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Obfusc - Midnight Dome

2012-01-22T17:11:00.001-05:00

boltfish, 2011

Sad news about Megaupload. A lot of my links will be gone now so request if you need something missing. how's Multiupload working for you guys?

Beautiful, chill-out electronica. Has some gorgeous guitar work weaved in. The sound sort of falls in between two albums I recently posted by Beef Terminal and Tycho.

LIYL: Beef Terminal, Tycho, Boards of Canada, Bibio, 36, Wisp, Welder
Website : bandcamp : dl

Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats - Blood Lust

2012-01-22T17:10:00.000-05:00

Rise Above Records, 2011

"One mans lust for women's blood turns into a drug orgy of torture, magick and MURDER." Don't know how I missed this! One of the years best. 70's style hard-rock and psychedelia.

LIYL: Black Sabbath, Witch, Danava, Obits, La Otracina, Black Mountain

Website : Myspace : dl

Forteresse - Crépuscule D'Octobre

2012-01-22T17:08:00.000-05:00

Sepulchral Productions, 2011

NQBM? Nationalist Quebecois Black Metal? Whatever it is, it's highly melodic and epic. Really love this.
LIYL: Windir, Burzum, Weakling, Wolves In The Throne Room, melodic and raw black metal

Website : Myspace : dl

Atolah - Relics

2012-01-22T17:07:00.000-05:00

PsycheDOOMelic Records, 2009

"Relics, is without a doubt, a record for pure Sleep and Electric Wizard fans. Brutal low end howls, bad ass bass driven bowel moving crushing riffs, thick heavy pummelling drums and a dirty heavy fuck off fuzz that would destroy speakers in seconds when cranked to 11."

LIYL: Sleep, Electric Wizard, Subrig Destroyer, OM, Thrones, Acid King, Bongripper

Website : Myspace : dl

Papir - Stundum

2012-01-22T17:05:00.000-05:00

EL PARAISO, 2011

Long trippy jams. ""Papir is a young three-piece from Copenhagen, Denmark who has played together for years under various names while slowly, but surely, perfecting their unique brand of semi-improvisational psychedelic rock."

LIYL: Hills, Causa Sui, Can, Electric Moon, Naam, Oresund Space Collective, Ravjunk, Earthless, Woodsman

Website : last.fm : dl

PRND - PRND

2012-01-22T17:03:00.001-05:00

Aquarius Records, 2011

This new trio was born out of the ashes of late great Bellingham combo Reeks And The Wrecks (whose record Knife Hits was released on Andee's tUMULt label, and whose lost first lp is reviewed elsewhere on this week's list) and trades in the Reeks's ramshackle doom blues for something way more psychedelic and krautrocky, spacey and hypnotic, in fact before we get lost in the gushing wordy description that's about to follow, we thought we might head off some of you 'skimmers', by saying that all you folks who dig Moon Duo, and other similarly stripped down modern psych/kraut combos, will most likely go nuts for these guys too. Just check out the opening track, after a few minutes of abstract psych guitar drift, the a simple, skeletal, propulsive rhythm surfaces, and the band lock into a sort of post Spacemen 3 / Jesus And Mary Chain chunk of psychfuzzkrautrock that is totally mesmerizing and hypnotic.
The rhythm is locked in, looped endlessly, pounding away, while above, the multiple stringed instruments, unfurl epic swaths of sound, wild spidery leads, fuzzy pop-like jangle, crunchy angular riffage, layered drones, a lush tangle of melodies and textures, the result totally divine. Drugged out and dreamy. And the rest of the record plays out in a similar fashion, that minimal machinelike beat driving sprawling expanses of psychkraut bliss, the sound shifting from blissed out and sun dappled to darker and driving, from ethereal and blown out to slithery and almost bluesy (which is when the Spacemen 3 comparison seems particularly apt), finally culminating in the gorgeously hazy slow burn ballad that finishes things off. We obviously love Reeks And The Wrecks, and love Frozen Cloak (another post-Reeks band, reviewed elsewhere on the aQ site, their sound blacker and buzzier, and we actually have it back in stock, just ask), so you can add PRND to the list of incredible Reeks-born Bellingham bands, that should be WAY more popular than they are. Easily one of our new faves... From; Aquarius Records

Website : bandcamp : dl

Auto!Automatic!! - Auto!Automatic!!

2012-01-22T16:23:00.002-05:00

BrokenMold Entertainment, 2011

aka Auto?Automatic?? A great 3 piece instrumental math-rock band. LIYL: Lite, Giraffes? Giraffes!, From Monument To Masses, Toe, Ghosts & Vodka, Mercury Program. Tons of melody and the heavy use of guitar loops can also bring to mind bands like El Ten Eleven and Minus The Bear.
Website : Myspace : dl

Passing Through A Dark Forest - A Soundweave Mix

2011-12-27T09:26:00.002-05:00

Here is a belated Christmas gift. Maybe my best mix yet, although not my most listenable. This is a large mix of folk, acoustic and folk-rock songs. Most, if not all, feature acoustic guitar. Most have other instruments too, acoustic or electric. There is some truly amazing music here and I put a lot of effort into having it all flow together.
Enjoy

Obake - Obake

2011-12-20T22:44:00.000-05:00

Rare Noise Records, 2011

Obake refers to a Japanese folklore term for a shape-shifting spirit or beast. This mind-bending debut album starts with crushing death-doom and proceeds to go on a twisted, atmospheric journey cloaked in Patton-esque weirdness. Dark, haunting and heavy.

"Obake have produced an album that resonates, a truly captivating and at times unsettling listen that if you permit you will lose yourself within; in simple terms it’s a doom metal album, but this is so much more ambitious and even experimental which is down to the abilities of the musicians involved – if you have ever listened to Earth, Sunn O))), Popul Vuh or Coil then Obake are worthy of your attention… Just don’t go on your own…" - Louder Than War

LIYL: Uffomammut, Disembowelment, Zu, Fantomas, The Melvins, Esoteric, Bill Laswell, Justin Broadrick, Bongripper

Website : Myspace : dl

Sigiriya - Return To Earth

2011-12-20T22:41:00.000-05:00

The Church Within Records, 2011

"Beneath the soil of a Welsh valley a heavy metal life-force regains strength: rising from the ashes of stoner doom merchants Acrimony, Sigiriya is born. Eight years after the demise of Acrimony, guitarist Stu O’Hara, bassist Mead, drummer Darren Ivey and vocalist Dorian Walters have reconvened. Not wanting the limitations of reforming a project long dead to them, Sigiriya brings a fresh take on their trademark monolithic heavy groove. While Acrimony hailed from the temples of deepest space, Sigiriya come from the earthy depths, bringing hefty, tremor-inducing sonics that pay homage to the riff. Time served in the likes of Iron Monkey, Helvis, Dukes Of Nothing, Black Eye Riot, The Nine and Yeti have only added to their thick output, giving the foursome a more dynamic, meaner, leaner, earthier approach, which has developed an intense dirty sound with elements of boogie, classic rock and even crust. Taking their name from the mystic ‘throat of the lion’ rock in Sri Lanka, their rumble has been moving the Black Mountains of their homeland and will soon be moving the tectonic plates of the earth. To borrow a phrase from their former outfit: ‘Bong On, Live Long’" -myspace

Website : Myspace : dl

Acrimony - Tumuli Shroomaroom

2011-12-20T22:40:00.000-05:00

Peaceville Records, 1997

With four out of five members getting back together as Sigiriya and releasing the excellent Return To Earth, this is a good time to post this classic album here. LIYL: Righteous stoner jams!

Website : Myspace : dl

Kronos Quartet, Kimmo Pohjonen & Samuli Kosminen - Uniko

2011-12-20T22:38:00.000-05:00

Ondine, 2011

"Kimmo Pohjonen and sampling master Samuli Kosminen joined forces with Kronos Quartet on the project Uniko featuring music composed by the duo. Kosminen samples Pohjonen’s accordion and Kronos’ strings and reproduces them into the mix via his electronic drum pads and devices. The result is a unique sound never before accomplished."

"Uniko is many things. It is sprawling, cerebral, touching, unpredictable, and even intense at times. This is music that somehow corrals all the right adjectives yet conveniently avoids a genre label. Call it classical, call it World, call it crossover or whatever—it’s just plain great."

Website : Website : dl

Hammock - Asleep In The Downlights

2011-12-20T22:37:00.000-05:00

Hammock Music, 2011

"Legends Steve Kilbey and timEbandit Powles of The Church collaborate with Ambient masters Hammock on ''No Agenda'' and ''Verse for Forgiveness''. The EP also features two new Hammock songs."

I don't care much about the first three tracks (they're ok), I just keep listening to the last track, "Parkers Chapel", over and over again. It is magnificent! One of the most beautiful songs of their career.

Website : Myspace : dl

Tycho - Dive

2011-12-20T22:36:00.000-05:00

Ghostly International, 2011

This is a gorgeous and warm album that flows well and is perfect for relaxing. I don't post much electronic stuff on here but this is the kind I love. It is upbeat and synthy but somehow avoids being too cheesy. If you're like me and can't get into M83 because of the vocals and cheese this may be for you. Love the cover too.

LIYL: Boards of Canada, Burial, Bibio, M83, chill out music

Website : Myspace : dl

Woodsman - Mystic Places

2011-12-20T22:34:00.001-05:00

Fire Talk, 2011

"Colorado’s Woodsman represent some of the strongest, most exciting modern psychedelic music this country has to offer. Over the course of some great vinyl, they’ve honed their sound perfectly, now entering a darker, grittier, kraut-ier zone on their newest EP, “Mystic Places”. If psychedelic music excites you at all, get on board, support this band, you won’t regret it."

