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Šamane – Solstice (Last Day of the North)

On the face of it, this one sounds right up my street and possible other people’s. Finnish trio Šamane specialise “dark halls of cold alternative rock, grieving tones and mesmeric soundscapes”. “Solstice” is their third album release. The minimalist deep… Continue Reading →

sleepmakeswaves – It’s here but I have no names for it (Bird’s Robe)

This Australian instrumental post-rock band has carved out a reputation for their music and also for their extensive touring and appearances at festivals across the world. I am familiar with the band’s 2017 album “Made of Breath Only”, since when… Continue Reading →

Tvinna – Two – Wings of Ember (By Norse)

Well, this is a difficult one. Maybe I’m having trouble rating the album because it’s neither metal nor dark nor extreme and thus different from the majority of the stuff we review. Or maybe the difficulties that I’m having stem… Continue Reading →

Sgàile – Traverse the Bealach (Avantgarde)

The concept behind this second album by the Glaswegian band Sgàile is interesting: “Traverse the Bealach is that of a nomadic traveller in post-apocalyptic Scotland, trying to figure out his fate and facing the elements while travelling north, battling inner… Continue Reading →

November Might Be Fine – All (S/R)

This came as a double album I and II so there’s a lot to go at. The titles of these instrumental pieces are succinct: Hope – Dreams – Sorrow – All – Fear – Grief – None – Truth –… Continue Reading →

Treebeard- Nostalgia (Birds Robe)

Treebeard are from the same progressive post-rock stable as sleepmakewaves, We Lost the Sea and other similar Australian artists. This album, which is the band’s debut, was released two years ago and now being re-released. Mystical sounds accompany the opening… Continue Reading →

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving – Oscillating Forest (Bird’s Robe)

Oscillating Forest is the third of altogether four full-length albums by Australians Tangled Thoughts of Leaving that I have reviewed. Having also seen them live once, one could say that I’m well familiar with the band and their output. Their… Continue Reading →

Klidas – No Harmony (Bird’s Robe)

Jazz meets psychedelia. Alternative meets progressive rock. That’s the billing of this album from Italy’s Klidas, who were formed in 2014. Upon reading that this album “represents a path of transcendence”, I set off on the journey. With a calming… Continue Reading →

Phal:Angst – Whiteout (Noise Appeal)

Last album ‘Phase IV’ from this Viennese based project really seemed to speak to me with its mixture of post rock and industrial rooted numbers. They were all of a lengthy running time and sprawled like soundscapes over wide vistas…. Continue Reading →

Isafjørd – Hjartastjaki (Svart Records)

The name Ragnar Zolberg rang a bell to me, Ragnar being one half of Isafjørd. I narrowed it down to ProgPower contacts, but also research revealed that Ragnar is the artist behind Sign. The other artist and composer is Aðalbjörn… Continue Reading →

Desolat – Elegance Is An Attitude… To Shit On (Bloodshed Records, Santa Diabla)

This Austrian bands 2020 release ‘Songs Of Love In The Age Of Anarchy’ was one of puzzling but intriguing dynamics, a band never satisfied with one genre focus they constantly switched styles and riffs to craft an album that was… Continue Reading →

Behind Closed Doors – Caged in Helices (My Redemption Records)

A trio of European instrumentalists comprise Behind Closed Doors. Add some strings, “ferocious heaviness as well as delicate tenderness” and that’s the recipe for this album. A mournful violin dirge is interrupted by an explosive djenty section. It’s an interesting… Continue Reading →

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