Posts Tagged ‘drone’

Album of the day: Asva – Presences of Absences

Posted on Monday, January 16th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Lurker: Constant progression has been the implicit premise behind Stuart Dahlquist’s brainchild since its beginning, back when it was barely transitioning from Burning Witch’s ashes. The metal roots were definitely there, but even at that point (with the Caprichos / Rift Cannon Dreams split) there was something different at play when compared to the other bands in its genre back then: the cathartis, the tension and the deepest attention to the most minimal arrangements. Seven years later, with three LPs in their back catalog, Asva is still a fine example of progress within experimental metal.

It doesn’t seem accidental that Toby Driver decided to take part in this project, at a moment when the band decided to take a step further in their experimental output: Kayo Dot did a similar thing last year with Coyote, stripping the band of what little metal influence it had left and delving into straight-up jazz, displaying traits of what they had in mind since Choirs of The Eye. It seems the Asva folks were just waiting for the right opportunity to take a similar leap, slowly cooking for three years what could be considered their most daring effort to date, Presences of Absences. A collaboration made in heaven.

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Album of the day: Ural Umbo – Delusion of Hope

Posted on Monday, January 9th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Lurker: Like a spectral entity resurfacing from the murky depths of the Pacific Ocean to prey under a new form, Ural Umbo has sought to reinvent itself. By applying a heavier, coarser sound to their sparse, haunting melodies, Delusion of Hope creates a whole new experience that ...read more

Album of the day: Otesanek / Loss / Orthodox / Mournful Congregation – Four Burials

Posted on Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Praise for Otesanek / Loss / Orthodox / Mournful Congregation ‘s Four Burials from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: Originally released in 2008 on Battle Kommand, this crushing ultra doom four way split is available again, courtesy of local label The Flenser. Absolute heaven (or hell if you prefer) for the ...read more

Barn Owl To Play Roadburn Festival 2012

Posted on Friday, November 4th, 2011

We’re thrilled to announce that Bay Area’s Barn Owl has been confirmed for Roadburn Festival 2012, playing the Midi Theatre in Tilburg, Holland on Friday, April 13th. Barn Owl is guitarist Jon Porras and guitarist Evan K. Caminiti. Together they create dialogue between imagination and reality through wandering soundscapes, using ...read more

Album of the day: A Death Cinematic – Your Fate Twisting Epic, In Its Crushing Moments

Posted on Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Lovinglyly pinched from Lurker: Over the years, Lurker has had the privilege of speaking with many artists we’ve come to admire. Cult legends and complete upstarts have both contributed at length to these musty columns, giving personal insights into the deepest inner workings of their art. But among them, one ...read more

Album of the day: Barn Owl – Lost In The Glare

Posted on Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Praise for Barn Owl‘s Lost In The Glare from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: Seems like only yesterday Barn Owl had a new record on Thrill Jockey, and in fact this, Lost In The Glare, is their third for TJ in about a year, coming hot on the heels of their ...read more

Album of the day: Corrupted – Garten Der Unbewusstheit

Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Sputnikmusic: The mysterious sludge outfit from Osaka, Japan has returned from the shadows once more to offer a follow-up to 2005’s El Mundo Frio. Garten der Unbewusstheit, or “Garden of Unawareness”, could not be a more apt title for the band’s fifth album. The contextual meaning of ...read more

Album of the day: Blut – Grief and Incurable Pain

Posted on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Apart from a sample at the beginning of the first of its two tracks that’s soon swallowed whole by a distortion tsunami and some screams peppered throughout both tracks, there is no discernible speech anywhere within the just under 70 minutes of Blut’s second full-length ...read more

Album of the day: Pontiak – Comecrudos (EP)

Posted on Monday, July 11th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Tiny Mix Tapes: Few bands are able to move between moods and styles as flawlessly as Pontiak. Comecrudos, their latest Thrill Jockey release, showcases this elusive transitional ability. Recorded as a soundtrack to the drive from Phoenix through much of Texas without the aid of distortion or ...read more

Album of the day: Necro Deathmort – Music of Bleak Origin

Posted on Monday, June 27th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Buzzin Music: Necro Deathmort return with a second album Newcastle’s finest label, Distraction Records. Music of Bleak Origin is released on July 4th 2011. The CD release comes in a heavy duty plastic sleeve containing a double-sided 18-panel poster on woodfree stock by Dominic Hailstone, the man ...read more