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FEATURE
LISTENING MIRROR – RESTING IN ASPIC
sublime compilation on Hibernate
MATT ELLIOTT - THE BROKEN MAN
absolutely stunning blend of Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake for the modern age
THORN1 - OBLIVION
Siberian sounds of beauty and desolation
TWO PEOPLE IN A ROOM - self titled
video review of this CD on Home Normal
JAMES MURRAY - FLOODS
tinkling soundscapes of water-based exploration. I think.
MI & L'AU - IF BEAUTY IS A CRIME
have the tender folk spirits of the Finnish forests really gone electropop? kind of
MOTION SICKNESS OF TIME TRAVEL / LISTENING MIRROR - split cassette
video review of this narcotic split cassette
BLEEDING HEART NARATIVE – ALL THAT WAS MISSING WE NEVER HAD IN THE WORLD
stunning album of soundscapes and heartbreak
MAPS AND DIAGRAMS - LIGHTS WILL CALL ON YOU
rich, layered & frosty minimalism
RICHARD GINNS - SEA CHANGE
video review of this deep, experimental ambient album
DANIEL MENCHE - GUTS
extreme noise pleasure
BIRCHALL/CHEETHAM DUO – TIPPING POINT
searching improv duo explore new sounds in music
STEFFEN BASHO-JUNGHANS - IS
12-string & pedal steel explorations from this heartfelt German maestro
DZJENGHIS KHAN - PREHISTORIC ROCK LIVE IN S.F.
live, raw and very loud rock n roll from a line-up that never hit the studio
NICK HUDSON - A DAY WITHOUT COMFORT
beautiful & disturbing music halfway between Morrissey & Current 93
MICHAEL BEGG - LIVE DARK ARTS AT THE CLASSIC
dazzling live album from the Human Greed/Fovea Hex sound controller
BURIAL HEX – IN PSYCHIC DEFENSE
technoir explorations
USTAD ABDUL KARIM KHAN – 1934 TO 1935
compilation on Important Records of classic Indian 78s from this incredible singer
DAVID THOMAS FREEMAN - THE BEAUTY OF DOUBTING YOURSELF
celestial otherworldy broadcasts
FUNK POLICE – HOT WE ARE FUNK WE PLAY
raw, dirty, scraped-down funk
PART WILD HORSES MANE ON BOTH SIDES – POISSON
extraordinary release from this flute and percussion experimental duo
AL DOUM & THE FARYDS - self titled
astounding self-released mini album of world rhythms & psychedelic freakout
KLEEFSTRA/PRUIKSMA/KLEEFSTRA - DEISLIEPER
handwritten review of this very curious experimental album on Hibernate Recordings
tucking into the back catalogue of SLOW FLOW REC - part 1
to brighten up the cold, wet winter days we, go on a musical binge
SCISSORS AND SELLOTAPE - ...FOR THE TIRED & ILL AT EASE
another video review, this time for a stunning package on Facture
MENAGERIE#3
a compilation of sight & sound where the music of Ben Nash, C Joynes, Twinsistermoon & Isengrind inspires and is inspired by cutting edge illustrators
MAMA BÄR – BILDNEREI DIE GEISTESKRANKEN VOL.2 “RUHE”
we return to our binge on the German fluxus musician artists
BENGALFUEL - TOTH
another spaced out 3" on Hibernate
PORTRAITS - s/t – Important Records
supergroup featuring all of Barn Owl plus members of Date Palm, Tarentel and others
KING DUDE – TONIGHT’S SPECIAL DEATH
dark acoustic Americana
SUNN O))) meets NURSE WITH WOUND - THE IRON SOUL OF NOTHING
Nurse With Wound drag Sunn O))) into another dimension
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. - LIVE AS TROUBADOUR
yep, them again. this time live, acoustic & magnificent
TRANS/HUMAN - THE 8 HOUR DANCE
devastating rock noise cassette
WOODEN WAND & THE BRIARWOOD VIRGINS - BRIARWOOD
at last! new Wooden Wand sounds....and amazing they are too
JANEK SCHAEFER – DOUBLE EXPOSURE
major compilation of recent work from the soundmeister Schaefer
SUNN O))) – 00 VOID
drone metal classic reissued so we reapraised
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE OVERVIEW
we dig into their epic back catalogue and come back with some recomendations for you
FREIBAND & CARLOS VILLENA – split tape
more cassette noise experimentation of the highest order
RAINBO VIDEO - SHADOW RELICS
ecstatic tranced-out guitar celebrations
MOON POOL & DEAD BAND - s/t
amazing new synth duo of Nate Young & David Shettler
STEVE HAUSCHILDT - TRAGEDY & GEOMETRY
huge, dense synth workouts from Emeralds scientist-in-chief
ANTONYMES meets SLOW DANCING SOCIETY - WE DON'T LOOK BACK FOR VERY LONG
sublimely dreamlike remixes
KOOLAID (GLOBAL TYRANNY) - s/t
breakout debut album of psychedelic rock madness
LISTENING MIRROR - THE HEART OF THE SKY
stunning dream soundtracks on cassette
GAUNTLET HAIR - s/t
stunning psychedelic harmony pop with a subtle funk
ERIC LUNDE / KOMMISSER HJULER split LP
continuing our adventures with the Hjluer back catalogue in our first video review for a while
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O. – THE RIPPER AT THE HEAVEN’S GATES OF DARK - a little bit of nudity on the cover
the most essential album in years from the main AMT collective
BARDO POND / CARLTON MELTON - split
crushingly good psychedelic heavy
THE NOTHING MACHINE - NMTR v1
brain-warming ambient experimentalism
BABY DEE – GOES DOWN TO AMSTERDAM
wonderful live album from this talented performer
CIRCLE + SECRET CHIEFS 3
review of an amazing
@ Islington Mill, Salford.
