Author Archives: shredfearn
Platonick Dive ~ Overflow
Post-rock bands dabbling with electronics is nothing new – it’s in fact become something of an inevitability for many. In 2014 alone there were some standout releases in this field from heavyweights such as This Will Destroy You, sleepmakeswaves and,
Platonick Dive ~ Overflow
Post-rock bands dabbling with electronics is nothing new – it’s in fact become something of an inevitability for many. In 2014 alone there were some standout releases in this field from heavyweights such as This Will Destroy You, sleepmakeswaves and,
Ricardo Donoso ~ Saravá Exu
‘There was no power in the world that could prevail with me to go through the mortal terror of another encounter with myself, to face another reorganization, a new incarnation, when at the end of the road there was no
Ricardo Donoso ~ Saravá Exu
‘There was no power in the world that could prevail with me to go through the mortal terror of another encounter with myself, to face another reorganization, a new incarnation, when at the end of the road there was no
Luke Howard ~ Two & One
After entering ACL’s Top Ten Modern Composition releases for 2013 with his debut LP, Luke Howard returns to find high levels of excitement and expectation awaiting. Although the Melbourne-based composer’s follow-up does not disappoint, it also seems to attempt a
Luke Howard ~ Two & One
After entering ACL’s Top Ten Modern Composition releases for 2013 with his debut LP, Luke Howard returns to find high levels of excitement and expectation awaiting. Although the Melbourne-based composer’s follow-up does not disappoint, it also seems to attempt a
Drophead vs. Silent Land Time Machine ~ From Ashes Comes the Day
Days becoming longer. Winter getting warmer. Plants spawning from the seeds of their ancestors. Nature in all her cyclical inevitability. It has even been said that human-made events are subject to the same – the economist Edward Dewey claimed that
Drophead vs. Silent Land Time Machine ~ From Ashes Comes the Day
Days becoming longer. Winter getting warmer. Plants spawning from the seeds of their ancestors. Nature in all her cyclical inevitability. It has even been said that human-made events are subject to the same – the economist Edward Dewey claimed that
A Winged Victory for the Sullen ~ Atomos
Second albums may often be ‘difficult’, but sometimes artists under the unprecedented pressures of time and expectation will take flight. For Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, the situation was slightly different. Two years after the release of their critically acclaimed
A Winged Victory for the Sullen ~ Atomos
Second albums may often be ‘difficult’, but sometimes artists under the unprecedented pressures of time and expectation will take flight. For Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, the situation was slightly different. Two years after the release of their critically acclaimed
Wyrok ~ Wireframe
In rockier days, the foremost album that piqued my interest in truly experimental ‘alternative’ music was the sole LP of a little-known UK band, Miocene, called A Perfect Life with a View of the Swamp. It was unapologetic in simply
Wyrok ~ Wireframe
In rockier days, the foremost album that piqued my interest in truly experimental ‘alternative’ music was the sole LP of a little-known UK band, Miocene, called A Perfect Life with a View of the Swamp. It was unapologetic in simply
Sean Hayward ~ Nowhere Found
The somewhat oxymoronic title of this debut album from guitarist and composer Sean Hayward makes more sense after a first listen. The nine pieces on Nowhere Found transport the listener across much of the globe, in a far-reaching sonic exploration
Sean Hayward ~ Nowhere Found
The somewhat oxymoronic title of this debut album from guitarist and composer Sean Hayward makes more sense after a first listen. The nine pieces on Nowhere Found transport the listener across much of the globe, in a far-reaching sonic exploration
A Model Kit ~ Invention of Love
Many doubtless have fond memories of putting together an Airfix or equivalent kit as a youngster. As with dioramas or even Lego, the miniaturisation of things can provoke endless fascination. A Model Kit is a wonderfully apt moniker for this
A Model Kit ~ Invention of Love
Many doubtless have fond memories of putting together an Airfix or equivalent kit as a youngster. As with dioramas or even Lego, the miniaturisation of things can provoke endless fascination. A Model Kit is a wonderfully apt moniker for this
a closer listen 