This is one of my favorite collaborations in the expansive universe of noise/psych/rock/electronic/whatever masters Gnod. I think it slipped under the radar a bit in the pandemic year of 2020 and it deserves wider appreciation. Especially as heads worldwide have more recently really been digging on a new wave of heavily percussive, vaguely worldly psychedelic […]
Heathen Axe is another new group/session from the legendary John Dwyer (of Osees fame) and another high point in his crowded catalog of improvisational side projects. With many many records under his belt he’s never quite made one like this and Dwyer die-hards and critics alike […]
This is another great release by the improvisational trio of three of japans most accomplished players- Kawabata Makoto (Acid Mothers Temple) Asahito Nanjo (High Rise) and Yoshida Tatsuya (Ruins) joined by the even more experimental, even more legendary Keiji Haino on vocals. Record collectors, buoyed by […]
This is a 2020 Black Editions reissue of a P.S.F records all-timer called Musica Transonic. This group/jam is a super session consisting of three of our favorite musicans: Makoto Kawabata of Acid Mothers Temple on guitar, Asahito Nanjo of High Rise on bass, and Yoshida Tatsuya […]
An intense and pointed debut from Shearling, a project by Alex Kent and Sylvie Simmons following the dissolution of the band Sprain. There’s a lot of depth to this work and the radical sincerity that clearly went into this album is something the world needs more […]
A live record documenting one of the greatest noise/rock groups of all time. How heavy is it? It’s heavy enough to immediately stop your thoughts in their tracks and bludgeon them to death. It’s so immense that it reaches that trance-like place where the distortion envelopes […]
A demolishing record with an insane guitar wall of sound and driving drums. 40 minutes of sonic overdrive which gets intense as hell pretty quickly. And of course it’s from Japan. Check it out on YouTube
One of my favorite albums of 2021 turned out to be Bo Ningens self titled debut from 2010! Wanting to do a physical release of their first record but not content with a simple reissue or remastering, intercontinental psych rockers Bo Ningen have produced an entirely […]
honestly my favourite by these industrial giants, from their era where they approached a full blown psychedelic sound (see also Grudge Of Life and Homeless).This one in my opinion is some of the most infernal and blown out death psych you could ever get, with one […]
Holy Scum is a devastating collision of captivating mixing and production with high caliber, high volume improvisation. Their debut 2022 LP is headphone candy for folks who love the intricate and the distorted. It’s an album that hasn’t left my rotation since release. The group is […]