Shoegaze Archives - The Sleeping Shaman

Review: Viaduct ‘Wake’

9th October 20199th October 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alternative, Post-Punk, Review, Shoegaze, Viaduct, Wake

Earlier this year, before the resurrection of The Sleeping Shaman, three renowned members of the UK post-rock scene entered Campbell

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Nothing ‘Tired Of Tomorrow’ 2016

17th April 20173rd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Grunge, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Nothing, Relapse Records, Review, Shoegaze, Tired Of Tomorrow

Philadelphia’s NOTHING are an intriguing prospect. Signed to Relapse who is usually associated with more abrasive types of music, this

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LowFlyingHawks ‘Kofuku’ CD/LP/DD 2016

15th February 20163rd September 2019 Jason Hough 2016, CD, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Jason Hough, Kofuku, LowFlyingHawks, LP, Magnetic Eye Records, Review, Shoegaze

The underground can be a lonely and difficult place to be if nobody knows who you are. Especially if you’d

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Grass On The Sun – S/T – DD 2014

27th August 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grass On The Sun, Jeremy Moore, Review, Rock, Self Released, Self Titled, Shoegaze

The Reid brothers would be proud. Massa, Italy’s up and coming drug-induced duo, Grass On The Sun, tread the Jesus

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Nevermind Me ‘Winter’ CD/DD 2014

3rd August 20142nd September 2019 Will Beattie 2014, Alternative, Ambient, CD, Digital, Nevermind Me, Review, Rock, Self Released, Shoegaze, Will Beattie, Winter

Nevermind Me play shoegaze. Nevermind Me play dreampop. Nevermind Me play… black metal. Generic cross-pollination is commonplace nowadays, and it

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Fatalism ‘Mystery Of Death’ CD/CS/DD 2014

11th May 20143rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2014, Brian Burroughs, Cassette, CD, Digital, Eternal Death, Experimental, Fatalism, Heavy, Mystery Of Death, Review, Shoegaze

I, I, I, am not crazy and that’s NOT how it goes, and I, I, I, am not nervous. I,

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Nyogtha ‘The Black Void Between The Stars’ CD/DD 2014

26th April 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, Ambient, CD, Digital, Drone, Hibernacula Records, Jeremy Moore, Nyogtha, Review, Shoegaze, The Black Void Between The Stars

Having been a proponent of Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard’s forays into neoclassical dark wave over the course of their

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Southern State – S/T – DD 2014

1st April 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grunge, Heavy, Review, Ross Horton, Self Released, Self Titled, Shoegaze, Southern State

You can usually find some intentional humour on a band’s bandcamp page – Southern State, for instance, refer to their

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Nothing ‘Guilty Of Everything’ CD/LP/DD 2014

19th February 20143rd September 2019 Antony Bartlett 2014, Antony Bartlett, CD, Digital, Grunge, Guilty of Everything, Heavy, LP, Nothing, Relapse Records, Review, Shoegaze

Holy hell this is one refreshing album. It’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed a full album in the

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Jesu ‘Everyday I Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came’ LP/DD 2013

14th October 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Ambient, Avalanche Recordings, Drone, Everyday I Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came, Industrial, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Shoegaze

Anyone who is an aficionado of extreme music is familiar with, and loves, some of the work that Justin Broadrick

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Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus ‘Dark Geometer’ CD/DL 2011

13th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Download, Drone, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Queen Elephantine, Review, Shoegaze, Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus

Well. I’ve had this sitting in my metaphorical review pile for a good while and, despite having listened to it

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