高円寺百景 – ドリンビスカ

by Dæv Tremblay

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It’s been thirteen years since the Tōkyō-based avant-prog ensemble released Angherr shisspa, which was widely praised as the culmination of progressive rock. In the current year, 高円寺百景 (Kōenji Hyakkei) started a crowdfunding campaign for the release of their fifth album, ドリンビスカ (Dorimbisuka), mostly seen written as Dhorimviskha, and they not only met, but surpassed their goal! As such, the complete album was released on July 11 via bandcamp, and physical orders are being completed as of now.

The music on this new spawn of madness is in line with what we know Kōenji … Read more

Sectioned – Annihilated

by Lewis Edwards

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A cursory glance at the cover art for Annihilated, by Edinburgh’s Sectioned, might fool you into believing that this is some sort of sappy indie folk record; with its earnest depiction of what is presumably an area of rural Britain, the tones and hues of the photo seem to give a wistful, bittersweet atmosphere. However, much like the history surrounding Scotland’s beautiful capital city itself, a closer inspection reveals a much more sinister underbelly, with a hollowed out car in the foreground and lifeless winter trees in the background. It’s as if the chaotic … Read more

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Morrow – “Hiraeth”

by Dæv Tremblay

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I’m glad to once again be the messenger of pleasing acoustic waves, this time thanks to Seattle-based atmospheric black metal band Morrow. “Hiraeth” is the second track of the band’s debut album, The Weight of These Feathers, out on 21 July.

When I say atmospheric black metal, it’s not giving them enough credit, however. The band pulls some elements of post-metal and blackgaze in order to craft a brilliant sound that is indubitably theirs. Other than only relying on standard “metal” instrumentation, Morrow includes acoustic guitars, a … Read more

Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay

Saturday, 7

Cemetery Piss – Order of the Vulture (blackened thrash metal)

Monday, 9

Jean-Christophe Cholet, Alban Darche, Mathias Rüegg & Grand Ensemble – Le tombeau de Poulenc (jazz fusion)

Wednesday, 11

Future Corpse – Culture Ruins Everything around Me (post-hardcore)

Jordan Nobles – Möbius (contemporary classical)

高円寺百景 (Kōenjihyakkei) – ドリンビスカ (Dorimbisuka) / Dhorimviskha (zeuhl, avant-prog)

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Year 6 Compilation Available Now!

by Dæv Tremblay

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Our sixth year as a music blog is over today, enter year 7! As the name suggests, Year 6 compiles some of the best releases that we came across from July 2017 to July 2018. Most of them are taken from our Monthly Recommendations column, but a few aren’t because we discovered them after the month has passed. What we have is almost one hundred tracks of diverse music from many corners of the world. 1.2 gigabytes; many, many hours.

I have to thanks all the bands who contributed to this compilation, and … Read more