Lustmord’s “The Word as Power” is an appropriately potent album that departs musically from the drones that make up his previous albums. This album still has Lustmord’s signature drones and dark ambiance, but is accompanied by extremely rich vocal performances.…
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The legendary ethereal band Lycia returns with “Quiet Moments”, their first full length CD in over ten years. It is comforting to see the return of a band so close to my heart. Despite having been inactive so long, they…
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If you were going to any independent industrial or noise shows in Detroit between 2000 and 2004, you know who DeLIEN is. I first arrived in Detroit in 2000. In fact, it was the day of the Bush v. Gore…
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SPLINTrd’s “Staring Out of Windows” is exceptionally dynamic for an album so intrinsically mellow in scope. At its core, this is a very relaxed album, though it never quite reaches ambient territory by maintaining a consistent rhythm and complexity through…
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So here we are, it is 2013 and Skinny Puppy releases a new album, this time titled, “Weapon”. Every time one of these albums comes out I feel compelled to listen to it, and be grumpy about it because everything…
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It dawned on me that I’ve been jamming to oOoOOO’s tunes for a few years now when I read that this is his first full length LP. It is true, too, in that all of his previous material was on…
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Svarte Greiner’s “Black Tie” is yet another astonishing entry into Miasmah’s ongoing catalog of extremely dark, extremely haunting yet extremely beautiful albums. Svarte Greiner also has the distinction of being label owner Erik K. Skodvin’s solo audio project, and it…
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I haven’t watched Johan Liedgren’s 2012 film “Mother Nature”, but judging from the film’s website, one gets the idea that this could be a tense and experiential trip about survival and companionship. I’m guessing I will watch the film and…
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