Music, Life and The Universe
How do you describe Cotillion? I don’t know if I can, but this album is packed with: Instrumental post-hardcore, spacy prog rock, groovy metal-vibes, alternative uncoordinated riffs, it is playful, dreamy, schizophrenic and tense. Peaceful mayhem or alternative prog-core might be the … Continued
I was taken by surprise by this one, for a demo this is pretty neat! Hinayana is a melodic death-doom band that sounds like it was coming out of a grey and cold Nordic landscape but it isn’t! Hinayana resides in … Continued
This album is the essence of reflections made by a person that has had too much time to think in his own solitude. A person that honors the past, dwells on it and lets it dissolve into the present. I … Continued
After hearing ’Aika On Alkamassa’ I became really interested in hearing the rest of the album, and today it is out!So far I’m just on the first track so I’ll get back with my final verdict soon….But the opener ’ Stormvarning’ … Continued
”Breath and Levitatation” – just breathe, levitate and let go… Like the title of the first track you are lured into a greater calm with its droning industrial ambiance which starts out this brilliant album. You will be lifted upwards … Continued
Ever since I heard ’Sleep Eater’ I have awaited this release impatiently and wondered how on earth Wovoka would manage to keep the standard of that brilliant track on an entire album. Now I know – The entire album is … Continued
When I got offered to listen to Porta Nigra’s Kaiserschnitt ahead of the release date I felt an extreme eager to hear it, but also an unnerving hesitation. The thought of being let into those smoky rooms, filled with the … Continued
Remember my passionate review of Beholden to Nothing and No One? If not – then go here, read it and take a listen. Sunwølf has been brave enough to let other artists remix their music with an absolutely magnificent outcome. I … Continued
From the very first tentative sounds emerging from an undefined time and space I find myself sucked into a calm state where I feel it necessary to concentrate solely on the sounds and let myself be transported to faraway dimensions in the … Continued
Ledan & eländet (ennui & misery) by Swedish band Bränd Jord (scorched earth) is a very intense and interesting album. The variety of melodies and styles you’ll find cramped into the 12 tracks is impressive and makes the album memorable. … Continued