Here it is! Almost eight hours of metal, jazz, electronic, and experimental music! One track from all albums that I’ve listened to (that are on Spotify) during the month! Enjoy, and be sure to listen to the previous playlists if you haven’t already!… Read more
EXCLUSIVE STREAM: The Mercury Tree and Cryptic Ruse – Cryptic Tree
The Music
The Words
It’s here! It’s finally here! Listen to the Cryptic Tree EP in full right now, 24 hours before its official release! Let’s bask in the glory of heptadecaphonic music, and the occasional polyharmonic passage with icositritonic tuning, crafted in collaboration by Portland, Oregon’s The Mercury Tree and Seattle, Washington’s Igliashon Jones of Cryptic Ruse.
I shan’t say more! Let the music speak for itself. This record is mind-blowing, so check it out!
The Links
Bandcamp – The Mercury Tree
Facebook – The Mercury Tree
Bandcamp – Cryptic Ruse
Facebook – Cryptic Ruse
The Recs
The Lion’s Daughter, Manta, Void Eater, Eli Wallace, Frontierer, Neckbeard Deathcamp, 春ねむり, The Bepis Brothers, and Elaine the Singer
The Lion’s Daughter – Future Cult
Kiara impressed with their 2016 album Existence Is Horror, yet they surprise with their 2018 Future Cult. By putting aside some part of their sound to make space for the inclusion of synth horror—for lack of a better term—, the St Louis band manages to conjure a new aspect of their character. The sawtooths merge well with the dissonant distorted guitars, the near-constant blast beats, and the guttural vocals. Get on this.
Manta – Manta
There are few things better than uncovering a new experimental jazz band. Rimouski’s Manta quartet—saxophone, electric bass, … Read more
Weekly Release Dump
Saturday, 21
Marunata – Dernières réminiscences (atmospheric black metal)
Morrow – The Weight of These Feathers (atmospheric black metal, post-metal)
Neckbeard Deathcamp – White Nationalism Is for Basement Dwelling Losers (antifa black metal)
निर्माण (Nirmāaṇ) – Indian Electric Station (world fusion)
Perplextus Joans – Out the Lights (experimental rock)
… Read moreEXCLUSIVE SONG PREMIERE:
The Mercury Tree & Cryptic Ruse –
“The Cold Flame Burns”
The Music
The Words
Ever since their inception, The Mercury Tree has moved from an alternative metal band towards more and more obscure progressive rock and genre fusion. This progression has reached a new apex, thanks to the collaboration with xenharmonic prog solo band Cryptic Ruse on their upcoming EP, Cryptic Tree. For a few albums already, The Mercury Tree has experimented with multiple different tonal systems at once on their few latest albums, but this EP aims at pushing that experimentation to its limit.
By joining forces with a … Read more