Singer, guitarist, flautist (and practitioner of the double tin whistle), John is also a member of celebrated traditional group Skipper’s Alley and is joined here by bandmate Ultan O’Brien (also of Slow Moving Clouds). Also contributing to the record are singer Consuelo Breschi of the duo Varo, sean n s singer Saileog N Ceannabh in, […]
Following on from the conclusion of O Emperor and their critically lauded final album Jason, which won the Choice Music Prize 2018, front man Paul Savage embarked on new solo material which embraced a more low-fi aesthetic of bedroom recording. The first fruits of this new venture was a self produced EP (Whozyerman? EP1) in […]
THE PARADIGM-SHIFTING FOURTH STUDIO OPUS FROM THE NORWEGIAN PIONEERS.PRESENTED ON DOUBLE GATEFOLD COLOURED VINYL FORMAT & INCLUDING A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE ALBUM COURTESY OF WRITER JEFF WAGNER. ‘Themes from William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell’ is the fourth studio album by Norwegian experimentalists Ulver. Having been known for their more folklore-tinged black […]
Album of the Week: Stereolab – Instant Holograms on Metal Film Staff Review They’re back! After a 15-year hiatus, Stereolab return with Instant Holograms on Metal Film, a brand-new album from the beloved avant-pop pioneers. Unsurprisingly, anticipation has been sky-high… and we’re happy to report it’s an absolute gem. If you’re new to the groop […]
Montréal post-rock luminary Rebecca Foon (Esmerine, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Set Fire To Flames) is joined by award-winning violinist Aliayta Foon-Dancoes for a soundtrack of atmospheric post-classical chamber music on which the sisters play cello and violin respectively, along with piano by both. This debut fulllength collaboration, produced by Jace Lasek (The Besnard Lakes, Patrick […]
Collection of all eleven episodes from the first two series of the BBC documentary programme narrated by David Attenborough examining the lives of different animal species. The show follows the animal families as they try to overcome numerous threats to their existence and raise their young in environments ranging from Antarctica and India to Patagonia […]
Behemoth’s ascent is a story that can be told in many ways and from many perspectives. When one writes about a band that has written and rewritten the book on extreme metal for over 30 years that much is inevitable. However, it would be difficult to really capture the story’s essence without focusing on the […]
2 LP CREAM VINYL THE CULT is fronted by Ian Astbury on vocals and Billy Duffy on guitar. Their music and albums at this point need no introduction as they have cemented themselves over the years since they began in 1983, as one of the greatest rock bands around. 1994 brought their seif-titled sixth album […]
U.X.O. is unexploded ordnance is landmines is cluster bombs. Yanqui is post-colonial imperialism is international police state is multinational corporate oligarchy. Godspeed You! Black Emperor is complicit is guilty is resisting. The new album is just raw, angry, dissonant, epic instrumental rock. Recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago and mixed by Howard […]
Luciferian Towers is a heavyweight 180gram audiophile pressing from Optimal (Germany) and comes in a gatefold jacket printed on uncoated paperboard with a printed inner dust sleeve and a 24″x24″ pull-out poster that re-caps all four of the artwork panels created by Godspeed You! Black Emperor for the gatefold jacket. Also includes a DL card […]
