KalevIi Hämäläinen Group’s debut album, First Days of Summer, is one I’ve had for review for quite some time, yet have never managed to put down words for it. The one major reason for this is that every time I…
View More Kalevi Hämäläinen Group – First Days of SummerAuthor: Nick Hudson
Alam Khan – Solace
I don’t think there can be many people who won’t agree that 2020 has been a tough year. Music has been my solace for most of my life, and it seems, especially so this year. In recent times, I have…
View More Alam Khan – SolaceAsian Death Crustacean – Baikal
London combo Asian Death Crustacean, if I’ve read correctly, sprang from the joining of members from jazz fusion and black metal bands. Now black jazz, or jazz noir, or whatever label it goes by these days, does exist, but I’ve…
View More Asian Death Crustacean – BaikalGriot – Elisabeth
I was introduced to Griot by way of another Portuguese band, Esfera. I had been hugely impressed by the latter’s 2016 album, All the Colours of Madness, so when I heard Nuno Aleluia would be providing the vocals for Griot’s…
View More Griot – ElisabethKekal – Quantum Resolution
When it comes to music from Indonesia, almost the entirety of what I listen to tends towards jazz, thanks to the wonderful MoonJune label. There are two exceptions to this, both of which are black metal – Pure Wrath and…
View More Kekal – Quantum ResolutionSuperfjord – For The Moment, Vol. 1
I was introduced to Superfjord with their second album, All Will Be Golden, back in 2018, and have been hankering for more from the band ever since. As per their Bandcamp, the band’s latest release, For The Moment, Vol. 1,…
View More Superfjord – For The Moment, Vol. 1Laughing Stock – The Island
Once upon a time, an English band then comprising three members made an album called Laughing Stock. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that a Norwegian three piece have named themselves Laughing Stock, as there is definitely some Talk Talk…
View More Laughing Stock – The IslandLong Distance Calling – How Do We Want to Live?
Some genres are quite narrow in scope, while some are so wide as to almost be boundless. Post rock veers more towards the latter, with a huge variation of sounds and styles being ascribed the tag. And yet, take almost…
View More Long Distance Calling – How Do We Want to Live?Arabs in Aspic – Madness and Magic
What do you get if you cross the albums Wish You Were Here and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath? I’d be hard pressed to give a better answer than Madness and Magic. Heck, even the title could be considered an allusion to…
View More Arabs in Aspic – Madness and MagicTurtle Skull – Monoliths
I’m old enough to remember a time when cover art was incredibly important. A time before the Interweb, where walking into a record store, the first thing you might know about an artist would be the impression received from the…
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