Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
On New Focus
Phoenix, Arizona
Lisbon, Portugal
Long Branch, New Jersey
Melbourne, Australia
On Flightless
Dust and Ash is a surprising album. First of all, it goes straight into a Zeuhlish upbeat tempo filled with odd harmonies and distinctive string whims. Then, it settles, still upbeat, into passages providing colourful modulations and a wide palette of emotions. The Phoenix Orchestra lends Weston its range of timbre and expression, while he, in return, provides a steady, groovy, vicious drum beat. The whole album is stellar, a trip you won’t forget!
Polyrhythmic and filled with odd times and … Read more
Montréal, Québec
Indianapolis, Indiana
On eOne Heavy
UK
On Signum
Russia
Ottawa, Ontario
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Wisconsin-based mathcore group The Central has been a longtime favourite of mine. Just look at my past reviews of Discovery of a Rat and Sick and Dying for proof. Well, out of the blue and without warning, the duo just put out a new EP, and it’s as good as anything they’ve done before! If you want crunchy off-time riffs with a healthy dose of weird, look no further!
Some of you might recall—but I doubt it—of a band named Relocator, birthed out of the … Read more
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
New York
Pennsylvania
On Wolves and Vibrancy
Helsingborg, Sweden
On Unique Leader
Sankt Peterburg, Russian Federation
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