Website : Myspace : dl

Holy Mount - We Fell from The Sky

2011-12-20T22:30:00.000-05:00

demo, 2011

Good psych band from Toronto. Heavy, blown-out and fuzzy, this three-piece bring to mind many bands currently out there but they show potential to get even more "out there" in the future. The vocals could use more oomph and style as they make the stoned-off-your-ass slow and steady vibe of the music seem too lethargic and lazy. Worth checking out the free download on their bandcamp

LIYL: Quest For Fire, Bardo Pond, White Hills, Naam

Website : Myspace : dl

Good news everyone!

2011-11-13T06:23:00.002-05:00

I'm moving soon! If anybody who visits my blog lives in Kingston Ontario we should meet. It'd be great to know some people with taste (especially if you're a woman!) and have someone to go to shows with. Devin Townsend is playing there soon! I can't wait to live in a city. Where I can get drunk and walk to a show! Maybe the change in scenery will bring a change in my mood and I won't be such a miserable cunt.

In other news, Dimitri's back! After a long absence (and me sometimes wondering if he was dead) he splooges a shit-ton of music on us! He's got four new mixes posted which is like fuckin four days worth of music.

I haven't been able to digest it all, but last Sunday I was hungover in bed and listened to his Sunday Morning Songs II and I must say, it is fucking magnificent! If you like the softer stuff I post you'll want to grab both Sunday Morning posts (the first is more upbeat and kinda funky). Get em all in the Dungeon! (dl links are in comments)

Dimitri's Sunday Morning Songs
Dimitri's Sunday Morning Songs II - Dreaming Strings
DIMITRIS DUNGEON MIXTAPE V - Histoire de l'oeil
DIMITRIS DUNGEON MIXTAPE VI - Electrician Cry Out For Justice

Dimitri doesn't say much but he's got a way with words; "Music for stimulating your pussy and asshole with hard and soft boiled eggs." lol!

There might be less posts for a litte while as I get settled (I have a big Christmas present lined up for you all) but right now I got some albums for you fuckers. So scroll down and enjoy

Boogie Monster - Zechimechi

2011-11-13T06:21:00.000-05:00

Needs More Ram records, 2011

Two dudes makin a fuckload of noise. Canada's answer to Lightning Bolt.

Website : Myspace : dl

Sahara Surfers - Sonar Pilot

2011-11-13T06:15:00.001-05:00

Sound Zero, 2010

Female-fronted stoner-rock from Austria. I posted their previous album not too long ago. a catchy, rockin album that grows on you with each listen. This new one is more of the same great stuff. And it's available to download free from their label!

Website : Myspace : dl

Oranssi Pazuzu - Kosmonument

2011-11-13T06:12:00.001-05:00

Spinefarm Records, 2011

Psychedelic Black Metal, Space Rock

"From Finland, ORANSSI PAZUZU climax with their new album which offers a mix of Occult, Psychedelic, Progressive and Heavy Black Metal of a staggering beauty. The Finns’ music ranges from the Nordic Aggressive Black Metal we all know to Rock touches from the ’70 which reminds the listener of the Space Rock movement, dreamy and eerie. Oh and the vocals are so Dark and Evil." - Kogaionon Reviews

Website : Myspace : dl

Elder - Dead Roots Stirring

2011-11-13T06:11:00.001-05:00

Meteorcity, 2011

"Elder describe themselves as "a sonic interpretation of the forces that surround us; the pounding waves of ancient seas, the weight of stone colossi rising up from the earth and the endlessness of inflamed, majestic skies." Dead Roots Stirring, their second album since 2009, proves their poetic self-description is truth. Elder's balance of doom-heavy bombast, bulky metal, and stoner rock has been perfected, translating their riff-heavy debut for long, structured monoliths of massive, slow-burning charcoaled incense. "The waves of ancient seas" act as the foundation in which their songs are layered upon, "the weight of stone colossi rising up from the earth" as the copious, blackened adrenaline of their massive guitar riffs, and "the endlessness of inflamed, majestic skies" as the mythic, earth-toned atmosphere signaled from their self-created, smoke filled sky above." - Olive music

Website : Myspace : dl

Mixing it up

2011-10-22T16:07:00.003-05:00

How bout something completely different? Because nobody asked for it, here is my Spanish music mix! A mix of spanish/flamenco and spanish-influenced tracks.
get it here

And time for Hip Hop Mix Part III. A 2-disc old school mega mix. Disc one is more rockin, Disc two is more fun and funky!
get em both here

Submotion Orchestra - Finest Hour

2011-10-14T17:24:00.000-05:00

Ranking Records, 2011

Sounds like a jazzier, dubbier Portishead.

"Submotion Orchestra is a live 7-piece project from Leeds, incorporating deep bass-driven grooves and dense textures in their progressive live dubstep sound."

Website : Myspace : dl

Vieo Abiungo - And The World Is Still Yawning

2011-10-14T17:19:00.001-05:00

Lost Tribe Sound, 2011

Mix of neo-classical/chamber music, world music, experimental folk and post-rock. I find it strangely compelling and beautiful. If you dig stuff like Rachel's, Gentlemen Losers, Clogs, Sir Richard Bishop and Balmorhea....

"William Ryan Fritch is a multi-instrumentalist in the truest sense of the word. Not only does he play more than one instrument, but his talents are not restricted to one instrumental family, nor to one genre, nor even to one broad cultural tradition. And he shows no favouritism in his compositional employment of all this, at ease with melodic and percussive, modern and ancient, east and west." - Matt Gilley, The Silent Ballet

Website : bandcamp : dl

Priestbird - Beachcombers

2011-10-12T17:45:00.001-05:00

self-released, 2011

I really loved their last album (2007's In Your Time). I posted it, bought it and still listen to it.

Four years later they re-emerge with a more mellowed, folky sound. I miss the dark tension and heavier parts of their last album, though they still sound like Priestbird.

You can download the album from their site! (donate if u can)
Website

Tree Of Sores - Tree Of Sores

2011-10-04T13:03:00.000-05:00

Witch Hunter Records, 2011

"Leeds 3 piece, taking influences from the doomy atmospherics of Neurosis, an underbelly of crust care of Amebix, and an air of recklessness favoured by the likes of Eyehategod.

The band create a vibe that is heavy, dark and ambient, with tortured male/female vocals, and a mission to take you to a frightening place." - Witch Hunter Records

bandcamp : Website : dl

Roots Bloody Roots!

2011-09-29T16:37:00.001-05:00

Time to get back to the roots of this blog: post-rock & post-metal

Meniscus - War of Currents (2011)
Website : Myspace : dl

Kokomo - If Wolves (2011)
Website : bandcamp : dl

Sweet Mother Logic - Sweet Mother Logic (2009)
Website : bandcamp : dl

Lion's Paw - Demo (2011)
Website : Myspace : dl

More Mixes Motherfuckers!

2011-09-19T19:43:00.003-05:00

I'm losing my fucking mind. The only positive results of this is a well organized music collection and many more mixes!

I'm sure nobody listens to these but I don't give a shit. I make them for myself and I listen to them hundreds of times. I put a lot of effort into compiling them, and little effort into posting them.

I've updated two previous mixes with 160 more minutes of fantastic music. Firstly, I've got Disc 5 of my Epic Pop Mix with a lot of 2011 tracks on it.

And even though Summer has died a quick death, I've got a Bonus Disc for my Summer Psych Mix which has alternate tracks from artists that were on the first 2 discs.

Finally, I've made another Hip Hop Mix. Part II is a laid back and jazzy affair. I've got a few more parts to my hip hop mix already made up but I'll hold off to let people digest these. Enjoy!

Epic Pop Mix Disc 5
Summer Psych Mix Bonus Disc
Soundweave Hip Hop Mix Part II

Hateful Abandon - Move

2011-08-24T19:59:00.002-05:00

Todestrieb Records, 2011

Post-Black Metal/Dark Rock/Post-Punk. Bloody fantastic album!
LIYL: Virus, Enslaved, Joy Division, The Cure, Public Image Ltd, Jesu, Killing Joke, Ulver, Ved Buens Ende
Website : Myspace : dl

Hippin and a hoppin

2011-08-12T16:25:00.001-05:00

Soundweave Hip Hop Mix Part I. The first of many parts to come.

Beef Terminal - Humidex

2011-08-10T20:23:00.001-05:00

self-released, 2011

Toronto’s MD Matheson has been making ambient/electronic/post-rock instrumental guitar music under the name Beef Terminal since 1995. This is his first release in 6 years. Sounds like aural morphine to my ears. This will be my bedtime music for a while.

Website : Bandcamp : dl

The Wooden Birds - Two Matchsticks

2011-08-04T15:00:00.000-05:00

Barsuk Records, 2011

Gorgeous folk-rock album to mellow out to. Reminds me of Our Endless Numbered Days era Iron and Wine when Sam was just starting to play around with a full band.
Website : Myspace : dl

Black Taj - Beyonder

2011-08-04T14:54:00.000-05:00

Amish Records, 2008

This is just a really great rock album you all should hear. Especially "Cold Comfort" that track is damn near perfect. Members of Polvo.
Myspace : dl

The Coathangers - Larceny & Old Lace

2011-08-04T14:53:00.000-05:00

Suicide Squeeze Records, 2011

Chick punk. catcy stuff.
Website : Myspace : dl

Soundweave's Summer Psych

2011-07-24T15:53:00.003-05:00

Some choice tunes for sitting in the sun getting baked and/or drunk. Shrooms would be perfect as well. Enjoy! :)

Gomer Pyle - Idiots Savants

2011-07-19T23:36:00.002-05:00

Space Jam Records, 2008

Here is another great space-stoner-rock album I've been spinning lately. Sounds like a mix of Kyuss and Pink Floyd or more accurately like if Monkey3 had vocals. Groovy!

