Tag: drone

Boris – Dear (Review)

BorisBoris are a legenday group from Japan. Over the years they have produced so much music in so many different styles it’s actually quite difficult to keep up with them. Suffice to say, whatever they do, they usually do it very well indeed.

The last time we caught up with Boris it was only a year or so ago, with their split/collaboration with Merzbow. This was experimental noise at its very best, a style I’m not a huge fan of, but done so well that I couldn’t help but take to it. Continue reading “Boris – Dear (Review)”

Poseidon – Prologue (Review)

PoseidonPoseidon are a UK doom band and this is their debut album.

This is 45 minutes of progressive doom/sludge brought to us by ex-members of the phenomenal Light Bearer. Continue reading “Poseidon – Prologue (Review)”

Sektarism – La Mort de l’Infidèle (Review)

SektarismSektarism are a French doom band. This is their second album.

When an album is just three tracks and yet spans over an hour of material, you know you’re in for some properly slow doom dirges. Continue reading “Sektarism – La Mort de l’Infidèle (Review)”

Feral/Debutante – Split (Review)

Feral DebutanteFeral are a drone/noise/post-rock band from the UK and Debutante is a one-man electro-rock/drone artist from Switzerland.

I’ve not encountered Feral before, so was unsure of what to expect from their two track, six minute contribution to this release. Continue reading “Feral/Debutante – Split (Review)”

Schammasch – The Maldoror Chants: Hermaphrodite (Review)

SchammaschThis is the latest EP from Swiss post-black metal band Schammasch.

Oh, Schammasch. You never quite know what they’re going to do next. Their last album, the colossal and immense Triangle, was so good it made it to the second position in my best of 2016 list.

Continue reading “Schammasch – The Maldoror Chants: Hermaphrodite (Review)”

Gridfailure & Megalophobe – Dendritic (Review)

Gridfailure & MegalophobeThis is a collaborative release by two US one-man experimental artists; Gridfailure and Megalophobe.

As I always say when I encounter anything involving Gridfailure – this isn’t usually my cup of tea, but Gridfailure always deliver the goods, (here, here, here, and here). Continue reading “Gridfailure & Megalophobe – Dendritic (Review)”

The Sun Through a Telescope – Black Hole Smile (Review)

The Sun Through a TelescopeThis is the second album from Canadian one-man drone/doom/other project The Sun Through a Telescope.

This is a varied and diverse release; an hour of drone, doom and experimental sounds that mixes a huge array of influences from all manner of styles and genres. Continue reading “The Sun Through a Telescope – Black Hole Smile (Review)”

Darsombra – Polyvision (Review)

DarsombraDarsombra are a psychedelic drone band from the US.

Here we have some spaced out, cosmic-spanning psychedelic doom rock drone…quite a mouthful really, but one well-worth getting your chops around as Polyvision is a substantial cocktail of heady proportions. Continue reading “Darsombra – Polyvision (Review)”