Thursday, June 3, 2010

A Forest of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves of Spring (2010)

Full-length, Transcendental Creations
June 1st, 2010



Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Region: UK

The newest album from the English pyschedelic wizards A Forest of Stars.


Excellent.

EDIT: Link fixed.


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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Castevet - Mounds of Ash (2010)

Full-length, Profound Lore
May 25th, 2010



Genre: Progressive Black Metal
Region: USA

New experimental black metal group from New York, just released on Profound Lore. Album was recorded with Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts, Indricothere, etc.).

1Red Star Sans Chastity

2Mounds of Ash

3Grey Matter

4Red Aura

5Stones

6Wreathed in Smoke

7Harvester


Saturday, May 29, 2010

Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf [2002/320]



Not much needs to be said about this album/band that hasn't already been said. One of the more original rock bands in the mainstream nowadays, with several solid releases to their name. Songs for the Deaf is easily their best album to date, and definitely one of the best rock albums of the last decade.

Artist: Queens of the Stone Age
Album: Songs for the Deaf
Release Year: 2002
Genre: Stoner Rock

1. You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire
2. No One Knows
3. First It Giveth
4. A Song for the Dead
5. The Sky is Fallin'
6. Six Shooter
7. Hangin' Tree
8. Go With the Flow
9. Gonna Leave You
10. Do It Again
11. God Is in the Radio
12. Another Love Song
13. A Song for the Deaf
14. Mosquito Song
15. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret (Live)
16. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy (The Kinks cover)


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Dufresne - AM:PM [2010/192]



In my opinion, this is most likely going to be the best Post-Hardcore album of the year. Reminds me quite a bit of Monolith by Sights & Sounds, yet still retains its own original sound. A very catchy and good album.

Artist: Dufresne
Album: AM:PM
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Post-Hardcore

1. Keep This Party Going
2. Hi, Society
3. Bagliori Nel Buio
4. While the City Sleeps
5. AM
6. Omega
7. Horizon
8. Galaxy
9. Hourglass
10. PM
11. L'ultimo Sole
12. Midnight


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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Kausal - In Dead Cities [2010/VBR320]



Some very engaging Post-Rock/Post-Metal. I cannot recommend this enough. Definitely took me by surprise at how good this turned out to be.

Artist: Kausal
Album: In Dead Cities
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Post-Rock/Post-Metal

1. The Debt
2. We Steal Sunshine
3. Evac
4. That Will Make Sense Tomorrow
5. The Conquistador
6. How is Your Heart?
7. Rising Cities
8. The Rest


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Ortega - 1634 [2010/192]



After hearing their promo last year, I have been anxiously awaiting to listen to Ortega's debut full-length. Well, the album's here now, and I am enjoying it quite a bit. Nice mixture of sludge and post-metal. "The Siren" is still my favourite track by them, and definitely needs to be heard.

Artist: Ortega
Album: 1634
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Sludge/Post-Metal

1. Still
2. Into the Waves
3. Shipwrecked
4. The Siren
5. Octagon
6. Chaser
7. The Oracle


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Monday, May 24, 2010

Shad - TSOL [2010/256]



New Shad. Enjoy this very good release from one of the best Canadian rappers out there.

Artist: Shad
Album: TSOL
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Hip Hop

1. Intro
2. Rose Garden
3. Keep Shining
4. Lucky 1's
5. A Good Name
6. We Are the Ones (Reservoir Poetry)
7. Telephone
8. Call Waiting (Interlude)
9. Yaa I Get It
10. Listen
11. At the Same Time
12. We, Myself and I
13. Outro


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Sleepmakeswaves - In Today Already Walks Tomorrow [2009/320]



I'm too much into Post-Rock now since listening to the TotorRo EP, so here's some more great post- stuff.

Band: Sleepmakeswaves
Album: In Today Already Walks Tomorrow
Release Year: 2009
Genre: Post-Rock

1. I Will Write Peace on Your Wings and You Will Fly Over the World
2. Exits to Nowhere
3. One Day You Will Teach Me to Let Go of My Fears
4. So That the Children Will Always Shout Her Name
5. It's Dark, It's Cold, It's Winter
6. What We Cannot Speak of Must be Passed Over in Silence


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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Dispirit - Rehearsal At Oboroten (2010)

Demo, Unknown
February 7th, 2010



Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal?
Region: USA

First demo released by Dispirit, a project with John Gossard (Weakling, Asunder, The Gault, etc.) on vocals and guitar. Like Weakling their sound has a dark and hypnotic quality. Samples of the two tracks up for download at Dispirit's site.


1Ixtab's Lure 18:51
2Bitumen Amnii 12:22

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