MICHAEL FLOWER & NEIL CAMPBELL, FEATURING JOHN GODBERT
blazing double-cassette of psychedelic noise
CHRISTINA VANTZOU – NO.1
sublime ambience of the highest calibre
SANKT OTTEN - GOTTES SYNTHESIZER
80s style synthesizer soundtrack experimentation
MAMA BÄR – BILDNEREI DIE GEISTESKRANKEN VOL.1 “ES IST SO”
continuing our binge with Flexus experts
MORKOBOT - MORBO
mental hardcore with two bass guitars and a drumkit
JEAN-CLAUDE VANNIER - ROSE ROUGE SANG / ELECTRO RAPIDE
past & present collide for this French legend who helped Serge Gainsbourg reach his finest moments
TITAN - PACIFIC LIVING
amazing live prog-psyche cassette
AIDS WOLF - MA VIE BANALE AVANT-GARDE
serious rock noise excitement
CHARALAMBIDES - EXILE
stand-out new album from the cosmic Texcans
ORFANADO – ITER
amazing psychedelic sounds
SPHERULEUS – VOYAGE
stunningly nocturnal dronescope from Hibernate
MEG BAIRD - SEASONS ON EARTH
Beautiful folk for the new school and the old
KOMMISSAR HJULER UND FRAU – JACOB UND WILHELM GRIMM
wild fairy tale earfeed
SAVAGING SPIRES - s/t
amazing lysergic woodland freakout party but damn catchy
FAREWELL POETRY - HOPING FOR THE INVISIBLE TO IGNITE
staggering work of elegant, post-rock genius
KLAUS GIRNUS / KOMMISSAR HJULER UND FRAU - split LP
two sides of low-fi sonic madness
US AND THEM with FROBISHER NECK – SUMMERISLE EP
Fruits De Mer hit us with a 7" of songs from the Wicker Man
ACID BIRDS - III
scorched blasting improv of the holiest, primal kind
JAMES BLACKSHAW - HOLLY
new solo EP from the guitar wizard on Important Records
QLUSTER - RUFEN
dazzling album from Roedelius' post-Cluster project
MIMINOKOTO – HITOYOGIRI
dazzling Japanese psyche featuring members of Acid Mothers Temple, Overhang Party and Che-Shizu
CAM DEAS & JACK ALLETT - OUTGROWING THE WRETCHED CRADLE
a dazzling work of avant garde guitar and electronics
ROLL THE DICE - IN DUST
blasting clustertronics into a new century
CLANDESTINE SERIES CASSETTE # ONE
amazing four track compilation tape
CAVE - NEVERENDLESS
hypnopsychedronekrautheavy rock masterpiece
SILVIA KASTEL - LOVE TAPE
wonderfully warped electronics
ISIDORE DUCASSE - s/t
amazing new drone rock LP on Blackest Rainbow
QUIVERS/CHORA SPLIT LP
devastating LP of scorched improv on Ultramarine
TALVIHORROS - DESCENT INTO DELTA
a video review of the epic drone work on
Hibernate Recordings
DVD: THE MINERS HYMNS
we get lost in this collaboration between film-maker Bill Morrison & composer Johann Johannsson
HUSH ARBORS - ALIVE
double LP packing in two very different live sets
VESSELS - HELIOSCOPE
beautiful rock explorations
KOMMISAR HJULER UND MAMA BAER & NINNI MORGIA AND SILVIA KASTEL
split album of intense sonic insanity
OFFTHESKY - THE BEAUTIFUL NOWHERE
video review of Hibernate Recordings second ever vinyl release
