Veik – ‘Surrounding Structures’ (2021)
French (Caen) trio Veik follow several singles and EPs with their debut full length, an occasionally abrasive collection of experimental No Wave and synth-based Krautrock that channels Faust...
Jeff Penczak
Cuarzo – ‘Vol. 2’ (2021)
Peruvian stoner psych trio Cuarzo return with another collection of brain-rattling sludge that’s full of doomy, gloomy throbbing bass, paint-peeling solos, and head crunching drum destruction. Opener ‘Titanomaquia’...
Doctors Of Space – ‘The Covid Sessions’ (2021)
The good doctors Weaver (guitar, drums, bass) and Space (synths) traded recordings to create this lockdown treat, combining their respective love of improvisational sonic experimentation featured throughout their...
Dale Jenkins – ‘Undesirable Element’ (2021)
Slightly retitled (the original 1985 release was plural - 'Elements') and revamped to include a plethora of bonus tracks from what may have been a fourth solo album,...
The Underground Youth – ‘The Falling’ (2021)
A new sound to me, this Berlin (via Manchester)-based band release their tenth album since forming in 2008. COVID-enforced confinement to their apartments-turned-studios yielded stripped down acoustic demos...
Diagonal – ‘Diagonal’ (2021)
This Chicago quintet’s debut full length follows on from several singles (included here) that have seen their post-punk sound morph into a more psychedelic, krautrock-influenced groove. ‘Anticipation’ slides...
Dreamweapon – ‘Rites Of Lunacy’ (2021)
The prolific psychedelic improvisational band from Portugal (this was just one of four albums originally self-released last year alone), 'Rites Of Lunacy' is their self-confessed “lost album”, recorded...
Adam Stone Dead Sea Apes Black Tempest – ‘Dataland’ (2021)
As the world continues to dig itself out of the increasingly oppressive doldrums brought on by the COVID-19 virus, this trio of favourites collaborated over the internet to...
Dodson and Fogg | Chris Wade | Interview
Chris Wade is an English musician, filmmaker, writer and artist based in Leeds. He is the chap behind the critically acclaimed music project Dodson and Fogg, which has...
The Vanishing Lines – ‘No Replacement Found’ (2020)
Ian Smith created the Vanishing Lines with assistance from Telescopes frontman Stephen Lawrie and Jake Taylor. Their debut album ebbs and flows between ambient noise, industrial atmospherics, and...