Here’s what caught my ear lately.
Yūgen‘s album, Death by Water, is simply a fantastic avant-garde metal album. I won’t go into much details as I believe Dillon will write a review on it, but go and listen to it!
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Hailing straight from the country of Belarus, Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum gained attention to the public eye with their demo, in 2013, because of their absurdly lengthy and convoluted band name and song titles, but remained in our mind because their music was frankly good. They’re playing some [very] brutal death metal with a touch of tech-death and atmospheric thrown in for good measure. Moreover, behind the name lies hidden a very interesting, occult world and concept. It is, according to the band itself, an agglutinative neologism, with loans from Latin, Ancient Egyptian, Akkadian and Sumerian terms of “the Chaosatanic tradition”. I quote, … Read more
OSR: June 6th, 2016
Getting back in its original great regular flavour.
First up is Peter Eldridge‘s Disappearing Day. This one swings back and forth between jazz and pop, with various other influences thrown in between like folk and contemporary music. There’s even a song featuring blog-favourite Becca Stevens on voice and guitar. Overall, it’s a good and relaxed album made to please your ears, not to challenge them, and that’s a bit unfortunate. It comes out on July 22nd.
OSR: June 5th, 2016, Yard Sale and Thrift Store Edition
Once in a while, I’ll find a thing or two that intrigues me in such secondhand markets. This weekend, I found eight albums! Three of which are on a now defunct label, and the last one being a King Crimson album. So, without further ado, I’ll give you some information on the albums and a short review of them.
The Mercury Tree – Permutations
The Mercury Tree is one of the rare bands that has managed to constantly grow and improve with every record they put out. On their fifth record, Permutations, they are barely recognizable as the same band that created their radio-friendly alt-rock debut nearly a decade earlier. Permutations is an extremely dense and challenging listen that demands and rewards multiple listens; it is one of the rare records which combines technicality and innovation with a strong emotional core.
Bandleader Ben Spees has been the only constant throughout the band’s discography, and he manages to be the lead vocalist, guitarist and … Read more