Categories Album Reviews End Now: Half Live Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 22, 2022 1 Comment on End Now: Half Live End Now - Half Live Continue reading “End Now: Half Live” Tags Cruel Nature Records, Enablers, End Now, Faliure, Helmet, Mission of Burma, Pete Simonelli, Scratch Acid, Stu Ellen, Unwound
Categories Album Reviews Some Became Hollow Tubes: Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 21, 2022 4 Comments on Some Became Hollow Tubes: Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups Some Became Hollow Tubes Continue reading “Some Became Hollow Tubes: Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups” Tags Aidan Baker, Aidan Girt, Eric Quach, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hypnodron Ensemble, Ripchord Records, Some Became Hollow Tubes, thisquietyarmy
Categories Album Reviews Droneroom: Whatever Truthful Understanding Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 20, 2022 1 Comment on Droneroom: Whatever Truthful Understanding Droneroom Continue reading “Droneroom: Whatever Truthful Understanding” Tags Ben Chasny, Blake Edward Conley, Daniel Bachmann, Desert Records, Droneroom, Dylan Carlson, Jake Xerses Fussell, Six Organs of Admittance
Categories Album Reviews Spiritualized: Everything Was Beautiful Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 19, 2022 2 Comments on Spiritualized: Everything Was Beautiful Spiritualized (photo credit: from the artist's Facebook page) Continue reading “Spiritualized: Everything Was Beautiful” Tags Bella Union, Fat Possum, Jason Pierce, Kate Radley, spiritualized
Categories Album Reviews Aidan Baker: You Are All At Once Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 18, 2022 3 Comments on Aidan Baker: You Are All At Once Aidan Baker (photo credit: Janina Gallert) Continue reading “Aidan Baker: You Are All At Once” Tags Aidan Baker, Bark Psychosis, Broken Spine Records, Coedine, Nadja, Spokane
Categories Album Reviews Gnod: Hexen Valley Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 15, 2022 1 Comment on Gnod: Hexen Valley Gnod Continue reading “Gnod: Hexen Valley” Tags Gnod, Head of David, Melvins, Paddy Shine, Rocket Recordings, The Jesus Lizard
Categories Features Interviews Oren Ambarchi Interview: “The challenge is always striving to do something surprising and new” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 14, 2022 7 Comments on Oren Ambarchi Interview: “The challenge is always striving to do something surprising and new” Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin (photo credit: Thobias F. Idt) Continue reading “Oren Ambarchi Interview: “The challenge is always striving to do something surprising and new”” Tags Andreas Werliin, Attila Csihar, Burial Chamber Trio, Drag City, Fire!, Greg Anderson, Hapna, Jim O'Rourke, Johan Berthling, Keiji Haino, Mayhem, Oren Ambarchi, Randall Dunn, Stephen O’Malley, The Necks
Categories Album Reviews Clara Engel: Their Invisible Hands Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 13, 2022 2 Comments on Clara Engel: Their Invisible Hands Clara Engel (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Clara Engel: Their Invisible Hands” Tags Clara Engel
Categories Album Reviews Why Patterns: Regurgitorium Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 12, 2022 1 Comment on Why Patterns: Regurgitorium Why Patterns Continue reading “Why Patterns: Regurgitorium” Tags Bear Bites Horse, Big Lad, Dan McClennan, Deleted Narrative, Doug Norton, Human Worth, Kulk, Lightning Bolt, Petbrick, Seb Tull, Thee Oh Sees, Warren Schoenbright, Wayne Adams, Why Patterns, Wren
Categories Features Interviews Skin Blood Women Roses: An Interview with Jarboe Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 11, 2022 2 Comments on Skin Blood Women Roses: An Interview with Jarboe Jarboe (photo credit: J. Williams) Continue reading “Skin Blood Women Roses: An Interview with Jarboe” Tags Consouling Sounds, Godflesh, Jarboe, John Coltrane, Justin Broadrick, Kazimier Stockroom, Michael Gira, Neurosis, Record Store Day, Swans