Website : Myspace : dl

Sahara Surfers - Spacetrip On A Paper Plane

2011-07-18T19:02:00.003-05:00

Sound Zero, 2010

Female-fronted stoner-rock from Austria. this album really grew on me with each listen and now it keeps getting stuck in my head.
LIYL: Kyuss, Colour Haze, Queens of the Stone Age,

Website : Myspace : dl

the funkiest funk that ever funked..

2011-06-26T11:21:00.003-05:00

Check out my expanded Funk/Soul mix! 3 more CDs of amazing tunes you won't hear anywhere else! GET FUNKY

DJ Krush & Toshinori Kondo - Ki Oku

2011-06-19T18:22:00.002-05:00

Apollo, 1998

"Pairing DJ Krush, known throughout the beat underground for his subdued, trippy soundscapes, with Japanese avant trumpeter Toshinori Kondo may seem an odd pairing. This record, however, is instantly knowable and intuitively easy to grasp. DJ Krush is not only able to drive the direction and tempo, but he's also quite adept at creating mood--often mixing up somber, downtempo collages that glide with an underwater grace. His uptempo work is direct, solidly propelled by someone who knows how to handle bass and breaks. Thankfully, the canvasses Krush mixes up are large enough to include Kondo's color work. The trumpeter (who's worked with the likes of Herbie Hancock and John Zorn) takes full advantage of the opportunity. Kondo is a breathy, richly toned player, and his meshings add to the dreamy, psychedelic feel of the recording. He's effective whether he's drifting beside Krush's swirling dub coiled in a haze of effects or punctuating beats with pure blasts of horn fire. A hip-bop classic." --S. Duda

DJ Krush : Toshinori Kondo : dl

SubRosa - No Help For The Mighty One

2011-06-16T15:22:00.001-05:00

Profound Lore, 2011

One of my favorites this year.

"Subrosa comprises the deep thrum that makes up the underlying plasma of our invisible surroundings. The dark air of eerie violin, warped vocals, downtuned guitar and thunderous, sludgy bass grips its focus on the low end. The supernatural black-rock riffs are grossly stripped-down. Extreme straightforwardness is the name of the game in getting to the primitive center inside all of us that has the most power to overpower."

LIYL: Grayceon, Giant Squid, Minsk, Rose Kemp, Battle of Mice, Mouth of the Architect

Website : Myspace : dl

Shroud Eater - ThunderNoise

2011-06-14T04:41:00.003-05:00

self released, 2011

"Shroud Eater return with their full length début after the very promising start they made with their EP that they released in 2009. The Thundernoise album comes in a very thick cardboard digipak with a lyric-sheet put together by the band themselves and the artwork is in the same tradition set by the EP. Shroud Eater have a unique place in the sludge-metal scene as they sound not like any other band and maybe they are not sludge at all depending on your own tastes. Thundernoise has 11 songs, 3 of those are re-recorded versions of "We are Beasts," "Vesuvius" and "Cyclone" which also appeared on their début EP. The band still have a raw take on the sludge genre, sounding like a punkish version of High On Fire at times with the vocals of guitarist Jeannie Saiz mostly consisting of aggressive yelling. Shroud Eater unleash a fairly varied approach from straight-forward noise rock to more complex passages especially in one track titled "Oubliette" which is the album's centerpiece."

Altho I'd say the centerpiece is Descent from the Summit. Read the rest of the review on Doommantia

Website : bandcamp : dl

You Handsome Devil - The Hell, You Say

2011-06-09T16:51:00.002-05:00

self-released, 2011

Badass rock/metal trio from Toronto. LIYL: things that fucking rock!

"Band biographies are pointless piles of self-indulgent garbage.

No...seriously. They’re fucking useless.

I mean, does anybody really care about how old you were when you started playing guitar?

Does it really make a difference how many unsigned, unknown, and completely unimportant rock bands you played in when you were in high school?

Will it enhance my musical experience if I am told about the girl you dated in your late teens who cheated on you with her design prof. and subsequently dumped your lazy, pot-smoking, guitar picking, biography writing ass?

The answer is simple.

The answer is no.

Therefore, the members of the Satanic Rock & Roll combo known as YOU HANDSOME DEVIL have chosen to say absolutely nothing about their extraordinarily spectacular band and how great it is.

No way. Not these guys.

You couldn’t possibly get them to yammer on endlessly about their stellar live performances.

And they won’t waste your time describing the inner facets of their patented brand of rock & roll.

They won’t even make mention of their winning personalities, or of their dashing good looks.

They simply don’t need to sell you on anything.

If you like it, turn it up.

If you hate it, go to Hell.

Either way you’ll be listening to

YOU HANDSOME DEVIL."

facebook : myspace : dl

DeStatt - Machinry

2011-06-09T16:29:00.001-05:00

Cool Green Recordings, 2011

"De Statt, it has to be said, are quite, quite brilliant. While it is a given that they will not appeal to the more metal-minded readers who visit SonicAbuse, for those who have a hankering for the days when Mike Patton would bounce between Loveage, Tomahawk and Pepping Tom, when Butthole Surfers provided the soundtrack to Beavis and Butthead and when Primus ground out twisted slabs of funky brilliance then this is for you. Comparisons to QOTSA, Nick Cave, Captain Beefheart and the like are fair and understandable, but there’s so much more going on here – as if Torre Florim’s twisted muse has infected the other members of this unique band and sent all five spinning off on some mad, Hunter S. Thompson journey into the mescaline-soaked desert. Inspiring, insane and ingenious, this is what pop music should sound like rather than the mass-produced, soulless, mindless crap ground out on X factor. ‘Machinery’ should be required listening for anyone with a pulse – it really is quite remarkable." - Sonic Abuse review

Website : Myspace : dl

Guadalupe Plata

2011-06-06T15:16:00.003-05:00

self-released, 2011

"Creepy Hi-LO-Fi swampy espanafied punkass monster blues" from Ubeda, Spain. Sounds like Old Time Relijun to me. You can download both releases free from their bandcamp site. and you can see an awesome video by them here (trust me you'll want to check it out ;)

bandcamp : Myspace

ARENNA - Beats of Olarizu

2011-05-31T13:56:00.004-05:00

nasoni records, 2011

I'm back and will have a bunch of stuff soon. Today I bring you an absolutely epic slab of psychedelic stoner-doom from Spain. This kicks ass! More info and alt link at the Swamp

LIYL: Samsara Blues Experiment, Acrimony, Loan, Ancestors, Gonga, Earthless, Kyuss, Iota, Sons of Otis
Myspace : bandcamp : dl

True Widow

2011-04-28T17:50:00.000-05:00

As High As The Highest Heavens And From The Center To The Circumference Of The Earth
Kemado, 2011

This is really fucking good. Texas slowcore doomgaze trio.
LIYL: Earth, Jesu, Codeine, Human Bell, Low, Broken Water, Pelican, Across Tundras
Website : Myspace : dl

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers - Teenage and Torture

2011-04-06T14:43:00.003-05:00

Knitting Factory Records, 2011

"Shilpa Ray and her Happy Hookers play grinding blues, sleazy jazz, and bracing rock with punk immediacy and pop appeal. The result? Something like a vulgar Ella Fitzgerald, channeling Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, and singing her songs before a wall of distortion and thunderous, pounding rhythms. Live shows are already a notorious commodity — and audiences have been screaming as loud as the band does." -last.fm

On tour with Acid Mothers Temple(seriously one of the best live bands you'll ever see) right now
Website : Myspace : dl

P.S. I added new links to the "great posts from other blogs" section on the right. i suggest exploring them or you'll miss out on some amazing music. i also updated my "favorite blogs" list. I find almost all my fave music from these blogs. Props to all those who run them!

Paul Cary - Ghost of a Man

2011-04-02T14:00:00.000-05:00

stank house records, 2010

some great tunes here, from toetappin little ditties to some depressive folk dirges. listen if you like old blues, garage rock and stuff like Tom Waits
dl

Money Making Jam Boys - The Prestige: Jam Boy Magic

2011-03-16T18:57:00.002-05:00

10.Deep, 2011

An absolutely killer mixtape full of great tracks (with just a couple duds). If you like hip-hop at all you are sure to find something you'll love on here. I'm really loving Coming Out Hard and International Playboy. Can be downloaded directly from the 10 Deep Website. Alt link if needed.

"10.Deep has linked up with The Money Making Jam Boys’ for their first mixtape release, “The Prestige: Jam Boy Magic”. The Money Making Jam Boys (consisting of Black Thought from the Grammy-winning Roots crew, Dice Raw, Truck North, P.O.R.N. and STS) join Kid Cudi, Wale and Donnis as artists that we have supported and championed as a brand.

Seamlessly mixed by The Press Play Show’s own Mick Boogie and Terry Urban, The Prestige – sixteen tracks of hot lava – draws equally upon original production by the likes of Frank Knuckles and ?uestlove, and a revisitation of several golden era hip-hop tracks. Mix that with cuts by the legendary Jazzy Jeff and you get what many who’ve been privy to preview listens state is the best mixtape release we’ve had to-date. We’ll reserve our judgement and let you decide."

Songs of 2010

2011-03-01T16:10:00.005-05:00

Late to the party. With the top 50 albums this year I didn't bother uploading all the albums. I linked to the ones I've posted before, and most are still there, otherwise I've just linked to a band's myspace. In order to further highlight the best of last year I made a playlist for you lucky folks.