MARCELLO MAGLIOCCHI - MUSIC FOR SOUNDING SCULPTURES IN TWENTY-THREE MOVEMENTS
stunning cassette from this genius percussionist, reviewed in a photoshop happy style
y0t0 - URIARRA ROAD
strange, dark soundscapes from Fluid Audio
EKCA LIENA / A DEATH CINEMATIC – PRETERNATURAL
split album of experimental sounds
FLOTEL - VALENCE
another video review of another lysergic cassette from Chemical Tapes
AIDAN BAKER – STILL LIFE
deep, jazz-fueled sonic explorations
PRINCE RAMA - TRUST NOW
eastern classical meets western rave-up. results winning, trust now
BARN OWL - LOST IN THE GLARE
the Owl Lords of drone rock return with their most masterful recording yet
BENGALFUEL - EDGEMERE
3"s of space sounds & beats
MOHAVE TRIANGLES - SMOKED MYSTICS
video review of this very smoked tape
ANNA ROSE CARTER & PLEQ - MY PIANO IS BROKEN
video review of the latest Rural Colours release
THE.BÄND / Z’EV / CARLOS VILLENA – split cassette
can't beat the drums. Don't know what I'd be without that noise.
CHANTING CAFETERIA PROJECT - FJÄRDE SOLUPPGȦNGEN
stunning album from Sweden that charts maps across a new sonic space
ADAM A.WILLIAMS - ANOTHER DAY THE SAME
video review of Hibernate's latest postcard release
AFTERNOON BROTHER - MODERN FLORIDA
spazzcore jazz for Cardiacs & Bungle-heads
CHRIS DOOKS - TRIPLE TRIAGE
Hibernate's exemplary postcard series continues
BALACLAVA - CRIMES OF FAITH
hardcore metal on Southern Lord
THE FINER POINTS OF SADISM - ADMINISTERING & THE PEAK/DEATH BY LSD
three inches of sonic madness
CORNUCOPIA / CARLOS VILLENA - split cassette
strange, dark abstraction
WOODEN SHJIPS - WEST
fuzzy psyche-rock good times
WIL BOLTON - CHIMES FOR A WALL DRAWING
video review of this epic chime-based drone pice
FAT CAT SPLIT SERIES#21: FOOT VILLAGE / SUPER KHOUMEISSA
drum-heavy sounds from California & Africa
DVD: DEEP END
the lost classic from 1970 out on DVD at last
UMBER – MORNING’S PASS
beautiful little mini album
PANABRITE - OMNI CENTRE
all-enveloping analogue electronics tsunami of peace
PIKACYU * MAKOTO - OM SWEET HOME: WE ARE SHINING STARS FROM DARKSIDE
power duo collision of Acid Mothers Temple guitar hero and Afrirampo super drummer & vocalist.
CONSTANT LIGHT - MAG AMPLITUDE
motoric, melodic and intricate
THE COLOURS WILL ERASE US - THE END
rain-lashed video review of this stunning blend of post-rock & ambience on new label Itsu Jitsu
DARREN HARPER & GIMU - FIELD & FERN; MOUNTAIN & SEA
video review of Rural Colours 40th release
BARN OWL - SHADOWLAND
essential EP release from the duo of dreams
EARTHLING SOCIETY - STATIONS OF THE GHOST
psychedelic space rock
SIMON BAINTON - SUN SETTINGS
a beautiful tribute to Anglesey
NICHOLAS SZCZEPANIK - PLEASE STOP LOVING ME
video review of this startling work of ambience
PJE - HIDDEN STONE
lush, beautiful and mysterious EP
MARS TO STAY - E.P.
