Written by Andrew. An interesting tidbit caught my eye on Facebook this morning; Neil Mitchell, a Melbourne based radio host (and “one of Australia’s most experienced journalists,” claims the website ...
Spotlight Reviews
Brighter Death Now – Innerwar [Reissue]
Stone Breath – The Night Birds Psalm
Secrets of the Moon – Seven Bells
Just Harvested
Falkenstein – Kraftort
Tobias Franke returns, reprising the role that he played in 2008′s Heimatfolk release schedule and offering up his third record overall with “Kraftort”. We unfortunately didn’t get to hear “Heiliger Wald” which was released on Tobias’ own label Kraftplatz Records, but “Kraftort” appears to be a necessary and expected continuation of the work that he [...]
This Immortal Coil – The Dark Age of Love
I remember a time when nearly unlistenable cds of gimmicky nu-metal and corporate monopop cover songs whose best quality was generally the incongruity between the songs of their target group and the anonymous studio string quartets hired to play them were plague and bane of the bargain bins in the local record stores. However, I [...]
Pleasure and Patience: Talking with James from Ahlzagailzehguh
Ahlzagailzehguh is a name that has popped up in noise for well over a decade now, associated with top quality noise releases that range from violent cut-ups to long, sustained blasts of pummeling wall noise. A no-frills and full-contact approach puts the project in league with a 90s harsh noise spirit and is typified by [...]







