NOCHE OSCURA: Gardens
Year: 2024Label: Zoharum “Sludge/doom metal with drone and dark ambient elements.” What kind of music does that make you think of? Me, I think of some kind of minimalistic, raw, borderline funeral doom experimentalism. Something that reeks of nightmares, terrors … Continue reading NOCHE OSCURA: Gardens
RAPOON: Dream Circle (In Three Phases)
Year: 2024Label: Zoharum Here’s a release that might result in some pretty controversial reviews. Or perhaps the reviews won’t be controversial, because so few reviews spark any kind of genuine reaction these days, but I am sure this release will … Continue reading RAPOON: Dream Circle (In Three Phases)
BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE & BUKSHOT: Blockwork Morgue
Year: 2024Label: Mobstyle Music/Majik Ninja Entertainment It’s been a long wait since 2021’s Cadaver. But now we finally have some new Blaze Ya Dead Homie. Right? Well, not quite. This is a collaborative mini-album by the dead gangsta and horrorcore … Continue reading BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE & BUKSHOT: Blockwork Morgue
Larvanto, Rikhard: VARJOTAIVAL
Year: 2024Publisher: SalakirjatAvailable in: Finnish Esotericism has risen to become a surprisingly hot topic in Finnish literature during the last few years. This year alone, there’s been at least three other books on esoteric topics by non-esoteric publishers (we covered … Continue reading Larvanto, Rikhard: VARJOTAIVAL
ULESA: II
Release year: 2024Label: Zoharum The thing with abstract music is… well, that it’s abstract. I suppose this sounds like a redundant statement, but bear with me a moment. The thing with abstraction is that, essentially, it easily becomes shapeless and … Continue reading ULESA: II
From the Vaults #15: Vol 4
It’s pretty amazing when you think about it. Three years into their recording career, British heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath released their fourth album. Which at the same time is their fourth consecutive iconic album. In those early years, Black … Continue reading From the Vaults #15: Vol 4
The rise and stagnation of synthwave
It was back in 2015-2016 that I slowly started becoming aware of a new musical genre called synthwave: a form of electronic music that was unashamed in its love for the eighties and unabashed in how it stole its entire … Continue reading The rise and stagnation of synthwave
BRUME: Syncronicity & Wandering Current
Year: 2024Label: Zoharum You all know that reviews are totally, 100% subjective, right? Well, notwithstanding that technical errors in production and musicianship can be objectively critiqued, e.g. if there are flaws in reproduction or performance; but apart from that, whether … Continue reading BRUME: Syncronicity & Wandering Current
BODY COUNT: Merciless
Year: 2024Label: Century Media This year marks the 10th anniversary of US rap/hardcore/metal act Body Count’s fifth studio album Manslaughter, which was a true return to form after the somewhat lacklustre Murder 4 Hire eight years prior. In fact, it … Continue reading BODY COUNT: Merciless
NAD EVROPA: :Pax:
Year: 2024Label: Steinklang Industries Three out of three, when it comes to Steinklang Industries’ most recent batch of tapes. And this tape is by far the most challenging to tackle. Whereas both Kontakt Service (here) and Vologne (here) were pretty … Continue reading NAD EVROPA: :Pax:
Only Death Is Real 