Saturday, 13 January 2018

Thursday, 4 January 2018

Earth - Extra-Capsular Extraction (1991)


Colossal crushing drones from pioneers Earth. This EP features the prolific Joe Preston on bass and drums, Dave Harwell on another bass, and of course Dylan Carlson on guitar and magick. Get absorbed, if you're ready.


I did not hate God or Christ, but merely the God and Christ of the people whom I hated.

Wednesday, 3 January 2018

Boris - Feedbacker (2003)


One of eclectics Boris' best outputs. Self-descriptive Feedbacker (aka Boris at Last) is a 42-minute journey divided into 5 parts. Beautifully flowed album with a lot to hear in. There's mandatory crushing drones and slow riffery, psychedelic-tinged doom, noise and occasional vocal and stoner work. Given the guitar tones of this album, this is some shit to get lost in.


Crisis leaves beautiful remains 
Yesterday appeared in a dream 
Touched the dazzling omen

Black Slate - Black Slate (1980)


Super chilled out (duh) catchy reggae. Dubbier moments throughout the second half of the album.


Da 'erbb man

Friday, 29 December 2017

Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway (2006)


Holy shit, what can I say about this? In 2006 Cult of Luna released this monumental post-metal/atmospheric sludge metal album. This might very well be my favourite post-metal album, let alone being among the best metal albums of all time in my book. It's the kind of album that when I feel like listening to a particular song off it, I can't help but continue all of it, though I usually always start it from the start. A deep, self-contemplative emotional trip parallel to a religious experience which I highly recommend to everyone to experience, whether you like metal or not.

I was spoiled enough to witness them resurrect this masterpiece to life at Roadburn 2016. It was the very first band at the four-day festival - after finishing the set, I was so shaken, and thinking "Now what? I could go home happy now." It was life-shattering to say the least.

According to guitarist Erik Olofsson, SATH is about "Male loneliness - I was very inspired by a book by J.M. Coetzee [Life & Times of Michael K] about a man in South Africa with a hare lip. [The character] escapes from everything and lives off the earth eating only pumpkings. Johannes Persson [guitar, vocals, lyrics] had similar ideas for the lyrics about loneliness, it has a countryside vibe to it." The latter is further highlighted by banjo in some moments. If you missed it in the first paragraph, I highly recommend this.


Let me dream if only for tonight, that we leave together in the first morning light. 
 Alone and forgotten. I bow my head in shame. 
 Before you all answers reveal. So I sink my sorrows in the sea.

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Tuesday, 26 December 2017

Healer - HigherGrounds (2004)


Lovingly pinched from Ektoplazm:

'HigherGrounds is the second full-length release by Healer, the downtempo and ambient project of Swedish producer Michael Andresen. Originally released in 2004, this lightly mixed album is an elegant example of soothing melodic downtempo filled with evolving soundscapes and deep, luxurious rhythms.'


Ektoplazm

Les Claypool's Duo De Twang - Four Foot Shack (2014)


Claypool needs no introduction, and if the name doesn't ring a bell to you, maybe today is your lucky day because this album is a great vehicle to familiarize with the bass wizard. Four Foot Shack is an acoustic bass country/hillbilly/americana album with bluegrass tinges. The album contains one original and fourteen covers, although most of the 'covers' are Claypool and Primus songs.


Monday, 25 December 2017

Impulse Manslaughter - He Who Laughs Last... Laughs Alone (1987)


When I started getting into metal and punk, I discovered and got into this one at about 13 on a blog. Since then, it had remained among my favourite crossover releases. I never recall anyone really mentioning or talking about it after discovering it, online or irl. Recently I found a physical of this and my jaw literally dropped. A few days ago I fucking acquired it and to make it sassier it was a sexyass green vinyl. So I'm celebrating the occasion of having it (and christmas) by sharing this gnarly kickass crossover thrash gem with you. Enjoy!


DESTROY POPULATION

Sunday, 17 December 2017

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again (2015)


I don't remember how this one slipped into my library but I checked it out a few days ago and I'm enjoying it more everyday. Contemporary acoustic folk with soft vocals. Great tracks throughout and nice to mellow out to in winter.


People's faces blend together like a watercolor you can't remember in time