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Theologian ~ Pain of the Saints
Ambitious and multi-layered, Theologian‘s latest effort comprises a disorienting force, the kind that only late industrial music, in all of its transgressive glory, can muster. Under the theme of sainthood as an avenue for criticism of the Catholic Church ethos,
Theologian ~ Pain of the Saints
Ambitious and multi-layered, Theologian‘s latest effort comprises a disorienting force, the kind that only late industrial music, in all of its transgressive glory, can muster. Under the theme of sainthood as an avenue for criticism of the Catholic Church ethos,
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma ~ A Year With 13 Moons
According to a little snippet of info at the beginning of a Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie that pretty much shares its title with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma‘s album, every seven years we have one in which there’s not 12 but 13 full
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma ~ A Year With 13 Moons
According to a little snippet of info at the beginning of a Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie that pretty much shares its title with Jefre Cantu-Ledesma‘s album, every seven years we have one in which there’s not 12 but 13 full
Nick Storring ~ Endless Conjecture
Nick Storring‘s Endless Conjecture comes in quite fast after his last album, Gardens, released with only a few months of separation from each other. In a way, this closeness becomes reflected not solely in the process through which the music
Nick Storring ~ Endless Conjecture
Nick Storring‘s Endless Conjecture comes in quite fast after his last album, Gardens, released with only a few months of separation from each other. In a way, this closeness becomes reflected not solely in the process through which the music
Hear Hums ~ Malaise
“Ominous melancholy precipitated by the sickening status quo”, state Hear Hums in their label’s store page, tingeing the psychedelics in Malaise with the bite they no longer inspire. It’s no throwback to the ‘doors of perception’ ideal, though, for the
Hear Hums ~ Malaise
“Ominous melancholy precipitated by the sickening status quo”, state Hear Hums in their label’s store page, tingeing the psychedelics in Malaise with the bite they no longer inspire. It’s no throwback to the ‘doors of perception’ ideal, though, for the
Andrew McIntosh ~ Hyenas in the Temples of Pleasure
Andrew McIntosh‘s debut is undoubtedly one of the most interesting recent releases when it comes to young composers, one of the reasons being that he grabs onto a history of music that does not directly lead, as it does with
Andrew McIntosh ~ Hyenas in the Temples of Pleasure
Andrew McIntosh‘s debut is undoubtedly one of the most interesting recent releases when it comes to young composers, one of the reasons being that he grabs onto a history of music that does not directly lead, as it does with
COSO ~ EP2
The work of Argentinian band COSO very well exemplifies one of those counter-intuitive musical operations that manages to confound and illuminate at the same time, simply due to common-sense expectations that understand music mostly in terms of length and not
COSO ~ EP2
The work of Argentinian band COSO very well exemplifies one of those counter-intuitive musical operations that manages to confound and illuminate at the same time, simply due to common-sense expectations that understand music mostly in terms of length and not
Nick Storring ~ Gardens
There is an immersive, musical element to every garden, even if your visit is momentary. After all, they too, are reliant on a sense of composition, of making an expression emerge from a re-ordering of natural components. Everything in them
Nick Storring ~ Gardens
There is an immersive, musical element to every garden, even if your visit is momentary. After all, they too, are reliant on a sense of composition, of making an expression emerge from a re-ordering of natural components. Everything in them
Wrekmeister Harmonies ~ Then It All Came Down
While I listened to Then It All Came Down, I read the interview it’s based on, a 1973 Truman Capote piece with Bobby Beausoleil, one of the Manson Family members who killed musician Gary Hinman in 1969. As I stopped
Wrekmeister Harmonies ~ Then It All Came Down
While I listened to Then It All Came Down, I read the interview it’s based on, a 1973 Truman Capote piece with Bobby Beausoleil, one of the Manson Family members who killed musician Gary Hinman in 1969. As I stopped
a closer listen 