A small disclaimer: I have been a huge fan of The Tea Party since hearing The River from their major label debut, Splendor Solis. That great album was followed by the even greater The Edges of Twilight, which remains a…
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“25 years, millions and millions of notes, and cases and cases and cases of High Life beer later we bring you Northern Burner, a musical transfiguration spanning the barnyard, outer space, and make believe.” So says the press blurb for…
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Hot on the tail of Eighth Tower Publication’s first anthology of short stories to accompany a compilation on Eighth Tower Records, comes a second. I noted in my review of The Black Stone that “Lovecraftian works provide their horror in…
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Thanks to Facebook, I am able to see that on 17th January 2021 I had been listening to the Eighth Tower Records compilation The Black Stone – Music for Lovecraftian Summonings for about a week, and had already declared the…
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Featured artists: Molybaron | Mythopoeic Mind | Wau Wau Collectif | Konom | Blessings ||: In this ADA (shorter reviews) update Nick Hudson takes a look at recent releases from… • Molybaron – The Mutiny • Mythopoeic Mind – Hatchling…
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News of a new album from Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion is always welcome, and to anyone who has enjoyed their previous albums, the short version of the review is simply order it right away, you won’t be disappointed. Eh?…
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A musical tribute to the 1944 mass POW escape from Stalag Luft III, immortalised in the 1963 film? Maybe not. Maybe a little ‘closer to home’ as mankind gradually escapes the grip and re-emerges from the pathogenic war waged over…
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This band from Trondheim in Norway began life in 2004 and were originally called Fallen Fowl, but changed their name to Shamblemaths – a more interesting name no doubt. They describe their music as “a blatant and unabashed throwback to…
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Featured artists: Mandoki Soulmates | Elements Of A Dream | Briscon | Shaven Primates | Great North Star ||: In this ADA (shorter reviews) update Bob Mulvey & David Edwards take a look at recent releases from: • Mandoki Soulmates…
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For yet another album conceived during lockdown, Red Kite have come up with a great title, Apophenian Bliss. With all the misinformation on social media, and conspiracy theories abounding, I guess it’s understandable that people see connections that simply aren’t…
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