With this playlist I wanted to share some of my favorite songs of the year and hopefully shed some light on some overlooked stuff. It's not all my favorite songs but mostly from releases I think not enough people have heard. I didn't put them in order of favorites but instead wanted the playlist to move smoothly from genre to genre, climaxing with the epic and heavy and then coming down with a couple slower, ambient tracks. It's almost 4 hours long but worth listening to.

Oh and the best tracks of the year are Crippled Black Phoenix's We Forgotten Who We Are, Man's Gin's Solid Gold Telephone and Gifts From Enola's Alagoas. So fucking good!

Part 1
Part 2

| 01 - Maserati - Pyramid Of The Moon.mp3
| 02 - Umberto - Running Blade.mp3
| 03 - Luke Abbott - Brazil.mp3
| 04 - Gold Panda - Same Dream China.mp3
| 05 - Jaga Jazzist - Toccata.mp3
| 06 - Junip - Rope & Summitt.mp3
| 07 - Wino - Mala Suerte.mp3
| 08 - Paul Cary - Angel from Heaven.mp3
| 09 - Voice Of The Seven Thunders - Disappearances.mp3
| 10 - The Goner - Within the Hour.mp3
| 11 - Man's Gin - Solid Gold Telephone.mp3
| 12 - Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company.mp3
| 13 - Warpaint - Undertow.mp3
| 14 - Wildbirds & Peacedrums - The Well.mp3
| 15 - Sabbath Assembly - Hymn of Consecration.mp3
| 16 - Quest For Fire - The Greatest Hits By God.mp3
| 17 - The Main Street Gospel - Fool's Gold.mp3
| 18 - Crippled Black Phoenix - We Forgotten Who We Are.mp3
| 19 - The Ascent of Everest - Return to Us.mp3
| 20 - My Education - City Woman.mp3
| 21 - Gifts From Enola - Alagoas.mp3
| 22 - The Redneck Manifesto - Little Nose.mp3
| 23 - Ghost Box Orchestra - Bounce & Float.mp3
| 24 - Vinyl Williams - Psychic Shrine.mp3
| 25 - Moon Duo - In The Trees.mp3
| 26 - Mugstar - Radar King.mp3
| 27 - Afrirampo - ?????.mp3
| 28 - My Disco - Young.mp3
| 29 - Les Discrets - L'Echappee.mp3
| 30 - Howl - The Scorpion's Last Sting.mp3
| 31 - Kvelertak - Utrydd dei Svake.mp3
| 32 - Eibon - Through The Eyes.mp3
| 33 - Humanfly - Heavy Black Snow (ft. Rose Kemp).mp3
| 34 - Teeth of the Sea - The Island Is.mp3
| 35 - Eluvium - Cease To Know.mp3
| 36 - Hindi Zahra - Kiss & thrills.mp3

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Howdy folks!

2011-02-18T16:48:00.000-05:00

Sorry for the hiatus. I was without internet for a couple months because my life is a steaming bowl of fucking shit. While I was losing my goddamn mind I did manage to accomplish a few things. What I can reveal to you now is my Funk/Soul mix I've posted over here. I'll have a top 2010 thingy real soon. Just in time for nobody to give a shit.

Dragged Into Sunlight - Hatred For Mankind

2010-12-16T19:24:00.000-05:00

Prosthetic // Mordgrimm Records, 2010

Just popping in to spread some holiday cheer.
Website : Myspace : dl

Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon

2010-11-17T19:30:00.002-05:00

Northern Silence Productions, 2010

This is fucking killer! This is maybe even better than the new Agalloch! Don't get me wrong, Marrow of The Spirit is a great album, but to me this sounds like the true successor to Ashes Against The Grain. Tho its only an EP length and really only 2 tracks of metal....

"Ashen Eidolon is the long awaited debut mini album of this exceptional one-man act from the USA. Gallowbraid plays a dark, melancholic but also dynamic sort of (Black) Metal with slight Folk influences. On top of that Jake Rogers, the man behind Gallowbraid, is able to perform excellent clean vocals and adds these throughout the songs which enriches the already brilliant material even more. And the cream on the cake are very sparsely used ephemeral female vocals of the most beautiful kind. We do not exaggerate when stating that Gallowbraid is among the best and most promising newcomers we encountered in the last decade ...and, having heard most of the songs from the upcoming full length, we can promise that this fantastic MCD is merely the beginning, with much more to come! for fans of Agalloch, Fen, October Falls, Häive, early Ulver and Emprium as well as Wolves In The Throne Room!" - Northern Silence
Website : Myspace : dl

Nocte Obducta - Sequenzen Einer Wanderung

2010-11-17T19:26:00.003-05:00

Supreme Chaos Records, 2008

Not much info on this band. at least not recent info. I gather this is their last album. A fantastic prog metal journey. This review explains more. I'm too tired to write more...

LIYL: Novembre, Opeth, Alcest, Agalloch, Ameosoeurs, In The Woods, Ulver, Edge of Sanity, Disillusion
Website : Myspace : dl

The Main Street Gospel - Love Will Have Her Revenge

2010-11-09T20:28:00.005-05:00

Tee Pee Records, 2010

I fucking love the tracks Fool's Gold and Ready To Shine. I listened to them so much over the summer. They flow perfectly and sound timeless. The whole album is pretty great. As are the other albums I posted today. Enjoy!

"The Main Street Gospel is a Columbus, Ohio trio who mix psych-infused classic rock with dusty country vibes and dirt-stained blues. The band was born in 2005, when Barry Dean–former tambourine shaker for the Brian Jonestown Massacre–began writing songs with longtime friend Ryan “Tito” Ida. Adam Scoppa joined the band on drums the following year.

Dean grew up around music, as his grandfather was a touring and recording guitarist for acts like Roy Rogers & The Sons of the Pioneers and The Georgia Crackers. It’s safe to say that passion for country music was passed on to his grandson. Tito grew up listening to Hank Williams and Bob Dylan and also paved his musical path early on. Scoppa takes his back beat cues from vintage Chicago blues and '60s garage.

Together, the band has a strong sense of understanding and respect for the true roots of rock n’roll. Their sound recalls elements of folk giants The Byrds and Neil Young, while at the same time retaining the modern aesthetics of revivalists like Spacemen 3 and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club." - Tee Pee

LIYL: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Byrds, The Black Keys, CCR, Tame Impala, Cream, Assembled Head In Sunburst Sound, 13th FLoor Elevators
Website : Myspace : dl

The Soundcarriers - Celeste

2010-11-09T20:28:00.001-05:00

Melodic, 2010

"The Soundcarriers are hard to pin down. On the one hand, the Nottingham quartet seem offputtingly po-faced: vinyl anoraks steeped in obscure 1960s/70s library music, soundtracks and jazz, who state in their sleevenotes that "the reverb used on these recordings is 100% natural". (Celeste was recorded on tape in the band's own studio and mixed in a disused warehouse.) On the other hand, they are cheeky enough to title Celeste's opening track Last Broadcast, in reference to their debut album, 2009's Harmonium, being compared to Broadcast by all who heard it. That influence lingers, especially in Leonore Wheatley's chiming vocals and the billowy melodies of Step Outside and Long Highway. But again, the Soundcarriers wrongfoot you: while Wheatley sings of escapism and hiding away, drummer Adam Cann and bassist Paul Isherwood puncture the dreamy mood with bold, strutting rhythms straight out of Can. The result is an album at once free-floating and tethered tight." - Maddy Costa, The Guardian

LIYL: Stereolab, Dungen, Broadcast, Neu!, Time and Space Machine, Electrelane, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Black Mountain, Can
Website : Myspace : dl

Wolf People - Steeple

2010-11-09T20:27:00.000-05:00

Jagjaguwar, 2010

"England’s Wolf People are back with their first proper LP, Steeple. They actually released a clusterfuck of an album called Tidings (which I liked), but this release is much more accessible.

Lead singer Jack Sharp recorded Tidings on his own, but for Steeple he put together a full band and, my God, do they jam. This an album for people that loved that British, bluesy, psychedelic sound of the early 70′s. It was recorded in an old chicken barn on the grounds of a 17th century Welsh mansion and the sound lives up to the picture in my mind. I am fully convinced that paisley shirts and floppy hats were worn. You can’t tell me otherwise.

“Tiny Circle” is a timeless song complete featuring a chugging rhythm section entwined with a tasty flute lick. The song pounds you into submission before veering off intermittently to let guitarist, Joe Hollick, show off his chops. And whereas on Tidings those moments of brilliance were surrounded by demos and only scratched at the surface of Wolf People’s potential, Steeple keeps them coming fast and furious. “Morning Born” into “Cromlech” will knock you on your ass. The tones that come from the guitars are amazing as the rhythm section plows forward.

This isn’t an album to listen with the wife and kids while enjoying a frittata. It’s best listened to with your bros while killing some cool ones and reminiscing about how cool you were when you had a mullet and snuck booze from parent’s liquor cabinet." - Woody

LIYL: Blue Oyster Cult, Tame Impala, Doors, Eloy, Captain Beyond, Dungen, The Animals, Black Sabbath, Black Mountain?, Budgie, T2, Jethro Tull, Guess Who
Website : Myspace : dl

The Heavy - The House That Dirt Built

2010-11-09T20:00:00.003-05:00

Counter Records, 2009

This album goes all over the place, switching between hard funk, retro-rock, soul, reggae, blues, indie and more. “How You Like Me Now?” is a killer track and the rest of the cd is pretty good!

