Tag Pelagic
Surfing the seas of time for almost two decades, The Ocean have arrived in the here and now. Holocene is the band’s newest long player released on their very own Pelagic Records and named after the current geological epoch, the… Continue Reading →
I first encountered Playgrounded in 2012 when they released their ep “Athens”. It is an outstanding progressive work. It flowed, and had great impact without needing to exaggerate or place themselves on a pedestal. Such was the chord that it… Continue Reading →
Twenty two years. Eleven studio albums. These Japanese loons have had a long and hopefully lucrative career. I have dipped in and out of their eclectic sounds over the years – usually as part of playlists made by mates who were… Continue Reading →
Some twenty years into their existence French heavyweights Year of No Light are having a damn busy summer. A new album in the shape of Consolamentum and a career spanning box set of their previous 5 full-lengthers – quite an achievement after what… Continue Reading →
Stories have always been a key component of human communication, community forming and learning. Mankind has probably been telling stories for one purpose or other since developing coherent speech. And the way we tell stories evolved alongside our own development…. Continue Reading →
While mankind has probably been sharing frightening stories since developing coherent speech, the emergence of the gothic novel marks the modern beginnings of the horror genre. The Castle of Otranto and everything that followed gave the world the grotesque, the… Continue Reading →
Where to start, and where to end? What to mention and what to leave out? How much context and explanation to provide? Figuring that one out has never been quite so difficult. There are so many interesting details to convey… Continue Reading →
Robin Staps (guitar, primary songwriter) and Paul Seidel (drums), Zagreb, 17/11/2018 The 17th of November was one of the first really cold days in Zagreb this autumn. At six o’clock in the evening, the arranged interview time, it was already… Continue Reading →
Like a continuation from something unheard, Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving plunge into immediate doom with crushed bass and drums at a death march; any introduction for the uninitiated is left to imagery from the album art and title, ‘Yield To… Continue Reading →