Petyr - Petyr (2017)

Heavy psych/stoner jam. You can hear Sabbathian worship, Sleep, Earthless and Flower Travelling Band kind of stuff in this. No run-of-the-mill mediocrity. One of my favourite 2017 records. Fronted by professional skater Riley Hawk; also son of Tony Hawk.

RIFFS AND SPLIFFS

Garden of Shadows - Oracle Moon (2000)

Atmospheric melodic death metal. FFO early Opeth.

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Moenen of Xezbeth - Ancient Spells of Darkness... (2018)

Came across this on a black metal end-list on opium hum aka probably the greatest music blog ever. Been constantly coming back to it, one of my favourite releases of 2018. "Raw occult worship. Slightly out-of-tune guitars, ghostly keyboards, hoarse vocals, and grainy production.

I fucking love this shit

Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer (1992)

I was surprised to see relatively a lot of traffic going through this page since I hadn't come on here or posted anything since last year, so I thought I'd get back to sharing some more music on here. Going with this one today. Nothing too obscure but been binging a lot of Sabbath and have been coming to the realization that this is my favourite Dio-era Sabbath record. Heavy, doomy, dark and a lot of badass tracks. Praise Iommi. RIP Dio.

There's another side of heaven
This way, to technical paradise

VA - Whom the Moon a Nightsong Sings (2010)

I usually avoid VA albums but this is unmissable. WTMANS is a well compiled collection of neofolk and nordic ambient tracks. Quiet and primarily acoustic, perfect for mind voyages or OSTing Dark Souls or Elder Scrolls. Featured artists: Vàli, Nest, Empyrium, Nebelung, October Falls, Ainulindale, Les Discrets, Musk Ox, Havnatt, Dornenreich, Nhor, Ulver, Neun Welten, Tenhi, Bauda, Orplid, Nucleus Torn, Lonndom, Syven.

Mysteriously familiar
And like an eye wet with tears
The lake looks to the sky

Celestial Bloodshed - Cursed, Scarred, and Forever Possessed (2008)

Grim and frostbitten epic True Norwegian Black Metal™. Your perfect companion in the bitter cold outdoors. Fantastic record from start to finish and rich in riffsosphere. Vocalist Steingrim Torson was allegedly accidentally shot by his best friend.

As the cursed words of blasphemy are spoken

Your soul rage and your heart burns with hate

Desire, contempt, fire, pain and utter disgust for god and his creation.

Aes Dana - Pollen (2012)

Fantastic loopy nighttime psybient. Perfect for studying/working, background and attentive listening, vibing, housepartying, fucking and pretty much at any setting and volume. This was my introduction to the wonderful discography of Aes Dana and I owe sharing it to YOU.

The meeting point

Toby Driver - Madonnawhore (2017)

A mastermind behind Kayo Dot, Maudlin of the Well, Asva and others, Toby Driver's Madonnawhore is a beautiful quiet journey of lush guitars and emotive vocals. Amazing album especially when it sinks in. Would highly recommend Toby Driver live as well.

We set out crossing flagstone 
Across the fragments 
We wandered through the kingdoms 
Achieving balance

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire (1973)

A five-headed beast of John McLaughlin, guitar; composer. Jerry Goodman, violin; Jan Hammer, piano; synth. Rick Laird, bass; Billy Cobham, drums.

mastery

Bardo Pond - Untitled (2018)

Bardo Pond's 2018 tour CD is a just-over one hour warped mind altering acid rock jam/song. Lot of things happen here at a beautiful pace that it only feels like 30 minutes. Space ventures, flute magick, drug infused guitars and other shenanigans blending acoustic and electric instrumentation.

Bardo Pond is one of the best bands ever. Buy their things.

Blown Out - Superior Venus (2017)

The latest full length from psychedelic cosmonauts Blown Out. Album originally includes two gnarly 15-minute long gravity-free space psych tracks, but this upload includes two 'powerdrive demos' of the main tracks. Members include Mike Vest (the mighty Bong, Melting Hand, 11Paranoias, and a bunch of other projects), Matthew Baty and Jean-Michel Hedley (both from Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, and Khunt). Furthermore, Blown Out blows minds live, go see them if you get the chance to.

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Liu Fang - Le Son de Soie (Silk Sound) (2006)

Graceful sounds and masterful compositions from China by pipa virtuoso Liu Fang. Majestic, ancient and shredful.

If you have love, even plain cold water is sweet.

Ron Carter - Empire Jazz (1980)

Ron Carter interpretations of John Williams' themes from The Empire Strikes Back, accompanied by a stellar line-up consisting of Jon Faddis, Joe Shepley, Eddie Bert, Hubert Law, Frank Wess, Bob James, Jay Berliner, Ralph MacDonald and Billy fucking Cobham. Quite a relaxing and easy-listening record.

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Aura Noir - Black Thrash Attack (1996)

Blackened thrash from the unholy depths of Norway. While there's enough BM elements in here to make it black metal, thrash influence reigns supreme in homage to Celtic Frost, Slayer, Sodom and Teutonic thrash co. The One Who Smite is pretty much a cover of Proselyrism Real and Angel of Death (and that's a good thing).

I am the portal 
A layer of dust 
A burdened insect that betrayed their lust 
I licked their wishes in reverie 
And soaked their crystal trust

Six Organs of Admittance - Nightly Trembling (1999)

Meditative experimental/free folk with haunting acoustic riffs and hypnotic chanting which gets into weird mantra folk jams at times. Because of stuff like this, I view SOAA to the folk realm what Om is to doom/stoner.

It is only necessary to destroying oneself the roots of those motives which determine a man's course, in order to enjoy the omnipotence and immunity of a god