"Every band benefits from a well-defined sense of purpose. Even if you aren’t a big fan of the Heavy’s music, you’ve gotta love their mission. The Bath, England, quartet bash their way through classic soul, funk, and rock with a visceral, apocalyptic intensity that means to right all the musical wrongs Lenny Kravitz has committed over the past 20 years. Rarely has a band been so appropriately named. It’s all heavy with these guys. Heavy soul. Heavy funk. Heavy rock. Even the breezy folk-pop numbers and the ballads mean business." - PopMatters

LIYL: James Brown, Shawn Lee, Black Mountain, The Sonics, Jimi Hendrix, Black Keys, Clutch, Rolling Stones
Website : Myspace : dl

Eibon - Entering Darkness

2010-10-27T19:08:00.001-05:00

Aesthetic Death Records, 2010

Seemlessly blending black metal and progressive/post rock into their ultra-heavy doom/sludge, Eibon have released one the best, and certainly heaviest, albums of the year. Please support this band. They kick ass!

LIYL: Thou, Bongripper, Yob, Electric Wizard, Suma, Zoroaster, Mouth of the Architect, Minsk, Indian, Buried At Sea, Corrupted, Triptykon
Website : Myspace : dl

Bongripper - Satan Worshipping Doom

2010-10-26T17:38:00.002-05:00

Self-released, 2010

With a name like "Satan Worshipping Doom" and a cover like that how can this not rule! Ultra-heavy instrumental doom!
LIYL: Ufomammut, Sleep, Sons of Otis, Om, Yob, Bongzilla, Suma
Website : Myspace : dl

INVDRS - Electric Church

2010-10-23T19:09:00.003-05:00

Corruption Recordings, 2010

"The only things you really need to know about the INVDRS "Electric Church" is it makes you feel alive yet doomed, and you need to own this album. With drum hits that sound like bones snapping and popping under the immense weight of the distortion-maximized guitar and bass, you will welcome this sonic atrocity to melody. The tracks mix up drudgingly slow songs with faster tempo groove or almost crust/punk-oriented tracks and even some psychedelic-type tunes, all with a raw blood-and-booze, spewing, visceral, throat-shredding voice. There is nothing clean or pleasant about what INVDRS offer—it’s amplifier and subwoofer murder, it’s raw meat and no potatoes. This behemoth will not disappoint anyone—even your jazz-show-tune loving grandma can’t deny the density, diversity and pure devastation that Electric Church bellows from it’s charred, devilish and haunting hateful depths." -Bryer Wharton

LIYL: Weedeater, Fistula, Ramesses, Eyehategod, Unearthly Trance, Iron Monkey, Grief, Thou
Website : Myspace : dl

Dopefight - Buds

2010-10-22T18:05:00.000-05:00

Self-released, 2010

"Few band's names describe their sound as accurately as Dopefight. Weed obsessed and weed inspired aggressive sludge, stoner grooves played to perfection.

Following on from their debut self-titled EP and subsequent split with London's Dead Existence the Brighton 3 piece have released Buds on 2nd August 2010. 12 songs that mix the stoner sludge doom genres and refine the blend to it's ultimate conclusion. Maximum riffs and attitude, minimum vocals and zero bullshit.

Speaking of riffs there's more quality in these 50 minutes than some can manage in an entire career. Just when you think the song is safely locked in a groove they're off somewhere else and you're playing catch up, desperate for the next hit." - Trippy Wicked

LIYL: The Abominable Iron Sloth, 16, Weedeater, Zoroaster, Sleep, Bongzilla, Sons of Otis, Boris, Unearthly Trance, Electric Wizard
Website : Myspace : dl

Christian Mistress - Agony and Opium

2010-10-18T15:34:00.000-05:00

20 Buck Spin, 2010

"Hailing from Olympia, Washington, and rumored to be the only heavy metal band from that Pacific Northwest town, Christian Mistress deliver their metal goods in a way that conjures flashbacks of the late 80’s, simultaneously bringing to mind the furious thunder of Judas Priest, Diamond Head and some ‘Kill ‘Em All’-era Metallica. Gaining praise from forthright Darkthrone mastermind Fenriz, the band’s brand of metal has been clawing its way throughout the underground metal scene worldwide while setting them apart from the rest of today‘s metal pack. Thus, it seems there is no stopping the rise of Christian Mistress as they prepare to take their message of old-school thrashing metal madness to the masses, on the road from now into 2011." - Nate of the Living Dead

LIYL: Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Diamond Head, Exodus, Doro, The Devil's Blood
Website : last.fm : dl

Man's Gin - Smiling Dogs

2010-10-17T12:04:00.003-05:00

Profound Lore, 2010

Solid mix of folk, blues, country, southern and gothic rock.

"Formed by Erik Wunder of Cobalt, Man's Gin finds him in a decidedly different but no less captivating light. 'Smiling Dogs' is good old singer-songwriter stuff, reminiscent of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds meets acoustic Alice In Chains meets Tom Waits meets Drive By Truckers, but only truly recognizable as Man's Gin, which already carves out its own niche in this realm..."

LIYL: Woven Hand, 16 Horsepower, Dax Riggs, Nick Cave, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Tom Waits, Neil Young, CCR, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam
Website : Myspace : dl

Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles - Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers

2010-10-16T09:32:00.001-05:00

Tea Sea Records, 2010

This mash-up sounds like a crackpot idea but it works pretty damn well. I don't see any mention of this album on this guy's site or myspace, except for this. Maybe he was threatened by Wu-lawyers!

"Some fellow named Tom Caruana took Wu-cappelas from various group and solo albums and put them over new productions made vaguely from Beatles samples and Beatles covers samples and some shit that couldn’t possibly be Beatles samples but must be. Thankfully, his pilfering of Liverpool’s finest is barely recognizable, except for Ghost’s “Mighty Healthy” which is now Pretty Toney rapping directly over Paul’s singing (kind of awesome) and dirty skank. If anything, Caruana holds pretty true to RZA and co.’s original mood, if not making Shaolin sound a whole helluva lot more awesome than it actually is." - Peter Macia, The Fader
Website : Myspace : dl

Umberto - From the Grave

2010-10-15T03:44:00.001-05:00

Sonic Meditations, 2009

"Matt Hill's UMBERTO channels the great late 70's Italian Horror movie genre created by Fabio Frizzi, Goblin, Ennio Morricone and John Carpenter. Inspired by the movie Pieces, UMBERTO is the long lost soundtrack to a great horror movie that can only be conjured in your mind." - Sonic Meditations press
Website : Myspace : dl

Hidden Orchestra - Night Walks

2010-10-14T01:56:00.001-05:00

TruThoughts, 2010

Tru Thoughts Press Release:"An intense and rewarding listening experience, “Night Walks” encompasses the energy and production techniques of studio-produced beats, but replacing synths and drum machines with natural/ acoustic sounds and instruments for an emotionally potent style. Their debut album, Night Walks, is heavily influenced by classical, jazz, all shapes and sizes of electronica and dance music with the simplicity and honesty of folk and rock to balance the scales."

Their myspace influences gives an idea what to expect:
"In no particular order:
Claude Debussy, Red Snapper, Charles Mingus, DJ Shadow, Aphex Twin, Orbital, William Byrd, Steve Reich, Arnold Bax, Frank Bridge, Oskar Okros, Dave Brubeck, Luke Vibert, Lou Reed, Madlib, Maurice Ravel, Radiohead, Isaac Albeniz, DJ Premier, Sergei Rachmaninov, Gene Krupa, Bill Evans, Squarepusher, Mike Paradinas, Leftfield, Charlie Parker, Autechre, DJ Krush, Tortoise, Erik Satie, Boards of Canada"

Website : Myspace : dl

Afrirampo - We Are Ucho No Ko

2010-10-06T19:50:00.003-05:00

Rock Action, 2010

Holy shit this is amazing! Inventive, passionate, vital and ecstatic music everyone should hear. New contender for the years best! Only the new Maserati or Agalloch can compete!

"So after eight years of psychedelic noise experimentation, Afrirampo have declared this album to be their swansong – and that’s a real shame. Not only are this Japanese duo of Oni and Pika uniquely barmy and loveable, but ‘We Are Uchu No Ko’ captures them at full strength: it’s an album that carries with it all the excitement and might of Melt-Banana (see ‘Miracle Lucky Girls’), the sass of ESG (‘Sore Ga Afrirampo’) and the spaced-out disco doom of Chrome Hoof (‘Hoshi No Uta (Part 4)’). Almost cruelly brilliant, this is a final statement that leaves you desperate for more. It’s plainly time to pledge allegiance to Afrirampo – even if it is too late." - Ash Dosanjh, NME.com

LIYL: Melt Banana, Boredoms, OOIOO, Ruins, Lightning Bolt, Acid Mothers Temple, Nissenmondai, Magik Markers
Website : Myspace : dl

Black Bombaim - Saturdays and Space Travels

2010-10-05T19:56:00.001-05:00

Lovers & Lollypops, 2010

Portugal's answer to Earthless. These guys are a bit noisier and sloppier but almost just a great! "Almost as good as Earthless" means this is fucking awesome. Also they're offering it free from their website! Get this!
Website : Myspace : dl

Warpaint - Exquisite Corpse EP

2010-10-01T14:59:00.003-05:00

Manimal Vinyl, 2009

I can't stop listening to this band the past few days. Gorgeous music. They have a full-length coming out soon. Check out the brilliant single Undertow here

"Warpaint weaves majestic guitars, hypnotic vocals, and driving post-punk rhythms into gorgeous, sprawling songs that skirt the line between the soundscapes of psychedelia/shoegaze, the haunting intimacy of folk, and rock’s primal heaviness." - manimal

LIYL: Portishead, Cranes, Speck Mountain, Audrey, Black Heart Procession, Hindi Zahra, Beach House, Broadcast, Sonic Youth, Dum Dum Girls, Best Coast, Joanna Newsom, Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Website : Myspace : dl