Categories Features Interviews Golden Fang Interview: “Sydney’s often lurking in the songs somewhere” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 8, 2022 No Comments on Golden Fang Interview: “Sydney’s often lurking in the songs somewhere” Golden Fang Continue reading “Golden Fang Interview: “Sydney’s often lurking in the songs somewhere”” Tags Carl Redfern, cleckhuddersfax UK, Golden Fang, Irvine Welsh, Jo Meares Band, Joe Parkins, Justin Tauber, Mervyn Peake, Mirrelle Juchaw, Neal Stephenson, Teo Treloar, The Sins, the smiths, The Sunny Boys
Categories Album Reviews Wet Tuna: Warping All By Yourself Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 7, 2022 No Comments on Wet Tuna: Warping All By Yourself Wet Tuna Continue reading “Wet Tuna: Warping All By Yourself”
Categories Album Reviews Dao Strom: Redux Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 6, 2022 No Comments on Dao Strom: Redux Dao Strom Continue reading “Dao Strom: Redux” Tags Anne Garner, Antiquated Future, Dao Strom
Categories Album Reviews Swami John Reis: Ride the Wild Night Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 5, 2022 No Comments on Swami John Reis: Ride the Wild Night John Reis (photo credit: via the artist's Facebook page) Continue reading “Swami John Reis: Ride the Wild Night”
Categories Interviews Features Sneers. Interview: “We weren’t thinking of a specific situation but a general feeling” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 4, 2022 No Comments on Sneers. Interview: “We weren’t thinking of a specific situation but a general feeling” Sneers.. (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Sneers. Interview: “We weren’t thinking of a specific situation but a general feeling”” Tags nick cave, Sonic Youth, Swans, pj harvey, Father Murphy, Paul Beauchamp, God Unknown Records, Leonardo O. Stefenelli, Sneers., Freddie Murphy, M.G Blaankart
Categories News Greg Anderson as The Lord Announces Debut LP Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 1, 2022 1 Comment on Greg Anderson as The Lord Announces Debut LP The Lord (photo credit: Thora Anderson) Continue reading “Greg Anderson as The Lord Announces Debut LP” Tags Attila Csihar, Engine Kid, Goatsnake, Greg Anderson, Petra Haden, Southern Lord, Sunn O))), The Lord, thor's Hammer
Categories Features Interviews Track by Track: Claire Welles’ Othello Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 1, 2022 No Comments on Track by Track: Claire Welles’ Othello Claire Welles (photo credit: Rebecca Too) Continue reading “Track by Track: Claire Welles’ Othello” Tags a.P.A.t.T, Alex Higgins, Claire Welles, Dennis Taylor, Jane Weaver, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Cole, Steve Davis, the charlatans, tim burgess
Categories Album Reviews Destroyer: LABYRINTHITIS Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 31, 2022 1 Comment on Destroyer: LABYRINTHITIS Destroyer (photo credit: Nicolas Bragg) Continue reading “Destroyer: LABYRINTHITIS” Tags Bella Union, Dan Bejar, Destroyer, John Collins, Merge Records, The New Pornographers
Categories Album Reviews Barnaby Oliver: My Arms Are Hollow Tubes Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 30, 2022 2 Comments on Barnaby Oliver: My Arms Are Hollow Tubes Barnaby Oliver - My Arms Are Hollow Tubes Continue reading “Barnaby Oliver: My Arms Are Hollow Tubes” Tags Barnaby Oliver, BBC Wales, East Cape Calling, Elvis Presley, Noir et Blanc, Oren Ambarchi, The Necks
Categories Album Reviews The Jonny Halifax Invocation: Acid Blüüs Räägs: Vol. 1 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 29, 2022 2 Comments on The Jonny Halifax Invocation: Acid Blüüs Räägs: Vol. 1 Continue reading “The Jonny Halifax Invocation: Acid Blüüs Räägs: Vol. 1” Tags Ben Chasny, Dylan Carlson, Earth, God Unknown Records, Greg Anderson, Jason Peirce, Peter Kember, Spaceman 3, Stephen O'Malley, Sunn O))), The Jonny Halifax Invocation