centauri

Sons of Alpha Centauri have a long, rich history of collaborations. Despite having only two albums proper to their name,

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Yawning Sons
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Yawning Sons: Interview With Bassist Nick Hannon

8th July 202113th August 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Ripple Music, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Yawning Man, Yawning Sons

In March of this year Yawning Sons, the collaboration between British Instrumental band Sons Of Alpha Centauri and Californian desert

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Yawning Sons 'Sky Island'
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Review: Yawning Sons ‘Sky Island’

23rd March 202123rd February 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Desert Rock, Ripple Music, Sky Island, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Stoner Rock, Yawning Man, Yawning Sons

My personal history with Yawning Sons and The Sleeping Shaman has been documented elsewhere, but for the uninitiated, exceptionally talented

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Yawning Sons
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Premiere: Yawning Sons ‘Cigarette Footsteps’ – New Album ‘Sky Island’ Drops Next Month

17th February 202123rd February 2024 Lee Edwards Cigarette Footsteps, Desert Rock, Ripple Music, Sky Island, Sons Of Alpha Centauri, Stoner Rock, Yawning Man, Yawning Sons

Wooah, have we got a treat in store for you. When I heard a whisper there was a new Yawning

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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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Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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