Black Sleep Of Kali - Our Slow Decay

2010-09-27T18:35:00.000-05:00

Small Stone Records, 2010

"One of Small Stone Recordings’ newest signings, Denver’s BLACK SLEEP OF KALI is a gnashy-fanged, two-headed beast, and they bring a decidedly more malefic edge to the label’s usual roster of retro-stoner suspects. The band’s first full-length, Our Slow Decay, constantly balances a tightrope between pronounced shades of Times Of Grace-era post-apocalypso, and modern-era thrash gallop on a par with Baroness, Bison, or High on Fire. As well, occasionally, the kind of vocal harmony work pops up that wouldn’t be out of place on an early ‘90s Dischord album – and holding the whole thing down, one hell of a masterful drummer in the drunken-fisted Gordon Koch. The band’s equally at home tossing around monolithic lightning bolts of slab-dirge as they are trotting through bone-jarring warhorse crunch, and Our Slow Decay is tempered with each equally." - Kyle Harcott, hellbound.ca

LIYL: Baroness, Black Tusk, Bison BC, Bloodhorse and Bylesa, uh, I mean Kylesa
Website : Myspace : dl

Dead Fawn - Session III

2010-09-11T17:28:00.000-05:00

Dead Fawn Records, 2010

Dead Fawn is three dudes on bass, drums and a really badass organ. They make slow haunting ambient music that is improvised and recorded live. They sound like Bohren soundtracking an old horror movie. And they may be even slower than Bohren. They also sound very organic. The albums many nuances are only apparent after multiple listens. Perfect bedtime record for me. Put it on repeat so you wake up to it too. And you'll want to buy this one folks. The artwork is fantastic (my photo doesn't do it justice). Limited edition CD comes with a record sized piece of plywood with screenprinted artwork. It'll fit right in your record collection but it's something you'll want to put on our wall.

LIYL: Bohren und Der Club of Gore, The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, Dale Cooper Quartet, Swami Lateplate, Nadja
Website : Myspace : dl

Bridges To Dream - Fall

2010-09-11T17:27:00.000-05:00

Dead Fawn Records, 2010

Fantastic post-rock. 2 guitarists, a drummer and a shit-load of pedals. They share 2 members of Dead Fawn. Similar to the spacey atmospheric music of bands like VVB, Caspian and Gifts From Enola, except without the more metal-like riffs. Instead going for a slower, layered atmosphere. A trance inducing album that flows as one big track. Turn this one up loud.

LIYL: Vanessa Van Basten, L'Homme Puma, Paik, Caspian, Gifts From Enola, Pg. Lost, Long Distance Calling, Irepress
Website : Myspace : dl

AUN - VII

2010-09-11T17:26:00.000-05:00

Important, 2010

Excellent ambient metal record. `Blackhole' makes me think of the Predator soundtrack. or maybe it's Commando. Either way I picture Arnold running shirtless through the woods with a big gun. and that's never a bad thing right? or do I need help?

LIYL: Nadja, thisquietarmy, The Angelic Process, Fear Falls Burning, Jesu/Final, Whisper Room, Goslings, Skullflower
Website : Myspace : dl

Le Kraken - Exhalt

2010-09-11T17:18:00.000-05:00

D7i records, 2009

Hardcore & sludge with post-rock influences. Layers of guitar hammering away at riffs creating a loud steadfast roar that builds in instensity. They rely on density and repetition over technicallity. They remind me of Rosetta without the slower ambient parts. Like if Rosetta just played hardcore. Or like a less caustic Celeste. Some other review said a combo of Neurosis and Fucked Up.

LIYL: Rosetta, Celeste, Rinoa, Balboa, Envy, Cult of luna, Neurosis, Fucked Up
Website : Myspace : dl

Mares of Thrace - The Moulting

2010-08-11T17:41:00.003-05:00

Arctodus Records, 2010

Saw these ladies live last night and they kicked ass. Check em out if they're playing near. Buy some merch. They need the gas money.
The rest of the Canadian Tour Dates
11 Aug Windsor, ON
12 Aug Hamilton, ON
13 Aug Montréal, Qc
14 Aug Toronto, ON
15 Aug Burlington, ON
18 Aug Regina, SK
19 Aug Edmonton, AB
20 Aug Kamloops, BC
21 Aug Vancouver, BC
22 Aug Victoria, BC
LIYL: Orphan, Jucifer, Black Cobra, Lullabye Arkestra, Made Out Of Babies, Big Business
Website : Myspace : Music Vid! : dl

Not accepting submissions

2010-08-08T19:23:00.002-05:00

'Sup folks. Something I gotta address here.

This blog is just me posting what I'm listening to the most. And only when I feel like it. I can barely be bothered posting at all. I certainly can't be bothered making a post if I don't love the band/album. I can't just post every band out there. I like the idea of supporting unknown bands just starting out, but I'm not the guy for that*. I don't have the time or energy to get into such a task.

(*I do hope I help the bands I have posted with exposure to new fans, though I realize this kind of site/sharing isn't the kind of exposure some bands want. And I'm not sure I'm helping at all really. I post albums because the music is amazing and people need to hear it.)

I opened the floodgates last year when I posted an email address for this blog. I pretty much only posted it so bands could contact me when they wanted a link/post removed. I started getting some bands sending me stuff to post/review. I had the time to listen to some, and some of it was good, some great. Most of it not so great though. And the emails kept piling up. Now my inbox, which I hardly ever log into, is full of these emails. More than I can possibly listen to. Most I can tell are from people who don't follow the blog and have no idea what my tastes are. Most seem like they were spammed to every blog out there.

If you do actually visit often and you think I will love your band then by all means send me something and I'll try to listen. Look at the caliber of bands that I post and if your band doesn't measure up, don't bother. Only send me something if you want me to hear something. Don't send me anything expecting to get it posted. Honestly, I'd prefer if nobody emailed me at all.

Also most of these emails ask if I want to review the album. I don't write. I'm a terrible writer (obviously). I've never written more than a paragraph on an album here and most of what I write is derivative of "this is awesome".

Sorry for all the emails I never responded to. I'm lazy. And I'm a dick. I'll start trying to respond to emails more often.

Go see RibsOut. Dudes real cool and puts a lot of effort into posting albums that bands send him. Good luck to all the bands.

Here are some of the albums I've received that are really good. Check em out!

Sigmoid Argonaut - EP

Hannah & The Bloodlines - Far From the Tree

Deadhorse - We Can Create Our Own World

Locomotora - Locomotora (2009)

Daleth - Lady of the Lake

Hannibal Montana

cssc A.M.

The Great Curve -An Overwhelming Vastness

Anyways I'll resume regular posting soon including some great lesser-known bands from Montreal. And check out the brilliant track to the right by Sabbath Assembly. Song of the year!

Samsara Blues Experiment - Long Distance Trip

2010-06-30T17:18:00.004-05:00

World In Sound, 2010

Kickass album. The last track is really epic. Speaking of epic, check out my EPIC POP MIX!

"SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIMENT are a Berlin based band, founded in Summer 2007 by leadguitarist/singer Christian Peters. They went through several changes in the first period but are in constant line-up since September 2008 featuring Hans Eiselt (guitar), drummer Thomas Vedder and Richard Behrens (bass). As the band name implies three elemental aspects are to notice - the blues as the fundament where it all comes from, the inclusion of spiritual influences accompanied by Indian/raga music and the experimental approach to mix up varied elements in a convincing manner.

The band's songs are dominated by a playful dual guitar work as well as a passionate blend of heavy psych, stoner and space rock. This is provided with several nuances and transitions in between - quite retro styled, jamming, even sometimes worked out with a repetitive hypnotic touch in the tradition of krautrock. The band produced two appetizer EP's and intensively toured Europe as well as the US-Westcoast in order to reach for the appropriate condition to record a full album.

World In Sound released the long awaited debut 'Long Distance Trip' in March 2010 which finally offers the band's potential. SAMSARA BLUES EXPERIMENT are a demanded live band in the meanwhile and participate at many European festivals, Roadburn, Yellowstock and Burg Herzberg to name a few." (taken from www.progarchives.com)

LIYL: Iota, Ancestors, Gonga, Earthless, US Christmas, Electric Wizard, Naam, Causa Sui
Website : Myspace : dl

Kvelertak

2010-06-28T18:18:00.000-05:00

Indie Recordings, 2010

"Brutally catchy punkrock/metal with a taste of groovy darkness!

Kvelertak shamelessly draw inspiration from every corner of something that could fit into their idea of good hard-hitting and catchy rock'n'roll. Regardless of genre, but always truthful to the basic idea of the band; good songs performed with the tongue-in-cheek attitude of their punk-rock pioneers. Unlike the majority of heavier bands they sing in their native language – adding even more character to their already unique sound.

Releasing their much anticipated debut album, Kvelertak are already well known in Norway for their furious live energy and catchy, melodic, metal-inspired punk rock. Outside Norway they are fairly unknown… yet." -myspace

LIYL: Nachtmystium, Municipal Waste, Turbonegro, Kylesa, Skeletonwitch, Judas Priest, Darkthrone, Ludicra, Black Tusk
Website : Myspace : dl

Harvestman, U.S. Christmas, Minsk - Hawkwind Triad

2010-06-17T18:38:00.000-05:00

Neurot, 2010

Three awesome bands covering another awesome band make for one fucking awesome album!

"The Hawkwind Triad album is a fitting tribute to the British band that somehow seems to simultaneously remain unknown to the majority of the world’s rock listeners, while also standing as one of the most influential psychedelic bands of all time.