marvelous little EP from this haunting guitar band
KANSHIN
video review for scene-defining compilation album raising funds directly for Japan
DANIEL W J MACKENZIE - TEETH SLEEP UNDER WINKING BLACK EYELID
Ekca Liena man goes under his own name for this beautiful and sparse album
IN THE BLEAK WILDERNESS OF SLEEP
a compilation CD from Audio Gormet
ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB - SNAEFELL
video review of this wonderful outpouting of electronic mentalism
CANNIBAL MOVIE - AVORIO
blazing drums and organ duo unleash their sick debut EP
LAUREL HALO – HOUR LOGIC
an EP of electronic tonics
RURAL COLOURS SUBSCRIPTION PACK 12
EPs from Dentist, Ex Confusion & Isnaj Dui & Hybernation
G.S. - SUTRA
strange and beautiful work
THE COSMIC DEAD - s/t
devastating space rock action
YAJÉ - YAJÉ
self-titled debut EP of extreme garage psyche
LISTENING MIRROR - EVEN IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS
a self-released 3" postcard CD of immense celestial drones
NATURAL SNOW BUILDINGS - CHANTS OF NIFLHEIM
experimental video review of mind-bending psyche drone record store day special
LUNAR DUNES - GALAXSEA
summer spacerock sounds
CAUGHT IN THE WAKE FOREVER / KARINA ESP / SHEEPDOG - SADNESS & STATIC
astounding collaborative EP on Hibernate
BLACK STEPDAD - YOU, ME AND THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE
head-rattling noise ambience
HUMAN GREED - FORTRESS LONGING
a dense, intense work of extraodinary production & composition
RICHARD A INGRAM – HAPPY HOUR
electronic sonic urban ambience
JACK ALLETT - THE COLLAPSING MIDDLE
cosmic guitar play for fans of Fahey and Rose
ALEXANDER TUCKER – DORWYTCH
pastoral songwriter composer soundscapes and beyond
MACU Vs FEDERICO BARABINO – WAVES
a sonic blast of static dreams
QLUSTER - FRAGEN
phase three for electronic legend Rodelius
NATURAL SNOW BUILDINGS - WAVES OF THE RANDOM SEA
video review of the French folk/drone magicians
CHRISTINA CARTER - TEXAS BLUES WORKING
once again, I discover an album late after everyone else but it's great!
WHITE HILLS - H-P1
staggering album of new psyche genius
MOUNTAINS - AIR MUSEUM
an album of intense tone float
IMPLODES – BLACK EARTH
burning rock explorations on Kranky records
THE PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL COMMISSION - WIDDERSHINS
another video review, this time for a startling 3" cd
DANIEL MENCHE & ANLA COURTIS - YAGUA OVY
video review of some storming, echoing, bass-heavy, rhythmic noise on vinyl
RELIGIOUS KNIVES - SMOKESCREEN
fucked-up, fuzzed-out, dirty & delicious psyche-rock
SYZMON KALISKI - OUT OF FORGETTING
hauntingly beautiful neo-classical mini album
KYLE BOBBY DUNN - WAYS OF MEANING
celestial minimalism
BENGALFUEL - SPRAGUE
startling little EP from Hibernate that should re-educate Tangerine Dream fans
RICHARD A INGRAM - CONSOLAMENTUM
a strange, dark, extraordinary work
STROM NOIR - DNI STRATILI SVOJU FARBU
immersive drones from Slovakia
INTERNET ARCHIVE: INTERVIEWING IRMIN SCHMIDT & KUMO
the internet achive saves another lost feature
BANDCAMP
an appreciation for our favourite source of digital music
FELICIA ATKINSON - THE DRIVER
video review of the first vinyl release from Hibernate Recordings
EKCA LIENA - SLOW MUSIC FOR RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
startling work of invention on Dead Pilot
BIG BLOCK 454 - BELLS & PROCLAMATIONS
Musical Mancunian madness
RURAL COLOURS SUBSCRIPTION PACK 10
video review of releases from Davis, Kleefstra & Kleefstra, Richard Ingram & Arkonia
CARLTON MELTON - COUNTRY WAYS
new psychedelic guitar sounds
EARTHLING SOCIETY - GREEN MANALISHI
more Fruits De Mer covers madness
DAMIAN VALLES - THE WAVES THAT DESTROY
postcard#4 from Hibernate Recordings
SUNFLARE - YOUNG LOVE
incendiary guitar explorations
MARS TO STAY - MARS TO STAY - redux
haunting new cassette release. now with a proper photo of the goods
LISTENING MIRROR - OUTSIDE HEAVEN
ethereal otherworlds of sound
KPTMICHIGAN / BLACK STEPDAD - split cassette - redux
drone noise funtime with not safe for work nudie artwork. now with a proper photo of the goods
