HARMONY OF STRUGGLE: Brutal Aesthetics Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum One thing I’ve always wondered about are individuals with several projects within the same genre. What’s the reason, the point? OK, if they are stylistically drastically different from each other, then … Continue reading Brutal harmony
SECT7: Obsessiveness Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum I know nothing about techno. That’s one of the genres I’ve never had much of an interest in or liked very much. This matters because that’s exactly what Polish Sect7 are: techno. But let’s … Continue reading Obsessing with Sect7
LUGOLA: The Truth Penetrates Your Mouth Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum It’s honestly a bit tough to write about power electronics from time to time. Especially in the case of an act like Lugola and their second album The Truth Penetrates … Continue reading Lugola penetrates your mouth
CHORE IA: Postscriptum/Neogolizmowa Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum/Antenna Non Grata Experimentalism is a tough nut. Sometimes you get it right, sometimes you don’t. Maybe, when it comes to experimental music, sometimes it’s up to the listener. At any rate, Polish Chore … Continue reading The past and present of Chore Ia
RED PAINTED RED: That Was The Reason Why Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum British duo Red Painted Red are one of those groups who’re genuinely hard to pin down. That much is clear already from label Zoharum’s description of the album. … Continue reading Red reasons why
AJNA: Inevitable Mortality Release year: 2016/2023Label: Reverse Alignment/Zoharum Listening to US based act Ajna’s Inevitable Mortality, I find myself musing over what a funny genre of music dark ambient is. It’s entirely non-musical, usually extremely minimalist, with drawn-out pieces that … Continue reading Ajna’s inevitability
AMPSCENT: Ampscent Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum …It smells like a bad pun. And indeed, I do think this is a new low for the bad puns we are wont to use here at Only Death Is Real. But you’ll just … Continue reading I love the smell of amps in the morning…
WHALESONG: Leaving A Dream Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum/Old Temple Talk about a massive album. Polish Whalesong‘s newest, third full length album spans two discs and consists in total of two hours and ten minutes of music. That’d be a lot … Continue reading Leaving dreams
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