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Rated and reviewed in my 2013 Journal.

Anything this package of love and evil cannot do? Half suspect he's actually some negative incarnate of Driver's soul, but that'd probably be too convenient? In all seriousness, bravo for finding him (Kayo Dot) and bravo for being a hard working musical chameleon/vessel who brings a shed...

New Track From an upcoming split with Of Solitude and Solemn. Courtsleet is hands and thoughts at desperate times underpinned by unspeakable disquiet, navigated foggily through an impasse of identity; residuum of portentous woes. Gavin Turner finds a safe haven scrutinizing and eulogizing...

Mainly focused on slightly more obscure releases - lots of black metal so far. I do my journal on last.fm because it's easy to network into the bands profiles and there's no word limit. http://www.last.fm/user/XfnSnow/journal/2013/02/24/5rb9kz_2013_-_reviewsratings. If you're interested...

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Aosoth – III. 7/10 (74%) Aosoth are a most worthy part of the French black metal scene, namely made up of bands like Deathspell Omega, Blut Aus Nord and Anorexia Nervosa. Their sound is extremely dark, complicated and evil and would no doubt appeal to those ‘bedroom...

Deaf Center - Owl Splinters 8/10 (83%) This Norwegian duo makes ambient, moody, minimalist contemporary classical drone... I think. A fascinating look in to a dark, but calm world. One clichéd way I'd describe this is if 'Agaetis Byrjun' era Sigur Ros and Yann Tiersen got caught in a...

Ulcerate - The Destroyers of All. 8/10 (84%) Here we have a big slab of emotive, evil, avant-garde Progressive blackened death metal. From the opening notes, I could tell this was right up my street. I'm not a big follower of straight up death metal, and generally find it fairly...

I'm having a year of focusing on new music. Mainly because there' s so much to look forward to this particular anum. So here's a constantly updating space where when I get ten minutes at work I'll scribble some thoughts about an album I've been listening to on the bus for the last few days then...

Bit late to be spreading this around, but if you didn't have any plans this saturday: A Forest of Stars' first invitation (and subsequent venture) to play down south. And then on the Sunday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iLLd15Jh0w http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5621686211708F8B Check it ouuuuuutttttt liiiiikkkkkeeee Aye.

This is the type of thing people who matter usually do, so excuse the sudden lapse of egocentrism. http://www.mediafire.com/?bhgxwzhqqafu8hz There's a 'read me' in the file explaining in a bit more detail what this collection is about and why I've decided to do it... but in short, the...

Bump. and grind.

Flyer with all essential information: A Forest of Stars official website. Lastfm page for the event. Review for Opportunistic Thieves of Spring. Album of the day on Roadburn festival website. Video for Raven's Eye View: Video for Raven's Eye View. A Forest of Stars...