PONYTAIL - DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ALL THE TIME
psychedelic joy
CURRENT 93 - HONEYSUCKLE AEONS
video review of the dazzling new album
MESSAGE TO BEARS - DEPARTURES
a must for all fans of the strange acoustic
SARGASSO SEA - MADONNA
dark, post-punk pop explorations
CLEM LEEK - A LETTER
video review of a very special 3" CD
ITHACA TRIO - CLARITY
is it a postcard? is it a 3" CD? no, it's both
HAUSCHKA - SALON DES AMATEURS
new classical meets basement house music
SEASONS (PRE DIN) - LESSER AND STILL
more transmissions from another place
ANTONYMES - THE LICENSE TO INTERPRET DREAMS
a work of delicate beauty
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE - ASLEEP ON THE FLOODPLAIN
a welcome return from the ultimate acoustic act
CHRISTINA CARTER - OF THE GUTTER
video review of this live album from a unique artist
DEAF CENTRE - OWL SPLINTERS
genre defying work of great beauty
STEFFAN MATHIEU - A STATIC PLACE
epic drones
MV & EE - FREAK FLAG (I WANNA MAKE YOU MOAN LIKE KAREN BLACK)
seriously, a real highlight from their live series
CLUTTER - LIVE IN THE BURNED OUT CHURCH
uncanny sounds from Cumbria
NICK HUDSON - MY ANTIQUE SON
there's no snappy one-liner for this, just read
PLEQ - GOOD NIGHT
small hours electronics from Eastern Europe
QUINN WALKER - THE WEIGHT OF CARE
video review of this new EP on Rural Colours
HIDDEN LANDSCAPES
a videeo review of this excellent compilation album by and in support of net label Audio Gourmet
MANI NEUMEIER & KAWABATA MAKOTO - SAMURAI BLUES
Guru Gure leader meets Acid Mothers Temple leader with explosive results
AKRON/FAMILY - S/T II or THE COSMIC BIRTH & JOURNEY OF SHINJU TNT
a mouthful of a title and a real meal of an album
ALVIN LUCIER & NICK HENNIES - STILL AND MOVING LINES OF SILENCE IN FAMILIES OF HYPERBOLAS
Nick Hennies approaches the work of pioneering composer Alvin Lucier
HAKOBUNE - AWAY FROM THE LUNAR WATERS
mesmeric guitar explorations
ELIAN - APPARITIONS
startling mini CD of intense sound
MAJEURE / SANKT OTTEN
a mysterious split release
SUBLAMP - IN OUR HIDING VOICE
strange, dark and subtle music
THE FLAMING LIPS - TWO BLOBS FUCKING
a 12-part surround space rock youtube extravaganza ready for you now
BILL ORCUTT - NEW WAYS TO PAY OLD DEBTS
insanely dirty guitar sound
INTERNET ARCHIVE: SONGS OF GREEN PHEASANT
I'm pretty sure I was the first person to interview this massively under-rated drone/psyche/folk act
FAT WORM OF ERROR - BROODS
our very first ever VIDEO review. Erm, as in the review is a video not the review is of a video. The big quesiton is, will it also be the last?
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR & UMEZU KAZUTOKI - SAX IN THE CITY
free jazz punk madness
ROQUETING THROUGH SPACE
Fruits De Mer unleash more inspired cover versions
THOUGHTS FROM SCREECHING LAKE
mind-burning compilation from Singing Knives
ENSEMBLE - EXCERPTS
French genius on Fat Cat Records
DRUMMS OF CHAOS & JENS UWE BEYER - MAGAZINE 3
Jake Liebezeit's drum ensemble finally put out an album!
CLUSTER - CLUSTER 71
the debut Cluster album! re-released with the original running order
BARN OWL - ANCESTRAL STAR - now up and running
epic slow-burn sonic landscapes
FAUST - SOMETHING DIRTY
Faust! Faust! Faust! Faust! Faust! Did I tell you it was Faust? FAUST!
EMPHEMETRY - A LULLABY HUM FOR TIRED STEETS
stunning ambinet post-rock songwriting
CORY ALLEN - PEARLS
exquisite ambient release, hopefully not for the swine
THE HUNTER GRACCHUS - THE BOLSHEVICS SHAT IN MY BRAIN
mind-fuck from the backstreets of Sheffield
GAMES - THAT WE CAN PLAY
mind-bent synth pop
WOODEN SHJIPS - OH TANNENBAUM / OLD LANG SYNE
festive psyche rock!
DANNY SAUL - KINISON GOLDTHWAIT
mind-blowing Hibernate release
THE HATERS / HAL HUTCHINSON
split cassette of noise
FIELD ROTATION - ACOUSTIC TALES
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CHAZ KNAPP - FINGER
piano, strings & electronics
WIL BOLTON - TIME LAPSE
mind-bending electronics & field recordings
WOODEN WAND - DEATH SEAT
back so soon? Good.
