Gorilla Mask, Dave Malloy, Amoeba, Jon Bafus, Unit Wail, and Mirrored Spaces

by Dæv Tremblay

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Gorilla Mask – Brain Drain (Clean Feed)

Peter Van Huffel’s Gorilla Mask is out with the outstanding sequel to Iron Lung. The concept of the band is “a mishmash of punk, metal, jazz, free improvisation and written avant-garde music”, which sounds like a winning recipe by my standards. Moreover, the group’s focus on rhythm as a musical device really hits a soft spot. Check it out!

Dave Malloy – Octet, a Chamber Choir Musical (Nonesuch)

Composer Dave Malloy wrote an a cappella musical, and it’s amazing. Once again, let me just quote: “inspired by internet comment boards, scientific debates, … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Friday, 8 November

Amirtha Kidambi & Lea Bertucci – Phase Eclipse

49:55
experimental jazz
Brooklyn, New York
Astral Spirits

The Arturo Complex – The Fabric

36:14
progressive rock, nu prog
Denver, Colorado
Independent

Avram Fefer Quartet – Testament

61:22
modern jazz
New York, New York
Clean Feed

Colin Hinton – Simulacra

64:54
avant-garde jazz
New York
New Focus

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Dan Weiss Trio Plus 1 – Utica Box

64:30
avant-garde jazz
New York, New York
Sunnyside

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Mamiffer, Liturgy, Socialist Night School, Rorcal, Nüshu, and Golden Hymns Sing ‘Hurrah’

by Dæv Tremblay

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Mamiffer – The Brilliant Tabernacle (Sige)

The collaboration of ambient artist Faith Coloccia and post-metal guitarist Aaron Turner under the moniker Mamiffer was a recipe for success. The band joins together ambient music, folk, and post-rock into a delicate interwoven fabric, simply beautiful to behold. The Brilliant Tabernacle is one of those albums that are evocative and cathartic through their calmness and candour. It’s a marvellous record!

Liturgy – HAQQ

Who can really claim to know what Liturgy is about? Mastermind Hunter Hunt-Hendrix seems to have borrowed the art style of his own side-project Kel Valhaal for the newest release … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Friday, 1 November

Bangladesh – Trazos aleatorios

15:53
math rock, post-hardcore
Mexico
Penelope

Beyond Fiction – Inherent Perception

48:29
melodic death metal
Saguenay, Québec
Independent

Cannabis Corpse – Nug So Vile

35:25
death metal
Richmond, Virginia
Season of Mist

Les Chants du hasard – Livre second

42:43
classical, black metal
France
I, Voidhanger

Le Choc des électrons libres – Le Choc des électrons libres

75:00
avant-garde jazz, noise
Pau, France
Pagans

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Kucoshka, The Sound that Ends Creation, Shades of Scorpius, Zeta, Le Grand Sbam, and Acre

by Dæv Tremblay

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Kucoshka – Women and Police Everywhere

I’ve been following the strange peregrinations of Atlanta band Kucoshka since their Rad Tantrum album, and their newest one is the epitomization of their endeavours. The almost fifty-minute effort gives plenty of banger riffs and trailblazing moments. Definitely a must for you mathcore addicts.

The Sound that Ends Creation – Music Designed to Give You Ideas… In Case You Should Run Out of Ideas

Texas one-man band The Sound that Ends Creation is back with a new mathgrind opus. Music Designed to Give You Ideas… In Case You Should Run Out of Ideas… Read more