Posted on May 11, 2013 |
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Steve Lawson has a habit of recording ever note he plays, which has been shown in the past to archive some fascinating improvisations, both alone and with other like minded performers. Ever one for challenging projects, solo bass player Lawson has collaborated on “Finger Painting”...
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Posted on April 13, 2013 |
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Last year saw the first full-length album, “Metaphere” from solo experimental rock/metal act Trillion Red. At the time Patrick had four tracks left over that didn’t quite fit the record and rather than shelve them he has released them on this EP “Echo Road”, subtitled...
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Posted on April 6, 2013 |
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The debut of Polish progressive metal band Disperse, “Journey Through Hidden Gardens”, borrowed heavily from many of their compatriots, most notably Riverside. Thick, atmospheric synths drenched the vast majority of the progressive output which was on the lighter side of the metal spectrum but which...
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Posted on March 10, 2013 |
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Once in a while one hears an album release that makes an enduring impression on the senses. It may be a release that is of a mood or genre that is pertinent to the listener at that moment or it may be a release that...
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Posted on March 1, 2013 |
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I was first introduced to The Algorithm (French producer Remi Gallego) just after Christmas, when they played one of the track off this, their debut album, on the Radio One Rock Show when they took over the afternoon slot and gave the ‘normals’ a scare...
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Posted on December 29, 2012 |
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It’s not unheard of to fill a record with as big a variety of sounds as you can muster. It’s also not uncommon to simply have too much stuff going on but when it all works together the results provide a treasure trove of discovery....
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Posted on November 13, 2012 |
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A year ago Trillion Red reverted to solo act status on release of their debut EP, which had its genesis four years earlier in the mind of Patrick Brown. It was eclectic, good, but incomplete as a whole record. Now with the release of Trillion...
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Posted on September 30, 2012 |
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Deep, dense, dark and dangerously dystopian with a high dose of deliciously dubby techno thrown in… this is how I would summarise “A New Life” by SaffronKeira on the fab Denovali label. A two-disc long-player of wonderful depth as well as considerable scale and length...
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Posted on September 26, 2012 |
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Bristol based studio project Where The Skeletons Play formed in 2011 with the intention of releasing an EP every year that would make an impact on the UK scene. The duo of Stitch (vocals and vocal effects) and Bones (Instrumentation) have definitely done so with...
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Posted on September 21, 2012 |
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Locrian are one of those drone/ambient types of “metal” bands that people either love or hate. Now, I for one, have never been a huge fan of albums that have all sorts of odd sounds put together with no distinguishable actual song. It’s all right...
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Posted on September 8, 2012 |
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This is not the sort of music I would seek out. Wub wub wub, fast or slow, doesn’t really appeal to a dinosaur rock lover like me. I do love a good deal of electronica and synth-enhanced rock, but generally not a sample soup. So...
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Posted on September 6, 2012 |
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After the release of their self released EP in 2010, US metalers Stealing Axion were soaked in acclaim from media and fans alike. Its release also triggered massive anticipation for their debut full length album which now released, is unlikely to leave any disappointment even...
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Posted on July 27, 2012 |
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Iceland is a place who’s scene is really beginning to make some waves. Last year saw an absolutely splendid release from Sólstafir which won seemingly universal praise. Looking to garner similar appraisal is Reykjavik’s genre melding Kontinuum with the bolt from the blue triumph, “Earth...
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Posted on July 10, 2012 |
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“Dark Age” by Mothlite is a fascinating exercise in widening musical horizons, its mix of electronica, modern rhythms and ‘80s influences combining to produce a subtle, multi-layered album. This is the band’s second album, following 2008’s “The Flax Of Reverie”, and is once again the...
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Posted on July 5, 2012 |
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Warning: “Spirit Bird” by Xavier Rudd doesn’t contain any hint of distortion, lyrical violence or any other form of profanity. Still with me? Good, because this album is the nexus to a listening experience unlike any other… “Spirit Bird” is all about spiritual awareness, being...
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Posted on June 30, 2012 |
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Coming from a post-rock perspective with electronic influences, Apta, the one-man project of Barry Smethurst, has recently emerged into the world of bandcamp and other digital media along with thousands of musicians recording their own sounds and making them available to the world. Although influences...
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Posted on June 20, 2012 |
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The first thing I thought about when I was allocated “Kiss Full Of teeth” by Gabriel And The Hounds was William Gibson’s novel “Zero History” where one of the key plot lines revolves around an ultra-exclusive, very low-key denim brand called “The Gabriel Hounds” that...
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Posted on June 15, 2012 |
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Ambient music is a wide and disparate stream. Approached properly, it can influence mood, induce reflections and in the best cases, lead to meditative states that are conducive to spiritual awakenings and personal epiphanies. More often, the sound is more suggestive of Dalston art students...
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Posted on June 11, 2012 |
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It has been a year since Norwegian Black Metallers Ulver released the celebrated “War of the Roses” album, and it has been an audacious move to release “Childhood’s End” as a follow up. Producing an album of cover versions of psychedelic tunes from the sixties,...
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Posted on June 9, 2012 |
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First of all, in the sake of full disclosure, I haven’t taken a German language class in about 15 years. While Sankt Otten‘s latest album, “Sequencer Liebe,” is entirely instrumental, I feel that the song titles are important to understanding the album. Unfortunately, my linguistic...
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