PLEQ - MY LIFE BEGINS TODAY
quality electronic experimental experience
ANDREW LILES - MIND MANGLED TRIP MONSTER
sounds like a tribute to our readership
ZOMBIE ZOMBIE - PLAYS JOHN CARPENTER
does what it says on the tin, now get your can opener
WOODEN WAND - WITHER THOU GOEST, CRETIN
bloody limited, fucking brilliant acoustic album
SWANS + JAMES BLACKSHAW
live review of Leeds University gig 29th October 2010
WOLF PEOPLE - STEEPLE
psyche-folk-rock fun
TEETH OF THE SEA - YOUR MERCURY
bold statement of post-post-rock
BEN NASH / MAGIC LANTERN
another mad, mighty split LP from Blackest Rainbow
ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS - SWANLIGHTS
wow
THE PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL COMMISSION - PATIENT ZERO
the dark underbelly of Britain illuminated
SHIGETO - FULL CIRCLE
strange future soul music
DAVID A JAYCOCK - PRESETS
strange folk music from the small hours
SENDELICA - A NICE PEAR
more 7" cover version madness from Fruits De Mer
SWANS - MY FATHER WILL GUIDE ME UP A ROPE TO THE SKY
can't believe I am reviewing a new Swans album
STARVING WEIRDOS - B/P/M 1
piano madness
GREGORY & THE HAWK - LECHE
Meredith returns with her stunning new album
PLEQ & SEGUE - THE SEED
ambient global collaboration
HESSIEN - OBELISK/STELEA
deep space electronics
SILJE NES - OPTICKS
beautiful whimsy from Fat Cat Records
HAUSCHKA - "FOREIGN LANDSCAPES"
composition of mystery & wonder
CLOSEDEYESAREDANCING - "SLEEP COLLAGES"
electronic mentalism (and free)
HUSH ARBORS - "NOTHING ELSE (ANDREW LILES REMIX)
a digital ride of the valkyries and a bargain too - fixed
ANDREA FERRARIS/MATTEO UGGERI WITH MUJIKA EASEL & ANDREA SERRAPIGLIO - "AUTUMN IS COMING, WE'RE ALL IN SLOW MOTION"
amazing exploratory ambient on Hibernate
MIMINOKOTO - "CHOFU, EKODA, KOENJI"
live Japanese psyche action - review now properly available
CLEM LEEK - "HOLLY LANE"
mysterious minamilism
MOON UNIT - "HELL HORSE AND HEADY STRATUS"
blistering space rock
SUZUKI JONZO - "BURIED SKY, SPIDER TORN TO PIECES"
wild Japanese psyche sounds
MARK HARRIS - "THE BOY OBSERVES THE OCEAN"
more Hibernate ethereal otherness
THE HUNTER GRACCHUS / KOMMISSAR HJULER UND FRAU - split LP
two highly charged sonic particles collide on one piece of vinyl
MICE PARADE - "WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LEFT-HANDED"
one of the worlds best-kept musical secrets
TWINSISTER MOON - "THEN FELL THE ASHES"
mysterious drone folk from France
NURSE WITH WOUND - "HUFFIN RAG BLUES"
we tuck into the new vinyl mix of this modern NWW classic
AFRIRAMPO - "WE ARE UCHU NO KO"
noise rock goddesses say goodbye
ARKHONIA - "TRAILS/TRACES"
secret sound of the suburbs
SEASONS (PRE-DIN) - "OCCASIONALLY, I FORGET TO BREATHE"
haunting soundscapes
VINCENT KUHNER - "NO MINUTE..."
an album with a very long name + FREE DOWNLOAD LINK
JAMES BLACKSHAW - "ALL IS FALLING"
the Lord of the 12-string returns
CLUTTER - "YELLOW LIGHT DISCARDED"
excellent experimental little 3"
FIELD ROTATION - "WHY THINGS ARE DIFFERENT"
icey sounds
MOON DUO - "ESCAPE"
heavy psyche grooves
GUILD - "REQUIEM"
majorly mysterious minamilism + FREE DOWNLOAD LINK
CURRENT 93 - "BAALSTORM, SING OMEGA"
major new release from David Tibet and his current crew
WORMROT - "ABUSE"
mind-crushing grindcore from Singapore on Earache
GUSTAVO JOBIM - "TRAPPED IN A DAYJOB"
electronic soundwaves from Brazil
MAX RICHTER - "INFRA"
new album from the innovative composer/producer
NANCY GARCIA - "BE THE CLIMB"
more irresistible madness from Ecstatic Peace records
CARLTON MELTON - "PASS IT ON"
heavy psyche kicks from the West Coast
FAUST
live review of the Manchester Ruby Lounge date
HAUSFRAUEN EXPERIMENT
4 classic songs get taken up the analogue electric avenue
DAVID NEWLYN - "FRIDAY NIGHT CHOIR PRACTISE"
manipulated cathedral field recordings
TALVIHORROS - "MUSIC IN FOUR MOVEMENTS"
a free-flowing, stream of conciousnes review of a strange ambient record
DAMON & NAOMI - "1001 NIGHTS"
A DVD compilation from the former Galaxie 500 rhythm section turned acoustic troubadours
CARLOS VILLENA - "OSCI.LACIONS EN LA PENOMBRA DE LES TAQUES SOLARS"
a 3" disc from another world. probably.
