Categories Album Reviews SQÜRL: Silver Haze Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 22, 2023 No Comments on SQÜRL: Silver Haze SQÜRL (photo from artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “SQÜRL: Silver Haze” Tags Anika, Boris, Carter Logan, Charlotte Gainsborg, Earth, jim jarmusch, Marissa Nadler, Philip K Dick, Randall Dunn, Sacred Bones, Six Organs of Admittance, SQÜRL, Steve Von Till, Sunn O)))
Categories Album Reviews The Utopia Strong: International Treasure Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 2, 2022 1 Comment on The Utopia Strong: International Treasure The Utopia Strong (photo credit: David Ryder Prangley) Continue reading “The Utopia Strong: International Treasure” Tags Bark Psychosis, gRAILS, Kavus Torabi, Mike York, Randall Dunn, Rocket Recordings, Steve Davis, Sunn O))), The Utopia Strong
Categories Album Reviews Rocio Zavala: Invisible Miracles Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 6, 2022 5 Comments on Rocio Zavala: Invisible Miracles Rocio Zavala Continue reading “Rocio Zavala: Invisible Miracles” Tags Allen Moore, Monastral, P.M. Tummala, Randall Dunn, Rocio Zavala, Sunn O)))
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 16 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 Anna von Hausswolff: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival – “a unique energy “ Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 21, 2022 6 Comments on Anna von Hausswolff: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival – “a unique energy “ Anna von Hausswolff (photo credit: Gianluca Grasselli) Continue reading “Anna von Hausswolff: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival – “a unique energy “” Tags Alasdair Gray, Anna von Hausswolff, David Sabel, Filip Leyman, Joel Fabiansson, Karl Vento, Maria von Hausswolff, Randall Dunn, Southern Lord, Sunn O))), Ulrik Ordin
Categories Features Interviews Wild Fire: In Conversation with Steve Von Till Post author By Simon Kirk Post date July 5, 2021 21 Comments on Wild Fire: In Conversation with Steve Von Till Steve Von Till (photo credit: James Rexroad) Continue reading “Wild Fire: In Conversation with Steve Von Till” Tags Amenra, Deafkids, Flora Recording and Playback, Harvestman, Jarboe, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Randall Dunn, Steve Von Till, Tribes of Neurot, Yob
Categories Features Interviews Sharp Ascent: In Conversation with Six Organs Of Admittance’s Ben Chasny Post author By Simon Kirk Post date June 25, 2021 23 Comments on Sharp Ascent: In Conversation with Six Organs Of Admittance’s Ben Chasny Six Organs of Admittance (photo credit: Elisa Ambrogio) Continue reading “Sharp Ascent: In Conversation with Six Organs Of Admittance’s Ben Chasny” Tags Animal Collective, Éric Lapierre, Ben Chasny, Cam Archer, Charalambides, Chris Corsano, Comets On Fire, David Keenan, Devendra Banhart, Donovan Quinn, Drag City, faust, Gaston Bachelard, Golden Calves, Hair Police, INXS, Jack Rose, Jerry Jeff Walker, Joanna Newsom, Joshua Burkett, Lee Ranaldo, Magik Markers, Major Stars, MV & EE, New Bums, Paul Flaherty, Randall Dunn, Rangda, Sir. Richard Bishop, Six Organs of Admittance, Sky Green Leopards, Sting, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Sunn O))), Three Lobed Recordings
Categories Album Reviews Pallbearer: Forgotten Days – “heavy-handed dirges” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 5, 2020 1 Comment on Pallbearer: Forgotten Days – “heavy-handed dirges” Pallbearer (photo credit: Jacob Slaton and Ebru Yildiz) Continue reading “Pallbearer: Forgotten Days – “heavy-handed dirges”” Tags Algiers, Black Sabbath, Brett Campbell, Devin Holt, Nuclear Blast, Pallbearer, Randall Dunn, Steve Von Till, Uniform
Categories Album Reviews Uniform: Shame – “a withering coalition of sounds from the darkest pits” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date September 11, 2020 7 Comments on Uniform: Shame – “a withering coalition of sounds from the darkest pits” Uniform - (photo credit: Ebru Yildiz) Continue reading “Uniform: Shame – “a withering coalition of sounds from the darkest pits”” Tags Algiers, Ben Greenberg, Cormac McCarthy, Dashiell Hammet, Deafheaven, Denis Lehane, James Ellroy, Mike Berdan, Randall Dunn, Raymond Chandler, Sacred Bones, Steve Von Till, Sunn O))), The Body, Uniform
Categories Album Reviews Steve Von Till: No Wilderness Deep Enough – “connecting the dots between existentialism and a dream state” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 7, 2020 5 Comments on Steve Von Till: No Wilderness Deep Enough – “connecting the dots between existentialism and a dream state” Steve Von Till - photo credit Bobby Cochran Continue reading “Steve Von Till: No Wilderness Deep Enough – “connecting the dots between existentialism and a dream state”” Tags Algiers, Harvestman, Marissa Nadler, Mount Eerie, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, Nick Cave and Bad Seeds, Randall Dunn, Steve Von Till, Sunn O)))