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Taurus ‘No/Thing’ CD/LP/DD 2014

31st March 20143rd September 2019 Angela Davey 2014, Angela Davey, Ashley Spungin, Atmospheric, CD, Digital, Doom, Drone, Experimental, LP, No Thing, Self Released, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

Stevie Floyd and Ashley Spungin can be considered doom high priestesses – if you’ve yet to check out either of

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TAURUS: Dark Avant Doom Duo Premieres New Psalm At A.V. Club; Official Release Of No/Thing Looms

28th March 2014 Lee Edwards Ashley Spungin, Audio Stream, Increase Aloneness, News, No Thing, Stevie Floyd, Taurus, The Onion A.V. Club

With the official unveiling of No/Thing, the forthcoming new offering from psychedelic doom/drone duo, TAURUS, less than a week away,

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TAURUS: Psychedelic Blackened Doom Duo Premieres New Hymn Via Cvlt Nation

26th February 2014 Lee Edwards Ashley Spungin, Audio Stream, Cvlt Nation, Heavy Days In Doomtown, New Album Details, News, No Thing, No Thing Longing… Human Impermanence, Pre-Orders, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

Portland-based psychedelic blackened doom/drone channellers, TAURUS — featuring Stevie Floyd of Dark Castle and Ashley Spungin, formerly of Purple Rhinestone

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TAURUS: Psychedelic Doom Duo To Unleash New Album; Pre-Orders Available; Band To Bring Audio Explorations To Europe

7th February 2014 Lee Edwards Ashley Spungin, Heavy Days In Doomtown, New Album Details, News, No Thing, Pre-Orders, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

Portland-based psychedelic doom/drone duo, TAURUS, featuring Stevie Floyd of Dark Castle and Ashley Spungin, formerly of Purple Rhinestone Eagle/Negative Queen,

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STEVIE FLOYD Split With AERIAL RUIN Now Available

2nd August 2013 Lee Edwards Aerial Ruin, Dark Castle, Erik Moggridge, New Album Details, News, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

The eclectic collaboration between AERIAL RUIN, the gloom-trodden solo outfit featuring former Old Grandad/ Drift Of A Curse/Epidemic mastermind ERIK

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STEVIE FLOYD: Dark Castle/Taurus Priestess To Release Split With AERIAL RUIN

4th July 2013 Lee Edwards Aerial Ruin, Dark Castle, Erik Moggridge, New Album Details, News, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

Dark Castle/Taurus priestess STEVIE FLOYD and AERIAL RUIN, the gloom-trodden solo outfit featuring former Old Grandad/Drift Of A Curse/Epidemic mastermind

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Taurus ‘Life’ LP/CD/Digital 2012

6th August 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Ashley Spungin, Atmospheric, CD, Dark Castle, Digital, Doom, Drone, Life, LP, Psychedelic, Purple Rhinestone Eagle, Review, Self Released, Stevie Floyd, Taurus, Tom McKibbin

When I heard that Stevie Floyd of doom duo Dark Castle had formed a psychedelic doom side-project with Ashley Spungin

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TAURUS LP Teaser Available At BrooklynVegan

9th July 2012 Lee Edwards Agalloch, Ashley Spungin, Audio Stream, Brooklyn Vegan, Dark Castle, Dave French, James Plotkin, Life, New Album Details, News, North American Tour 2012, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

The sound slingers at BrooklynVegan are streaming Side A of Life, the debut LP from subsonic psychedelic doom duo TAURUS.

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TAURUS To Release Debut Full-Length; Band To Embark On North American Summer Excursion With Agalloch

15th June 2012 Lee Edwards Agalloch, Ashley Spungin, Dark Castle, Dave French, James Plotkin, New Album Details, News, North American Tour 2012, Stevie Floyd, Taurus

Portland, Oregon subsonic psychedelic doom duo TAURUS, featuring Stevie Floyd of Dark Castle and Ashley Spungin, formerly of Purple Rhinestone

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