The Triad is unique, as it is an album of covers by three separate artists that essentially flows like an album. Each band -- HARVESTMAN (Steve Von Till of NEUROSIS’ psych guitar based project), MINSK, and U.S. CHRISTMAS -- have approached these 11 iconic songs with respect, but each have also recognized the need for the songs to be reinterpreted in a new space and time. The result is a full-length psychedelic feast that not only captures the feel of Hawkwind’s individual songs, but also has the feel of their classic albums. Even the artwork by Boston artist Thomas Saraceno appropriately provides trippy surrealist scenes fitting to many albums from the 70s. Most of all, the Triad was done out of pure veneration for a band than laid a solid foundation for every heavy, trippy, weirdo band that exists now – as well as for those who will freak out in the future." - Neurot

Harvestman : US Christmas : Minsk : dl

Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictaphones - Parole de Navarre

2010-06-12T10:40:00.001-05:00

Denovali Records, 2007

Weird name for a band so slow and so dark. If you like Bohren und der Club of Gore...

"Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictaphones are the quartet made of musicians covering a wide variety of musical styles (they are former members of Tank, Osaka, TF and ex-groove combo Loupous) creates a music that mixes electronic (samples, cuts, sound treatments) and acoustic (guitars, saxophone, trumpet). They play moody ballads that sounds as if they come out from one of David Lynch’s movies. Like in the Hollywood master of bizarre’s pieces, there is something like a dark and poisonous colour broken by red thunderlights and blue cigarette smoke. Parole de Navarre is an invitation for opening the red curtain of this Dark Jazz cabaret made of shimmering and whirling walls." - last.fm

LIYL: Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore, Swami Lateplate, Dead Fawn, Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corp., Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Kammerflimmer Kollektief
Website : Myspace : dl

Olan Mill - Pine

2010-06-12T10:39:00.003-05:00

Serein, 2010

"Somewhere between the beauty of noise and the innocence of quietude rest the pleasant tones of Pine. Moving effortlessly through passages of pipe organ and piano, this music envelops the listener in an aura of sonic bliss, as evidenced by the enochian tranquility of “An Obident Ear,” the heavenly calls of “A Heavy Leg Cycle,” and the cathartic drones of “Country.” The album’s brevity belies the fact that it hides many musical subtleties. Those in search of peaceful music will find a treasure here." (Tom Meagher, thesilentballet.com)

LIYL: Stars of the Lid, Hammock, Eluvium, Mountains, The Fun Years, Brian Eno
Website : Last.fm : dl

Julianna Barwick - Florine

2010-06-12T10:38:00.000-05:00

Florid, 2009

"Describing this hazy, hallucinogenic album from Brooklyn's Julianna Barwick, you can neatly take Panda Bear's trippier tracks as a jumping off point, as Barwick loops and layers beautiful vocal harmonies with a similar slow-motion deep sea vibe. But this lovely debut is more than just derivative, and the wordless sound collages are transporting." -other music

Saw her open for Eluvium, an a cappella set using just a microphone and loop pedal, and it sounded incredible. The songs on album don't even come close but still sound gorgeous. The first & last tracks are closest to what I heard live.

LIYL: Eluvium, Grouper, Inca Ore, Stellar Om Source, Valet, William Basinski, Enya
Website : Myspace : dl

Wipers - Over The Edge

2010-05-30T14:30:00.000-05:00

Zeno Records, 1983

One of my favorite punk cds, made the year I was born. The box set with their first 3 albums remastered sells for real cheap. Just felt like posting some older albums for once and some personal favorites (the New Model Army album below too)

LIYL: Wire, Husker Du, Flipper, Death, Nirvana
Website : Wiki : dl

Also Dimitri has posted two more mixtapes. Everyone should get his Dungeons in Space mix because it's perhaps his best mix yet and the one that will appeal the most to fans of my blog. Some mind-blowing stuff people!

New Model Army - Thunder and Consolation

2010-05-30T14:29:00.000-05:00

EMI, 1989

"New Model Army is a modern punk band, more melodic than many of their classic counterparts, and are widely respected for their masterful songwriting and their unwavering political stance.

The band was named after the English revolutionary army of Oliver Cromwell. Led by guitarist / vocalist, Justin Sullivan (who performed under the name Slade The Leveller in the early 1980s) it was formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert Heaton and bassist Stuart Morrow in their hometown of Bradford, England. The group quickly grew an extremely loyal cult following, sometimes referred to as “the Family” by members." - last.fm

"Thunder and Consolation was released in 1989 and is the fourth studio album of British rock band New Model Army. The album stands as a landmark in the New Model Army-catalogue, being their most successful album to date and reaching #20 in the UK albums chart. It also saw the band gaining new musical grounds as they adopted a more folky sound with the assistance of violinist Ed Alleyne-Johnson." -wiki
LIYL: Levellers, Wipers, The Cult, The Chameleons, The Phantom Band, Gang of Four
Website : Myspace : dl

ISIS call it quits!

2010-05-19T14:17:00.004-05:00

"ISIS has reached an end. It's hard to try to say it in any delicate way, and it is a truth that is best spoken plainly. This end isn't something that occurred over night and it hasn't been brought about by a single cataclysmic fracture in the band. Simply put, ISIS has done everything we wanted to do, said everything we wanted to say. In the interest of preserving the love we have of this band, for each other, for the music made and for all the people who have continually supported us, it is time to bring it to a close. We've seen too many bands push past the point of a dignified death and we all promised one another early on in the life of the band that we would do our best to ensure ISIS would never fall victim to that syndrome..." more

Christ, that's 3 post in a row with bands coming to an end. First finding out Orn's long dead, then that Faust released their last record and now Isis are throwing in the towel!. Like Faust, ISIS is one of my favorite bands ever, so this is terrible news. But it is better to go out on top (how I wish the Simpsons stopped after season 10) and as they said let the band die a dignified death. I'm glad I got to see them live 3 times already. And I hope to make it up to Montreal for their last show.

In other talk: as you can see I've posted a lot lately. Will be without internet for a week or two soon so wanted to post a bunch before I went offline (posted more than I thought I would). So this'll probably be the last post for a couple weeks but you have a lot to check out. I posted so many (23 in a few days) that a lot are pushed to the second page so your scrolling finger should get a workout. Happy listening. I'm gonna go roll a fattie and listen to some ISIS. Peace!

Faust - Faust Is Last

2010-05-19T14:05:00.004-05:00

Klangbad Records, 2010

According to the band, this will be their final release. Sad news, but what a way to go out! This album kills! If you dig experimental music at all this will fry your brain. I sure hope they continue touring and come back to Toronto again. Saw them last year and it was disappointing. Not cuz of the band, but the venue. Just as the band was getting noisier and more intense the equipment shorted out (No doubt because the sound system couldn't handle Faust's all-consuming noise). It happened twice and while the techs were trying to fix it the first time we were treated to some great acoustic Faust (like the Sad Skinhead). then they fixed it again and started with Rainy Day Sunshine Girl and just as it was building to a profound wall of sound the sound cut out again and Faust called it quits and I wanted to cry. Please come back Faust!

"If faust announce a last record after 40 years then it might be a good idea to open up the ears, especially when the cover art is one big reference to their first record. The x-rayed "fist" appears again, this time with the fingers slightly more opened. 40 years lie between the two records. 40 years of many different line ups, record companies, financial disasters, artistic failures and successes. Whatever can happen to a band has happened to Faust. In that sense they are not an unusual group of musicians. What is unusual is that each project, each record, each concert over the last 40 years has been different. On the very first record they made clear (on clear vinyl) that they were in it for destruction. "All you need is love" and "Satisfaction" symbolically were set fire to. That same fire you will hear on this new & last Faust record. The circle will be closed by more circular music. A music that seems to come out of nowhere, sonic descriptions rather than songs. Timeless and not rooted in specific places and/or traditions. Maybe influenced by Cage's idea of chance, Dada, cut-ups, Sun Ra's free jazz organ playing and the second attempt after the German-American Monks to represent "a rock group as total artwork". faust in 1970 and in 2010 sound aggressive and 100 percent oriented towards the future. There is not a glimpse of nostalgia in "Faust is last". Turn up the volume and listen to this first, new and last Faust record very loud!" - Klangbad Records
Website : Myspace : dl

Orn - Teeth/Knowing

2010-05-19T14:03:00.000-05:00

Elevation, 2009

Great Toronto sludge/drone/noise band that came and went with little notice. I saw them open for Boris before they even had any releases. A fantastic set. Like Ocean but with more ear-bleeding noise. Been meaning to post this EP for a while now but kept forgeting. Now that I check their myspace for this post I see they sadly broke up last year. Good news is they posted their unreleased full-length to download (sendspace link works). Listening to it now, it's slower and even noisier than the ep. Reminds me of Japan's Up-Tight.

