Posts Tagged ‘Neurot Recordings’

Album of the day: Skullflower – Strange Keys to Untune Gods’ Firmament

Posted on Friday, January 29th, 2010

Skullflower - Strange Keys

Lovingly pinced from The Obelisk: What starts out as a litmus test for how much drone punishment a listener can handle not so quickly becomes an encompassing ritual nearly religious in its scope. Skullflower’s Strange Keys to Untune Gods’ Firmament (Neurot) is a double-disc, 12 track excursion to the outer limits of instrumental noise. There are no songs, no catchy choruses, no pop structures. UK-based guitarist Matthew Bower continues his 20-plus year run of unbridled experimentation, now as the sole creative force within the band.

It is, for most who’d even be brave enough to take it on, completely unlistenable. Bower makes no attempt to meet his audience halfway or do anything that might make his music more accessible. This, for a small but loyal cult segment of the underground, is precisely what has earned him such acclaim these past decades in his various projects, and with Strange Keys to Untune Gods’ Firmament, the idea seems not so much to expand the horizons of noise — because Bower’s already done that — but rather to engage in the rites of the unhinged and to make a work that, apart from the already-stretched limits of its instrumentation, is truly without borders.

Continue reading: The Obelisk » Blog Archive » Pushing the Limits of Distortion with Skullflower.
(Special thanks to JJ Koczan for his kind permission)

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Red Sparowes Complete New Album

Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010

Los Angeles post-rock quintet Red Sparowes, featuring Bryant Clifford Meyer of Isis, have completed their third album, The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer.

The follow-up to 2006’s Every Red Heart Shines Toward The Red Sun (Neurot) was recorded at Infrasonic Sound by Toshi Kasai of Melvins and Big ...read more

Playlist: January (Sarah Kitteringham)

Posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010

The Roadburn playlist is a monthly update from the Roadburn staff reflecting what we are spinning here in the head office. These are the records that get us through the day as we work on Roadburn Festival business and our blog.
Much as you’d expect, our playlists feature heavy rock, drone, ...read more

Album of the day: A Storm of Light – Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Posted on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from The Big Takeover: A Storm of Light is a side project for members of Neurosis, Battle of Mice, Book of Knots and other avant-garde underground metal acts, but Forgive Us Our Trespasses is more accessible than the parts of which it is the sum might indicate.
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A Storm of Light: Tempest video released

Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Tempest, the new video from Brooklyn, New York’s doom / post rock experimentalists  A Storm of Light , can be viewed at BrooklynVegan.com.
The song comes off the band’s second full-length album,  Forgive Us Our Trespasses,  which has been released via Neurot Recordings on Tuesday, September 22.
The Tempest clip was ...read more

The Obelisk reviews Shrinebuilder’s self-titled debut album

Posted on Saturday, September 12th, 2009

The Obelisk, easily one of the very best stonerrock related blogs has reviewed Shrinebuilder’s self-titled debut album:
It’s hard not to feel like you’re standing in the presence of greatness when listening to Shrinebuilder’s self-titled debut (Neurot), and likewise difficult to separate the music from those making it. In that ...read more

Shrinebuilder: first preview track available for streaming

Posted on Friday, September 11th, 2009

Shrinebuilder, the “doom supergroup” with Saint Vitus / Obsessed / Spirit Caravan / Hidden Hand guitar hero Scott “Wino” Weinrich, Neurosis / Tribes of Neurot leader Scott Kelly, former Sleep and current Om bassist Al Cisneros, and Melvins drummer Dale Crover, has posted the first preview track, ‘Pyramid of the ...read more

A Storm of Light to release Forgive Us Our Trespasses via Neurot Recordings

Posted on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Brooklyn, New York’s own A Storm of Light, featuring guitarist / keyboardist / vocalist Josh Graham, bassist / vocalist Domenic Seita , drummer / percussionist Andy Rice  and guitarist / keyboardist Joel Hamilton will unleash their new full-length, Forgive Us Our Trespasses, on September 22 via Neurot Recordings.
The follow-up to ...read more

Steve Von Till / Harvestman interviewed by The Obelisk

Posted on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

JJ Kozcan of The Obelisk recently conducted an interview with Steve Von Till about Harvestman’s latest album entitled In a Dark Tongue, Von Till’s home studio and his Roadburn-experience. An excerpt from the chat follows below.
How is In a Dark Tongue different from Lashing the Rye in your mind?
Steve Von ...read more

Artwork and tracklist Shrinebuilder album revealed

Posted on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Finally, the artwork and track listing for the highly anticipated Shrinebuilder debut album, due in October via Neurot Recordings have been unveiled.
According to a press release, the CD is “a powerful culmination of its members’ distinct styles that coalesce into an entity of its own. Comprised of five epic passages ...read more

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