Andrés – “Romphims and Mimosas” [Single] (jazz, pop)
Karmic Juggernaut – “Trick or Treat MF” [Single] (experimental rock)
Vantana Row – Draggin’ Suzy [EP] (experimental hardcore)
Monthly Recommendations: October 2018
Big Lad – Pro Rock
The London duo plays hard-hitting drum and bass with the uncommon quality of featuring live drums. The drummer’s work in here is brilliant and quite impressive. You don’t get the same inhuman chops as some breakcore artists, but there’s definitely a focus on musicianship on drums. On top of that, the different synths throughout the songs are often massive and totally face-melting! That’s a seriously amazing album!
Birushanah – 灰ニナルマデ (Hai ni narumade)
… Read more灰ニナルマデ is very atmospheric and quite lightweight, for a sludge metal album, but this changes in the latter half of
October Playlist + Best of CTEBCM
Happy Samhain, you Pagans! This month, in addition to the regular monthly CTEBCM playlist, I’ve started a more curated Spotify playlist that will be constantly updated and will include only the best of the best of what’s featured on the website and other things I listen to that I adore! So, subscribe and enjoy!
October Playlist
Best of CTEBCM
October in 231 Albums
Monday, 1 October
Crystal Larva – “A Temporal God” [Single] (atmospheric black metal)
Toronto, Ontario
On Lichtung
Druj – Chants to Irkalla (blackened death metal)
Anchorage, Alaska
On Godz ov War Productions
Fero Lux – Cheap Funeral: For Me [EP] (blackened post-hardcore)
Florida
Neurasthene – Moloch (black metal)
Québec
Neptunus – Alien Conspiracy [EP] (technical death metal)
Medan, Indonesia
On Eastbreath Records
… Read more Ellen Kirkwood and Sirens Big Band, Permanent Tension, Philip Zoubek Trio, Big Lad, Esperanza Spalding, Voragine of Autumn, Bluelight, Julia Holter, and Amira Kheir
Ellen Kirkwood and Sirens Big Band – [A]part
From Earshift Music, we get this monstrous work of art: Ellen Kirkwood‘s tetraptych “[A]part” suite, played by herself and Sirens Big Band, with additional soloists. The album is lyriclessly about many contemporary social issues, and uses similarly modern jazz to convey them. This is an album that not only needs to be listened carefully, but also read into. This is an absolute must!
Permanent Tension – Dedicated to the Guilt That Should Have Been but Never Was
Technical and emotive, Permanent Tension‘s newest release is chaotic yet relatable. Dedicated … Read more