Live Review | @faraomusic.bsky.social at The Waiting Room
"It’s music that invites as much reflection as it is reflective, restful as it is danceable, ethereal as it is grounded in earth, skin and silk." By Elise Price bit.ly/Faraoway @mormaid.bsky.social @stereosanctitypr.bsky.social
Review | the black watch - Varied Superstitions by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"While some artists lose it after being on the scene for so long, the black watch have still got it."
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Review | Weedpecker - V by @teamhorse.bsky.social
"As 2026 gets off to a truly abysmal start with world events, Weedpecker have arrived with a glorious and beautiful album to ease any troubled minds."
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Review | Neal Morse Band - L.I.F.T. by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The nature & atmosphere behind the new album are quite extraordinary with its harder rock sounds, gospel, progressive-pop & insane time signatures to give it that punch in the gut which it needed."
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Review | Bonnie "Prince" Billy - We Are Together Again by @teamhorse.bsky.social
"We Are Together Again finds Will Oldham on top form, the “we” referenced in the title appears to be heartfelt and exceedingly good songs."
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@dominorecordco.bsky.social
Review | Amir ElSaffar - New Quartet Live at Pierre Boulez Saal by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"If you’re very new to Amir’s music, this is a start. It may take repeatable listens, but if you’re up for a challenge, the live show at the Pierre Boulez is it."
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Review | Ave Grave & Unlearn - Ave Grave x Unlearn by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Ave Grave & Unlearn have created music that ebbs and flows with ease, creating the exact mood pieces that they set out to do."
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Interview | Bakka from Necrofier
Gavin Brown caught up with Necrofier vocalist/guitarist Bakka to chat about their new album Transcend Into Oblivion as well as discussing Necrofier’s ascent, live dates with Acid Bath and a host of black metal related subjects.
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Review | Steve Tibbetts - Close by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Close feels like an open-ended book with a raw energetic touch that’ll make you feel as if you’re inside this dreamland world of contemplation."
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Review | GAEREA - Loss by @teamhorse.bsky.social
"GAEREA are a new band to me, they’ll soon be a new band to a lot more people with this captivating and brave album."
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Echoes of the Past | Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (50th Anniversary Edition) by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The masterpiece of all of the electronic sound Tangerine Dream has given to us."
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Review | Julie Slick & Tim Motzer - Frozen Holy Water by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The music lends itself this meditated vibe to get you through the snowiest day of your life."
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Review | Hey Colossus - Heaven Was Wild by @ouchmonkey.bsky.social
"Loud, loose, and thrillingly alive, it’s a much needed reminder that not everything is soul-suckingly terrible."
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@heycolossus.bsky.social
Review | Mike Johnson - The Gardens of Loss by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The profound work Mike has elaborated here is not for the faint of heart, but it carries you within reach to see what he will come up with the next chapter in his stories"
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Album Premiere | Grey Malkin – Haunted Lives (A Retrospective)
Eerie, unearthly "gathering of works" from the enigmatic experimental sound artist and pedal collector. This comprehensive cassette curation and download from @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social is utterly spellbinding. bit.ly/greymalkin
Interview | Ross Sewage from Exhumed
To celebrate the release of the new album Red Asphalt, Gavin Brown caught up with Exhumed bass player Ross Sewage to talk about the album, life on the road, horror classics, hip hop and his other bands Impaled and Cold Slither.
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Review | Spectral Sorcery - Hyperspace Odyssey by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Their debut album Hyperspace Odyssey, will get your seat belts buckled and prepare to hurtle through the cosmos with space maddening effect."
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Review | Matador - Above, Below, And So by @teamhorse.bsky.social
"Matador keep the listener engaged as they combine weighty riffs with superb melodies."
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Review | JeGong - Gomi Kuzu Can by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Gomi Kuzu Can feels like a sonic turned avant-garde flower ready to bloom at any second with raw power and eruptive sequences coming out of nowhere."
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Interview | Biff Malibu from Gluecifer
To celebrate the return of Gluecifer, Gavin Brown caught up with the band's vocalist Biff Malibu to hear all about their new album as well as hearing about touring with Motörhead and more.
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Review | David August - Hymns by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Blues giant B.B. King is quoted as saying that simple notes are the hardest ones to play and make it sound good, with David August proving him right."
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Review | Nothing - A Short History Of Decay by @teamhorse.bsky.social
"With newfound interest in shoegaze from a generation who weren’t born when it first emerged, this album will surely be well received."
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@rfcrecords.bsky.social
Weird headline in the Guardian about Mandelson. It's been coming for 30 years lads.
Live Review | A.A. Williams • Spotlights at G2
"Seven years on from their Glasgow debut, A.A. Williams have returned to G2 as an artist evolved. Quietly devastating and utterly captivating, they are living proof that there is beauty in darkness." ByDavid Bowes bit.ly/AA_W @rarelyunable.bsky.social
Live Review | Stygian Bough • 40 Watt Sun at Corporation Sheffield
"Tonight, we have been treated to two outstanding sets that, while sonically different, come from the same place in spirit; both 40 Watt Sun and Stygian Bough have shown how special their music is." By Gavin Brown bit.ly/Styg
Review | Isabel Pine - Fables by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Pine was able to conjure not only the environment she used for her recordings, but the emotions those surroundings impressed on her, transcending the usual field recording scenario."
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@krankyltd.bsky.social
Interview | Brèagha Cuinn and Onnagh Cuinn from Bratakus
Gavin Brown caught up with Bratakus to hear all about their new album Hagridden and the meaning behind its songs as well as discussing everything from DIY ethics to the punk scene in Scotland.
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Review | Manu Delago & Max ZT - Deuce by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"And it is all in the sonic layers and nuances here, with the duo being able to extract everything their instruments is able to offer."
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Interview | Epimetheus
David Bowes spoke to Bristol's astro-doom trio Epimetheus about amps, DIY recording and the joys of sci-fi.
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@rarelyunable.bsky.social
Review | Ashtoreth & Grey Malkin - A Crown Of Silver Antlers by Patsker Omaer Beguin
"They deliver a remarkable dark folk ambient work, where cavernous winds and rippling waters carrying the listener through an intricately layered, almost occult soundscape."
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