Anthropocene by Deludium Skies is “drone rock fused with industrial and a free jazz spirit” according to its creator, Austria’s Karl Pelzmann. It is a concept record set in a “dystopian” future in which nature has reclaimed the planet from the rubble of civilization following humanity’s decimation. The surviving people have formed small tribes and… Continue reading Album Review: Anthropocene by Deludium Skies
Tag: avant garde
Album Review: Jarboe’s Illusory
I don’t remember what year or venue it was, but I cannot forget my first and to date only face-to-face encounter with Jarboe when she guested at a Neurosis concert. She glided to the front of the stage in a sheer witches dress and in an instant stared us into cowering submission with her piercing… Continue reading Album Review: Jarboe’s Illusory
Album Review: Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit by Rainer Landfermann
Classify this one in the missed emails of 2019: German experimental musician Rainer Landfermann released his first solo album, Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit, on June 19th, 2019. Named among the Top 30 Best Extreme Metal Vocalists of All Time by Decibel Magazine, the former Bethlehem frontman and PAVOR bassist really outdoes himself on this record. Gut-wrenching… Continue reading Album Review: Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit by Rainer Landfermann
Album Review: Bornwithhair’s Radical Moon
By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov The best thing about music is the level of freedom the artist has to experiment with harmony and structure, allowing them to create whatever sound their heart desires. Bornwithhair takes conventional structure and does their best to bend and twist it to create a unique sound on their new album Radical Moon.… Continue reading Album Review: Bornwithhair’s Radical Moon
Album Review: Capricorn by Cortége
By Nikita Alekseyevich Khrenov On their September 2019 album Capricorn, experimental Texas duo Cortége uses a vast array of sounds and instrumentation to explore the trials and tribulations of a lost space traveler who finds himself in a strange world. The album instantly draws parallels between the eerie feel of Angelo Badalamenti’s work on Twin Peaks… Continue reading Album Review: Capricorn by Cortége
Listening Lately: Laster and Blind Scryer
The ol’ inbox has provided quite a variety this month. First up, we have Dutch avant garde/post black metal band Laster. They’re releasing a new album and a companion EP, Het Wassen Oog and Stadsluik respectively, on April 5th through Prophecy Productions. Have a listen to the single “Haat & Bonhomie” to get an idea… Continue reading Listening Lately: Laster and Blind Scryer
Explicit Content: A Review of Xiu Xiu’s Girl with Basket of Fruit
It’s a rare thing to come across something completely unfamiliar in modern music. Some would claim that the golden age of musical exploration is behind us — the 60s through the 90s. Every kind of music possible has already been found and done, and now groups are doomed to constantly recycle old styles. Some critics… Continue reading Explicit Content: A Review of Xiu Xiu’s Girl with Basket of Fruit