It’s been a particularly strong year for music from the Italian province of Ravenna. Nero di Marte’s Immoto, was released in January this year. The following month saw the release of Postvorta’s Porrima. The month after, Void of Sleep’s Metaphora.…
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August is Te Marama Pūoru Waiata Māori, or Māori Music Month. And, serendipitously, the one album from a New Zealand artist I’ve listened to more than any other this month is from a multi-talented Maori artist, Ruby Solly. In fact,…
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Occult rock is a thing, or so I’m led to believe. It seems to be a catch-all for any ‘60s and ‘70s inspired, psychedelic, progressive rock with radio friendly melodies, and many of the groups that play it seem to…
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From the first notes of Maud the Moth’s album, Orphné, I’m reminded of a mix of Mariana Semkina’s debut solo album from earlier this year, and Tori Amos from many years earlier. It’s a timeless and ageless mix of beauty…
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In this update we have the first of a two part Spanish ADA Special featuring: • Fruteria Toñi – El Porvenir Está En Las Huevas • Moura – Moura • Abstracción – Abstracción • Glasswork – Metabolé • dCoded –…
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Norwegian duo Tic Tic’s debut album, Comfort in the Echo, is my surprise hit of the year. I’d probably never have come across the album, were it not released on Apollon Records (one of several labels I like to keep…
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Two years ago I was introduced to Russian band Aesthesys, via their album from that year, Achromata. The most exciting aspect of their music was the use of soaring violin parts over their post rock music. By no means the…
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Last year’s De Facto was the fifth release by Mexican duo, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, the third of their albums to be released internationally, and the first that I heard. It grabbed me immediately, from its jarring and bruising opener.…
View More J. Zunz – Hibiscus
Recently, ArcTanGent Festival posted on their Facebook page asking their followers what they thought the top five post-rock releases of 2020 were so far. There were a lot of familiar and expected names, but one I was surprised to see…
View More OHHMS – Close
I first became aware of German band Electric Mud from a review of their 2018 album The Deconstruction of Light on The Prog Mind. I was intrigued enough by the review, and impressed enough by the music, to buy that…
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