Year: 2024Label: Zoharum Oh no, another one of Zoharum’s extensive – to the point of being excessive! – ambient anthologies! This was my first thought upon getting my hands on this 3 CD compilation, with the Polish label’s recent Rapoon … Continue reading VIDNA OBMANA: Twilight Of Perception Redux: Volume One 1990-1998
Year: 2024Label: Zoharum “Lo fi distorted electronic beat” the album cover itself helpfully describes Polish Escape From Warsaw’s – a solo project of one Karol Su/Ka – album Transit/The Specter Of War. That saves us a lot of trouble! It … Continue reading ESCAPE FROM WARSAW: Transit/The Specter Of War
Year: 2024Label: Zoharum Swedish Jarl is another of those hyper-productive artists, whose discography is extensive to say the least. In about 25 years, the project has released, according to Discogs, 37 albums and a few other things, resulting in a … Continue reading JARL: Receptor Radiation
Year: 2025Label: Vendetta Records The scitalis was, apparently, a mythical serpent of antiquity with so amazing markings on its back that it could stun whoever saw it. I presume the serpent would then proceed to make lunch of those such … Continue reading SCITALIS: Maledictum
Year: 2024Label: Zoharum And we’re back at it again. Another Zoharum release, another release entirely in Polish; in other words, yet another time we’ve not the faintest idea what the album we’re reviewing is all about. Argh, it’s Galaktyka Mięsa … Continue reading ALLES: Now
Release year: 2024Label: Zoharum/Ubocze Records Eh, talk about a tough album to review. Not only is it another piece of weirdness from our friends at Zoharum, it’s also another album entirely in Polish. And apparently something of a concept album … Continue reading GALAKTYKA MIĘSA: Lejek Bólu
Year: 2025Label: self-released And thusly, we segue from 2024 towards 2025 in reviews as well: Finnish Beatrix’s new EP Deathsent Ceremony was released on January 1st. Apparently the EP was a long time in the making due to various unfortunate … Continue reading BEATRIX: Deathsent Ceremony
As most of you probably realize by now, 2024 is over and we’ve entered 2025. For those of you who haven’t, consider this a public service announcement. Anyhow, let’s take a look at some of the noteworthy releases of last … Continue reading A year in summation: 2024
Year: 2024Label: Fiction/Polydor This album certainly was the major surprise of 2024, at least for yours truly. Not only was I entirely unaware that British legends The Cure were working on a new album, but also entirely unprepared for what … Continue reading THE CURE: Songs Of A Lost World
Year: 2024Label: Misantropia Records Swedish depressive and suicidal black metal act Yritys are back at it with a second attempt. The debut album Delusion(s) (reviewed here) wasn’t quite my cup of tea despite having some elements I liked. Considering the … Continue reading YRITYS: Apostate
Only Death Is Real 