King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard It’s no secret that metal and stoner rock acts have long been obsessed with the occult. We’re not talking about actual devil worship—or even an infatuation with mystic texts. By “occult,” we mean using the visual and lyrical tropes of magical dudes with spellbinding beards as a way to […]
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[Music] Alexander Kopeikin – Split Second
The Carrera-Linn Cultural Exchange is proud to announce a release by Russian experimental music composer Alexander Kopeikin. Split Second is a tour-de-force of music influenced by early experimental music, granual experimentation and Industrial music in the vein of early Throbbing Gristle and Current 93.
[Music] Sonologyst & Kshatriy – Time Is The Enemy
The ever-amazing catalog of Attenuation Circuit Records out of Germany continues to expand. Their latest, a collaboration between Sonologyst & Kshatriy, is a wonderful blend of ritualistic music and black ambient. Perfect listening with coffee (black, naturally).
[Music] Pan Sonic – Rutina
Finland’s Pan Sonic break out an ultra-minimalist beat that reminds me of a some fine drumming.
[Music] Goran Trajkoski – Na Svetov Ubavina (Koncert)
Goran Trajkoski, lead singer of two of Macedonia’s most legendary bands (Anastasia and Mizar) is seen here performing new music. We very much look forward to a new album from Goran.
[Music] AMN Picks of the Week: Merzbow, Haino, Pandi / Tim Brady / Grew, Watts / Gaudi — Avant Music News
Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that has caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016) […]
via AMN Picks of the Week: Merzbow, Haino, Pandi / Tim Brady / Grew, Watts / Gaudi — Avant Music News
[Music] the stargazer lilies — the sunday experience
Stumbled across this via an interesting mid-season round up by the shoegazer alive 9 site. Of course you’ve no need for me telling you that the Stargazer Lilies are a much loved distraction around these parts given we’ve featured them on occasion. However, I’m suspecting we’ve an unread email / press release somewhere because as […]
[Music] Flying Hórses – Tölt
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Flying Hórses are one of those bands who give me hope that post-rock will continue to grow, mutate and keep developing wonderful strains in their genre. This Canadian troupe had help from the likes of Nicolas Petrowsky (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) who mixed this album, and Birgir Jón Birgisson of Sigur Rós, who mastered it.
[Music] AMN Reviews: Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016; RareNoiseRecords) — Avant Music News
There is something about the combination of noise-maven Merzbow and drummer extraordinaire Pandi that can do no wrong. They have teamed previously with Mats Gustafsson (2013’s Cuts) as well as the combination of Gustafsson and Thurston Moore (2015’s Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper). This latest effort includes Keiji Haino, whose dark guitar soundscapes have evoked nightmares […]
[Music] Kieslowski – Normandie
Kieslowski, a wonderful indie rock band out of Prague in the Czech Republic, have a new single out. Our friends at Indies Scope have released another gem.

