Best Albums of April
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Friday, 3 April
Angine de poitrine – Volume Ⅱ
$11.11 CAD
36:50
experimental math rock
Saguenay, Québec
FFO: uSSSy, La Poexe, Lightning Bolt
Independent
Tracklist (click to display)1. Fabienk [06:31]
2. Mata Zyklek [06:09]
3. Sarniezz [04:35]
4. Utzp [06:50]
5. Yor Zarad [06:29]
6. Angor [06:16]
Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy – Fugue Gnawed from the Scabbed God Cerebrum
$7.99 USD
32:32
brutal death metal
Québec City, Québec
FFO: Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship, Gorepot, Yanderechainsawregurgitationfactory
Stillbirth
Tracklist (click to display)1. Conquering Divinity [03:17]
2. The Fallen Lament, Paralytikus Ascends [01:21]
3. Severing What Makes Me Human [02:41]
4. Apotheotic Apotemnophilia [03:03]
5. Entombed Within the Infinite Panopticon [02:23]
6. Gutted & Corpsed [03:05]
7. Heaven’s Empty Halls [05:13]
8. Hurt Beyond Healing [02:33]
9. Abyssikataplexika [02:35]
10. Vile Verses Flogged into the Wings of Angels [01:23]
11. Forged in the Blackest Reaches of Blasphemy [04:58]
Friday, 10
Beeswax – Beeswax
$25 USD
47:09
indie rock
Malang, Republic of Indonesia
Independent
Tracklist (click to display)1. START THE LINE BREAK IT ALL [02:30]
2. STUCK [03:08]
3. THE MOST PATHETIC ONE ON PLANET (feat. Dochi Sadega) [02:26]
4. TAKE ME HOME [02:28]
5. ANCIENT POET [02:56]
6. THE DAY AFTER THIS [02:55]
7. MINERAL [03:15]
8. DISAPPEAR [03:23]
9. MAYBE WE’RE NOT IN PARALLEL UNIVERSE ANYMORE [02:41]
10. THE BRIDGE OF THE EMPTYNESS [02:51]
11. BURIED [02:51]
12. BLEED [03:47]
13. GRADUATION [03:07]
14. HIDE AWAY [02:52]
15. ESCAPE THE TRUTH [02:00]
16. FIX (Acoustic) [03:59]
Fomora – The Trial of Syla
$10 AUD
39:26
progressive rock
Melbourne, Australia
Independent
Tracklist (click to display)1. Syla [03:26]
2. The Forest at the Edge of the World [06:51]
3. Nightfall [01:58]
4. Snakehips [05:35]
5. A Path Beneath the Wastes-A Hero Endures [02:40]
6. Underbeast Part I [05:36]
7. The Tomb of the Elder Monarchs [03:26]
8. Underbeast Part II [01:56]
9. The Temple of Gwyndil [08:16]
Pixvae – De lado a lado
€7 EUR
40:05
Latin prog
Lyon, France
FFO: La Perla, Ghetto Kumbé, The Mysterons
Compagnie 4000
Tracklist (click to display)1. Y no he visto na’ [04:13]
2. El pescador [04:22]
3. Caminando [03:47]
4. Mi historia [04:02]
5. Poderosa soy [04:53]
6. Amor sincero [03:24]
7. El bacaneao [05:45]
8. El plato de comida [01:34]
9. El rebulù [03:14]
10. Bailó la juga [04:51]
Poly-Math – Something Deeply Hidden
£10 GBP
39:38
math rock
Brighton, UK
FFO: Body Hound, Cleft, CODICES
Independent
Tracklist (click to display)1. The Universe as an Engine [03:31]
2. One-Two-Three-Four Body Problem [04:10]
3. No Such Thing as Now [07:33]
4. Euthyphro Dilemma [05:55]
5. Spectral Dis-Order [06:28]
6. Chronostesia [03:56]
7. Terror Management Theory [08:05]
Friday, 17
John Zorn, played by Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder, and Ches Smith – Ālea iactā est
42:06
avant-garde jazz
New York, New York
FFO: Brian Marsella Trio, Mary Halvorson Quartet, Nova Express Quintet
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Friday, 24
Āversiō hūmānitātis – To Become the Endless Static
€7.77 EUR
34:27
blackened death metal
Madrid, Spain
FFO: DSKNT, Ars Magna Umbrae, Akrotheism
Dēbēmur mortī
Tracklist (click to display)1. Long Stretch the Shadows [05:40]
2. To Become the Endless Static [05:39]
3. Blackened Mold Marrow [04:54]
4. Strange Angles [07:08]
5. The White Noise is Calling [04:50]
6. Collapsing into the Resonance [06:16]
Body Thief – Halfway to Hallelujah
$10 USD
39:26
post-hardcore
Baltimore, Maryland
FFO: Makari, Eidola, Properties of Nature
Independent
Tracklist (click to display) 挾間美帆 – Frames
£9 GBP
52:46
big band jazz
New York, New York
FFO: Ben Wendel, Gerald Clayton, Hiromi
Edition
Tracklist (click to display)1. And the Door Unsealed [07:41]
2. Rondo [08:57]
3. LuLu [10:07]
4. The Pioneer’s Quest [07:06]
5. Aura II [10:37]
6. The First Notes [08:18]
Kaatayra – Caminhos de água
Name your price
48:38
avant-garde black metal
Brasilia, Brazil
FFO: Vauruvã, Bríi, Antropoceno
Independent
Tracklist (click to display)1. Rio Preto [03:15]
2. Rio sem Nome [12:04]
3. Águas Passadas [10:31]
4. Rio Jovem [02:07]
5. Ritmo Corredeiro [01:34]
6. Caminhos de Água [09:43]
7. Remanso de Maria [09:24]
Plini – An Unnameable Desire
$15 AUD
41:38
nu prog
Sydney, Australia
FFO: Intervals, Sithu Aye, Arch Echo
Independent
Tracklist (click to display)1. Dorénavant [00:53]
2. An Unnameable Desire [04:25]
3. Ciel [03:08]
4. Canyon [02:54]
5. Now & Then [04:36]
6. Manala [04:37]
7. Vespertine [04:57]
8. Ruin [04:09]
9. After Everything [05:03]
10. The Time Will Pass Anyway [06:56]