MUSHROOM - "NAKED, STONED & STABBED"
more sultry, sunny sounds
CARIBOU - "SWIM"
new album from Dan Snaith and it's joyous
WOODEN SHJIPS - "VOL.2"
a compilation of essential but rare Wooden Shjips moments
IT'S SPRINGTIME!
a spotify playlist for your next barbeque, garden party, game of croquet or hillside booze session
HARUKI - "THE LAND THAT LIES BEHIND US"
a stunningly abstract mini-album on 5" cd
VIBRAVOID - "WHAT COLOUR IS PINK? EP"
a 7" that takes early Pink Floyd over to Dusseldorf
FURSAXA - "MYCORRHIZAE REALM"
some seriously psychedelic folk
JACK ROSE - "LUCK IN THE VALLEY"
lovely old time jam with the sadly recently deceased guitarist
THE PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL COMMISSION - "GENIUS LOCI"
tripping through England's hidden reverse
RBE: RAUDIVE BUNKER EXPERIMENT
80s experimental electro compilation
WHITE HILLS - "WHITE HILLS"
white-hot, shit-hot, white-out rock 'n' roll reviewed
HARMONIA & ENO 76 - "TRACKS & TRACES re-issued"
better late than never, a review of the new version of Eno's collaboration with his German mentors
HANNAH PEEL - "REBOX"
a little EP of big songs with a little sound
NICK HENNIES - "LINEAL"
more haunting ambience from the ever-poignant SRA label
KAWABATA MAKOTO & MICHISHITA SHINSUKE - “MARU SANKAKU SHIKAKU (CIRCLE TRIANGLE SQUARE)”
another collaboration between the Acid Mothers Temple & LSD March mainmen
SUNBURNED HAND OF THE MAN - "A"
Latest collaboration with Four Tet - fucking a!
KRAUTROCK: Cosmic Rock & it's Legacy
we review a book!
HUSH ARBORS - "YANKEE REALITY"
More great modern American new rock sound
WHITE OUT with JIM O'ROURKE & THURSTON MOORE - "SENSO"
Incendiary live document
MV & EE - "BARN NOVA"
Super cosmic woodland rock n roll
STARLESS & BIBLE BLACK - "SHAPE OF THE SHAPE"
Mancunian folk-rock space exploration
SAMARA LUBELSKI - "FUTURE SLIP"
gorgeous downtempo album from the former Hall Of Fame, The Tower Recordings member
RICHARD YOUNGS - "UNDER STELLAR STREAM"
a hand-written review of one of 2009's finest
THE YELLOW MOON BAND - "POLARIS (SPACE AND TIME REMIX)"
what's 12"s long, yellow and give us pleasure?
BORIS - "8 / HEY EVERYONE"
first in a new series of Boris 7"s entitled "Japanese Heavy Rock Hits"
SPACEMEN 3 / WOODEN SHJIPS
a split 7" of Spacemen 3 songs
MICHAEL YONKERS & PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE SOUND - "BLEED OUT"
lp of guitar noise joy
CAVE - "THE RIDE"
a little 7" packed full of power
ALOG / ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB
latest release in Fat Cat's Split Series
MAX RICHTER - "MEMORYHOUSE"
composers debut album finally available again
PENS - "HEY FRIEND WHAT YOU DOING?
sick, psyche punk pop thrills
THE FLAMING LIPS - "EMBRYONIC"
it's not often you'll find us enthusing about Time Warner produce but every rule has it's exceptions
CELER - "CLOSE PROXIMITY AND THE UNHINDERED CARE-ALL"
a stunning work of minamilism and emotion
OM - "GOD IS GOOD"
the bass/drum duo leap off further into space
VARIOUS ARTISTS - "ALL KILLER"
Gaslamp Killer makes a mix CD out of the Finders Keepers catalogue
THE TWILIGHT SAD – “FORGET THE NIGHT AHEAD”
The Scottish miserbalists return and still on form
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE – “LUMINOUS NIGHT”
Ben Chasney is back with another classic album
VIBRAVOID – “KRAUTROCK SENSATION EP”
A 4 track EP on coloured 7" vinyl of.....krautrock cover versions!
