Category Archives: Music

Black Matter Device, Sons of Kemet, Jyocho, Antlers, Pryapisme, Malcolm Braff Trio, Claret Ash, Safety Squad, and Cordoba

by Dæv Tremblay

Black Matter Device – Modern Frenetics

The Virginia band takes cues from many mathcore eras, from The Dillinger Escape Plan to Arsonists Get All the Girls, to Car Bomb, and the result is obviously very good! Modern Frenetics is aggressive, noisy, and, well, frenetic. It’s nice to see the new evolution in mathcore technology!

Sons of Kemet – Your Queen Is a Reptile

Sons of Kemet is the latest appearance of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, whom we adored with his band the Ancestors. Your Queen Is a Reptile follows somewhat the same genre: world fusion. Well made and genuine world … Read more

Thirteen Spooky Songs

by Dæv Tremblay

Every Friday the 13th is an opportunity to listen to and share music that is out of the norm to everyone. Be it for its dissonance, crushing atmosphere, or occult themes, this music has something special that makes it worth listening on a dark and windy cursed night. So, here are thirteen songs for the restless spirits.

La Torture des Ténèbres – “Thank You for Holding My Hand through Every Haunted House”

Ungl’unl’rrlh’chchch – “Azathoth”

Misþyrming – “Hof”

Convulsing – “Engraved upon Bleached Bone”

Null & Void – “0”

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Vacuus – Hyperkulturemia

by Dæv Tremblay

The Music

The Words

The duo of Will Allegretto and Cody Silander known as Vacuus recently released Hyperkulturemia, their debut album, following a 2015 EP titled Abreaction. Groups with fewer people tend to be the ones displaying the more creative ideas, and this is the case here. Often times, however, their music is brought down by one or more of many things: use of poorly-programmed virtual instruments, lacking depth in their sound, lack of interesting ideas, or more. This is not the case with Vacuus, fortunately. The bicephalous beast embraces its studio nature and its two limbs harness … Read more

Uglyglow – Sad People Happy Fiestas

by Dæv Tremblay

The Music

The Words

Uglyglow is a beautifully strange amalgamation of math rock and electronic music. Their former penchant is closer to experimental math rock, such as Yowie and Doom Salad, for example, while their latter derives more from noise than dance music. What seems to be the work of one person alone is quite impressive! As you can hear in “All the Numbers between 0 and -1”, all the parts have their place and are executed with great dexterity. From the drums, which often drives the songs forward, to the manic guitars and the lively and varied electronics support, … Read more