"Orn are a new three piece doom metal band from Toronto, one drummer, two guitarists and a wall of amplifiers. Orn's doom is heaving and raw, the drone is delivered in snarling unapologetic straight shots. The intensity is built up and torn down with minimal structures with guttural screams, sustaining guitars and punishing insistent rhythms that force their way into your mind. With extended listen the music becomes impossibly heavy and hypnotic hitting you with wave after wave of hard charging, supremely gratifying, destroyed noise. Welcome the arrival of a new player in the noise world: Orn." - Elevation

LIYL: Ocean, Graves At Sea, Corrupted, Up-Tight, Buried at Sea, Boris, Merzbow
Website : Myspace : dl

Bison BC - Dark Ages

2010-05-18T21:16:00.000-05:00

MetalBlade, 2009

I heard they had this cd at walmart for about 7 bucks* but when I went they didn't have any so I just bought a bunch of frozen pizzas instead. They were on sale! So if you find yourself in that horrible place, pick this up if you see it. It's cheap and it rocks! (*this is probably just in Canadian walmarts cuz BBC is from Vancouver)
LIYL: High on Fire, Baroness, Saviours, Mastodon, Motorhead, Kylesa
Website : Myspace : dl

Ludicra - The Tenant

2010-05-18T21:15:00.002-05:00

Profound Lore, 2010

"Fourth album, and first in four years, from the mighty Ludicra! 'The Tenant' sees the band walking the fine line between their punkish black metal origins and a more progressive attitude that incorporates all kinds of outside influences. No surprise that every aspect of this album is top-notch, considering the members are also known from Hammers Of Misfortune, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, Exhumed, Ghoul, Impaled, Agalloch and others..."
LIYL: Enslaved, Lifelover, Nachtmystium, Krallice, Saros, Negura Bunget, Agalloch
Website : Myspace : dl

Howl - Full of Hell

2010-05-18T21:15:00.001-05:00

Relapse, 2010

"Providence, RI quartet Howl mix crusty, hoarse bellows with triumphant/catchy riffs, a sludgy doom atmosphere, knotty structures, a punk spirit, and a somewhat bleak outlook on things (or, as the press release puts it: “Howl are open about how they draw inspiration from mother nature’s decline”). So, basically, no-bullshit heaviness. Or, as they put it at their MySpace: “Bong-rippin’ Labyrinth metal.” The recent tour with Skeletonwitch makes perfect sense. So would one with an early Mastodon. And, hey, so do those upcoming shows with Eyehategod." - stereogum

LIYL: Bison BC, Unearthly Trance, High On Fire, Triptykon, The Gates of Slumber, Lair of the Minotaur, Acid Witch
Website : Myspace : dl

Woodsman - Collages

2010-05-17T03:59:00.000-05:00

Mexican Summer, 2009

Perfectly flowing, weed-smoking, chillout music. Simplistic, psychedelic jams with shimmering post-rock beauty and repetitive, heavy krautrock build-ups. An album that gets better and better as it goes along until the end comes and, in a deep trance, you want it to keep on going. Utterly fantastic album! and they have another EP coming out June 1st.

"From the green forests of Denver comes the debut album from Woodsman, an instrumental quartet with roots in nature, post-rock of the mid-‘90s Tortoise/Cerberus Shoal/A Minor Forest variety, and a sense of epic grandeur that ties the whole thing together. Killer from nose to nuts, with 19-minute monster 'Mothershift' taking top honors; it reminds us that one ton of feathers is just as crushing as one ton of lead, if properly positioned." -mexicansummer

LIYL: Human Bell, Neu!, Can, Ash Ra Tempel, The Alps, Moon Duo, Wooden Shjips, Voice of the Seven Thunders, Religious Knives
Website : Myspace : dl

Jessica Bailiff - Old Things

2010-05-17T03:58:00.003-05:00

Morc Records, 2007

"Jessica Bailiff is an American singer-songwriter from Toledo, Ohio. Her music is largely classified as slowcore, although it contains elements of post-rock. It is essentially a droning, experimental style of slow-tempo music which coalesces textured, blurry and surreal sounds with immersed vocals." -last.fm

"This record is a collection of rare and unreleased material, mostly recorded between the release of her second and third album. As such, it can be seen as the missing link between the rather droney second record, and the starker Jessica Bailiff record." - Morc records

LIYL: Low, Stellar Om Source, Grouper, Eluvium, Cranes, Windy & Carl, To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie
Website : Myspace : dl

Voice Of The Seven Thunders

2010-05-17T03:58:00.001-05:00

self-titled, Tchantinler, 2010

AKA Voice Of The Seven Woods. Guess he changed the name because this album is heavier and more distorted than his earlier acoustic/folk.
"If you don’t get excited by the idea of lacerating psych-rock where electric guitars sound like Egyptian and Turkish instruments take a leaf out of Naked Lunch and start devouring fuzz boxes, where drums pound at the clip of an Arabian stallion and the bass player plays enough notes to create something more akin to a rolling swell of low frequencies, then this might not be for you. In case I haven’t made it clear, it is most definitely for me." - David Morris (excerpt from here)
LIYL: Comets on Fire, Six Organs of Admittance, Sir Richard Bishop, The Goner, Ulaan Khol, Dungen, Hush Arbors, Sun Araw, Kevin Hufnagel, Grails
Website : Myspace : dl

The Goner - Behold A New Traveler

2010-05-17T03:57:00.001-05:00

Deep Water Acres, 2010

"The Goner is most definitely a grower! The first listen to any of Daniel Westerlund's releases always has the same result: it's always pleasurable with immediate effect; it always leaves a sort of eerie quirkiness that has you wondering what in the hell is going on in Westerlund's mind; and it always reassures you that the next few times the record gets a spin it's only going to get better. "Behold a new traveler" continues this particular aspect of The Goner's listening experience as unconventional vocals meet atmospheric, eccentric musical passages that interweave to create a truly captivating and addictive sound. The album's strongest moments are found on "Within the hour", one of the more uplifting sections of the recording, albeit in an oblique sort of way, and closing track "En route" with its drone-meets-grunge progression toward some pseudo-insanity. The production on "Behold a new traveler" is somewhat repressed, yet it fits The Goner's style perfectly. Anything brighter would definitely be to the detriment of the music and it's this choice of sonic output that really elevates the album to such high regard. Musically, he's hard to pin down. Think Rusted Root meets Wardruna meets Michael Stipe-gone-Cajun and you're pretty close to what Westerlund manages to create in his music. And the best thing about this album? The fact that even though it already sounds amazing, I know it's only going to get better! A tall order indeed, but The Goner has hit the nail firmly on the head." - John Norby

LIYL: Voice Of The Seven Woods, O'Death, Grails, Fire On Fire, Pygmy Lush, Iron & Wine, Neil Young, Comus, Nick Drake, Bonnie Prince Billy
Website : Myspace : dl

Disappears - Lux

2010-05-17T03:55:00.006-05:00

Kranky, 2010

"Drawing on a combined reverence for reverb, heavy tremolo, distortion, delay and repetition, Disappears play minimal rock music inspired by krautrock, punk rock, the mid 80's New Zealand scene, and a bit of everything in between. And in their minimalist approach the band finds their real strength, hammering home chord structures that are tried and true and can and do remain fresh in the hands of the right talents such as these."

LIYL: Sonic Youth, A Place To Bury Strangers, Obits, The Stooges, Comets On Fire, Wipers, Joy Division, Mondo Drag, Pontiak, Hot Snakes
Website : Myspace : dl

The Alps - Le Voyage

2010-05-17T03:55:00.004-05:00

Type Records, 2010

"With propulsive, break heavy rhythms sure to appeal to any diggers out there and a blissful, sunny outlook to wipe the frown from the faces of all you dour experimental types, ‘Le Voyage’ is a crack of light in a dark room. A mysterious record, it is punctuated by the same energy that gave us space rock and psychedelia, and while the band are quick to demonstrate their wide-ranging musical knowledge, there is something incredibly unique about their sound. This is not a lazy soundtrack to a film which might never be made, rather ‘Le Voyage’ is a journey for the listener and one you will want to take over and over again." - Type Records

LIYL: Voice Of The Seven Thunders, Woodsman, Tarentel, Popol Vuh, Grails, Ghost, Ash Ra Tempel,
Website : Myspace : dl

Eternal Tapestry - The Invisible Landscape

2010-05-17T03:55:00.001-05:00

Not Not Fun, 2010

"The pleasure of the guitar riff has been almost exclusively hogged by Doom rockers and stoners for the last few years. Eternal Tapestry are one of an increasing number of artists reclaiming it for more innervated and colourful purposes. From the opening wah-wah soaked "Cathedral Of Radiance" to the closing "Pyramid Visions", the soundscape is pushed out and pummelled forward by riff after riff from duel guitarists Nick Bindeman and Dewey Mahood, each buoyed on a rubble roll of drum from Jed Bindeman. The austere focus of OM et al is displaced by Motor City energy and space rock colour rooted in The Stooges, Hawkwind, heavy Kraut and latterday believers like Spacemen 3 and Loop." WIRE MAGAZINE

LIYL: Magic Lantern, Wildildlife, Earthless, Residual Echoes, Raccoo-oo-oon, White Hills, Acid Mothers Temple, Neu!, Wooden Shjips
Website : Myspace : dl

Residual Echoes - California

2010-05-17T03:54:00.001-05:00

Holy Mountain, 2010

"After returning to their native state of California from a national tour, Residual Echoes went in to the studio immediately, for their most cohesive effort yet. California is comprised of four songs. "White Cloud" and "Julie Patchouli" could be called "pop songs," and they are rock and roll to the fullest, but they are ensconced in luscious, freak-out arrangements further enhanced by a select group of special guests. The second side of the LP is a suite dedicated to the state of California complete with references ranging from the construction of the railroads, the natural beauty of the land and the mating rituals of elephant seals. It ends with a distorted take on Los Angeles via UK-colored glasses with the title track which erupts into epic, pulsing, skronk-raunch riffs that cease to abate for the duration of the song's 10-minute length (all the while making references to summer, SST records, earthquakes and helicopters flying through the streets of Hollywood seeking out pillaging Slayer fans. Really. It's all there)"- holy mountain

LIYL: Assembled Head In Sunburst Sound, Eternal Tapestry, White Hills, Comets on Fire, Six Organs of Admittance, Magic Lantern, Black Mountain, Acid Mothers Temple, La Otracina
Website : Myspace : dl