MÚM “SING ALONG TO SONGS YOU DON'T KNOW”
Twinkling, odd pop music from Iceland
TWINKRANES - "SPEKTRUMTHEATRESNAKES"
A review of the forthcoming debut album on Twisted Nerve from this Dublin trio. Hand-written and cut-up
BAKU: SYMPHONY OF SIRENS. SOUND EXPERIMENTS IN THE SOVIET AVANT-GARDE
Andy Wilson reviews Recommended Records compilations of Soviet era avant-garde music.
SUNN O))) - "MONOLITHS & DIMENSIONS"
A hand-written review of the recent Sunn O))) album
JEFFREY LEWIS - HEBDEN BRIDGE TRADES CLUB - 27/9/09
A mathematical hand-written gig review
MAHIKARI - "MAHIKARI"
A review of the collaboration between Kawabata Makoto of Acid Mothers Temple and Yamamoto Seiichi formerly of The Boredoms
NICHOLAS SZCZEPANIK – “THE CHIASMUS”
A review of a modern masterpiece of mood-driven, ambient minimalism
FAUST "C'EST COM...COM...COMPLIQUE"
A hand written review of the new Faust studio album
WAS IST DAS SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
Listen to a list of recommended tracks, both classic & modern
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE "ARE WE EXPERIMENTAL?"
An excedingly odd album reviewed in all it's glory
"OPEN STRINGS: Early Virtuoso Recordings From The Middle East, And New Responses"
Excellent new compilation on Honest John's Records
RHYS CHATHAM - "A CRIMSON GRAIL (FOR 400 ELECTRIC GUITARS)"
Not a new release but just for the sake of it, here's a review
WASISTDAS VERSION 1.0
All the files were lost due to computer death while the site was offline. However, in a few wonderful corners of the internet, I managed to find traces and remnants presented here for historical and sentimental reasons
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE. - "MYTH OF THE LOVE ELECTRIQUE"
A review of one of their 2006 releases
JANEK SCHAEFER - HUDDERSFIELD TOWN HALL
A review of a gig from November 20th 2005, part of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
JEAN-HERVE PERON OF FAUST INTERVIEWED
One of the earliest articles on the old website, an e-mail interview with Jean-Herve Peron of Faust.
INTERNET ARCHIVE
I found a 2006 version of my website saved on the internet archive. Thanks to them, here are the rest of the articles
AMON DUUL II - "PHALLUS DEI" DVD
JOHN PEEL - "MARGRAVE OF THE MARSHES"
MUSIC OF TODAY- an overview of Embyro by Lee Brady
FAUST - "COLLECTIF MET(Z)"
TUSSLE - "KLING KLANG"
FAUST + Ectogram - Newcastle Academy 2, UK, 8th November 2005
TONY CONRAD & FAUST - "OUTSIDE THE DREAM SYNDICATE ALIVE" (Table Of The Elements)
SUPERSILENT @ Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Saturday 19th November 2005
AMON DÜÜL II - Mean Fiddler, London, UK, November 13th 2005
DAMO SUZUKI NETWORK - The Cornerhouse, Huddersfield, Friday 27th January 2006
BRAIN LABEL REMASTERS - DIGIPAK ISSUES
ROTHER, CURTIS & KLINGHOFFER @ The Bowery Ballroom, NYC, USA, 4th March 2006
RECORD SHOP GUIDE TO BERLIN
CAN - "ZHENGZHENG RIKANG"
THIRD & FINAL BATCH OF CAN REMASTERS
MICHAEL ROTHER & MOEBIUS – Picture House, Hebden Bridge, 14th July 2006
ANDY WILSON - “STRETCH OUT TIME: 1970-1975” - book about Faust
THE FLAMING LIPS - “AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS 5.1”
TUSSLE – “TELESCOPE MIND”
FAUST – Irish Centre, Leeds, 5th June 2007
HARMONIA - “LIVE 1974” (Gronland)
ommited are:
1. A very obsolete article about legal music download websites.
2. Lee Brady's excellent article on Embryo does not seem to be on the web archive. BAH! It was really good, trust me.
3.An article on the Huddersfield Festival of Light which was little more than a bunch of poorly-taken photos
4.A review of a single by !!! which I think was the first review I ever did on the site. If memory serves, I took it down after a year or two for no particularly good reason.