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Pile: Sunshine and Balance Beams

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 23, 2025
3 Comments on Pile: Sunshine and Balance Beams

Pile (photo: from artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Alex Molini, Candace Clement, David Berman, Exploding In Sound, Kris Kuss, Pile, Rick Maguire, Seth Manchester, Sooper Records, spiritualized

Album Reviews

Deep Fade: Oblivion Spell

Deep Fade (photo: from artist's Facebook page)

Tags Amanda Votta, Deep Fade, Grey Malkin, Julia Kristeva, Maurice Blanchot, ministry, Neddal Ayad, Phage Tapes, Seth Manchester, The Spectral Light, Throbbing Gristle

Album Reviews

The Body: The Crying Out of Things

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date December 19, 2024
1 Comment on The Body: The Crying Out of Things

The Body (photo: Zachary Harrell)

Tags Chip King, Dis Fig, Felicia Chen, Lee Buford, Seth Manchester, Thrill Jockey, Uniform

Album Reviews

BIG|BRAVE: A Chaos of Flowers

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 18, 2024
12 Comments on BIG|BRAVE: A Chaos of Flowers

BIG | BRAVE

Tags Big|Brave, Emily Dickinson, Emily Pauline Johnson, Esther Popel, Low, Mat Ball, Mimi Parker, Renee Vivien, Robin Wattie, Seth Manchester, Six Organs of Admittance, Tasreen Hudson, The Body, Thrill Jockey, Yosan Akiko

Album Reviews

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter: SAVED!

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date October 20, 2023
2 Comments on Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter: SAVED!

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter (photo: Rev. Herschel B. Rutherford)

Tags Kristin Hayter, Lingua Ignota, Perpetual Flame Ministries, Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, Seth Manchester

Features Interviews

The Pines of Rome Interview: “I don’t think we would’ve thrived the same way in another place”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 18, 2023
3 Comments on The Pines of Rome Interview: “I don’t think we would’ve thrived the same way in another place”

The Pines of Rome

Singles

Track Premiere: Lynx’s ‘Human Speech’

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 6, 2023
1 Comment on Track Premiere: Lynx’s ‘Human Speech’

Lynx (photo: Lily Hutchins)

Tags Battles, Computer Students™, Dale Connolly, Dave Konopka, Lynx, Machine with Magnets, Mike Hutchin, Paul Joyce, Seth Manchester

Album Reviews

BIG|BRAVE: nature morte

BIG|BRAVE

Tags big brave, Big|Brave, John Bonham, Mat Ball, Robin Wattie, Seth Manchester, Tasy Hudson, The Body, Thrill Jockey

Features Interviews

Sea Change: In Conversation with Kal Marks’ Carl Shane

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 3, 2022
11 Comments on Sea Change: In Conversation with Kal Marks’ Carl Shane

Kal Marks (photo credit: Stephanie Andreana)

Album Reviews

Mat Ball: Amplified Guitar

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 30, 2022
7 Comments on Mat Ball: Amplified Guitar

Mat Ball (photo credit: Stacy Lee)

Tags BIG | BRAVE, Efrim Manuel Menuck, Evil Greed, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lingua Ignota, Mat Ball, Obscura MFG, Seth Manchester, Sunn O))), The Body, The Garrote

Album Reviews

The Body and BIG|BRAVE: Leaving None But Small Birds – “a newfound terrain of storytelling”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date September 29, 2021
7 Comments on The Body and BIG|BRAVE: Leaving None But Small Birds – “a newfound terrain of storytelling”

The Body and BIG|BRAVE

Tags big brave, BIG | BRAVE, Chip King, Lee Buford, Lingua Ignota, Mathieu Ball, Robin Wattie, Seth Manchester, Tasreen Hudson, The Body, Thrill Jockey

Album Reviews

Lingua Ignota: SINNER GET READY – “devastating emotional burden”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 13, 2021
14 Comments on Lingua Ignota: SINNER GET READY – “devastating emotional burden”

Lingua Ignota

Tags Alexis Marshall, big brave, Emil Amos, Holy Sons, Kristin Hayter, Lingua Ignota, nick cave, Sargent House, Seth Manchester, Steve Von Till, The Body

Album Reviews

Alexis Marshall: House of Lull . House of When – “nihilistic portraits”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 22, 2021
4 Comments on Alexis Marshall: House of Lull . House of When – “nihilistic portraits”

Alexis Marshall (photo credit: Jeremy W)

Tags Alexis Marshall, big brave, BIG | BRAVE, Daughters, Einstürzende Neubauten, Enablers, Evan Patterson, Jaye Jayle, Jon Syverson, Lingua Ignota, Oxbow, Sargent House, Scott walker, Seth Manchester, Sunn O))), The Body, The Necks, Young Widows

Features Interviews

Purity Rising: In Conversation with BIG|BRAVE’s Robin Wattie

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 23, 2021
33 Comments on Purity Rising: In Conversation with BIG|BRAVE’s Robin Wattie

BIG|BRAVE (photo credit: Mathieu Ball)

Tags Alexander Chee, big brave, BIG | BRAVE, Efrim Manuel Menuck, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mathieu Ball, Robin Wattie, Seth Manchester, Southern Lord, Tasreen Hudson

Uncategorized

Big Brave announce new album and share lead track – watch/listen here

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 27, 2021
No Comments on Big Brave announce new album and share lead track – watch/listen here

BIG|BRAVE (photo credit: Mathieu Ball)

Tags big brave, Seth Manchester, Southern Lord

Album Reviews

The Body: I’ve Seen All I Need To See – “an apocalyptic rumble”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 3, 2021
20 Comments on The Body: I’ve Seen All I Need To See – “an apocalyptic rumble”

The Body (photo credit: Zachary Harrell Jones)

Tags aphex twin, Dis Fig, Emma Ruth Rundle, Matt Colton, Seth Manchester, Steve Von Till, Sunn O))), The Body, The Bug, Thou, Thrill Jockey