58:34
technical death metal
Green Bay, Wisconsin
The Artical Era
math rock
Santiago, Chile
Independent
https://arrcfs.bandcamp.com/album/lucero
50:58
avant-garde jazz
Berlin, Germany
Aut
41:00
experimental jazz
Lisboa, Portugal
Shhpuma
25:42
contemporary classical
Queens, New York
New Focus
Polish nu jazz sensation Immortal Onion just released XD: Experience Design, a follow-up to their outstanding Ocelot of Salvation. The new album sees the trio hone their skills on odd metres, polyrhythms, and complex melodic themes. XD is a full forty minutes long, so there’s plenty to enjoy.
So, what exactly is this? १ (Eka) is the debut album of mysterious American entity आभास (Ābhāsa), here remastered and re-released. The band is mostly about crafting eerie atmospheres with Eastern music instruments, timbres, and philosophy, … Read more
46:16
contemporary classical
New York, New York
New Focus
65:39
atmospheric black metal
Lausanne, Switzerland
Independent
38:56
progressive black metal
Vancouver, British Columbia
Independent
64:06
post-metal, sludge
Oslo, Norway
Karisma & Dark Essence
33:24
drone, dark ambient
Boston, Massachusetts
Independent
Part 1: 190-101
Part 2: 100-51
Part 3: 50-21
It’s not hyperbolic to suggest that Enslaved’s entire nearly-twenty-year career was building up to the release of Riitiir. The opening bludgeon of “Thoughts like Hammers” evokes the swirling chaos of their mid-era experimental albums Mardraum and Monumension before settling into more comfortable territory akin to their Vertebrae prog-black sound. Tracks like “Veilburner” and “Materal” are comparable to their previous best work on albums like Axiōma ethica Odini, while the new heights they achieve with epic songs like “Death in the Eyes … Read more
Part 1: 190-101
Part 2: 100-51
I was very, very late to board the Prince train, only taking a real interest in his voluminous work with the 2014 dual release of this album and the tamer Plectrumelectrum. These releases came a whopping four years after his previous album 20 Ten, which is shocking because there had never been any time between 1978 and 2010 (32 years) where the Artist had allowed more than two years between releases! As fresh as ever, Mr. Nelson updated his mellifluous style with modern … Read more