With Harvestman, Neurosis’ Steve Von Till has been exploring a much less bombastic form of music; arboreal, earthy and yet still dark in its own shadowy way. With Music For Monoliths however, he’s moved entirely out of the nocturnal storm clouds and into the…
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It’s off to an early start on this Roadburn Friday, which has a program that stretches from 15.00 up to 02.00. Today promises to be a great day with a wide variety of sounds and artists to be witnessed. Also there’s some great side-program…
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Tickets for Roadburn 2016 have been on sale for a couple of weeks now and as we wait with bated breath for who will be confirmed next, we didn’t have long to wait though as the latest announcement includes solo sets from Neurosis stalwarts…
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Neurosis lynchpin Steve Von Till’s name always becomes scrambled in my brain with that of gritty gunslinger Lee Van Cleef. Lazy silly brain. I just had to tell you that before we start. The opening track, In Your Wings, sets the sad tone for…
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The title doesn’t quite say it all, but it says some of it: A Life Unto Itself is as much the name of STEVE VON TILL’s fourth solo album as it is the perfect description for the 25-plus years he’s spent forging, with his…
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It’s impossible to heap too much hyperbole on a band like Neurosis. They were game-changers when Through Silver In Blood first crushed heads back in ’96 and they’re still as innovative, spiritual and utterly devastating in 2014. The Sleeping Shaman managed to grab some…
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When I came to look back over the course of the year I realised that I had actually racked up a lot of reviews. Having found the mainstream of heavy metal such a sad drag to write about, I failed to register a single…
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It is a sad fact that despite notable and popular musicians’ such as Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, Lyle Lovett, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, and Willie Nelson covering and having success with material written and performed by Texan Townes Van Zandt, the wider…
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As the out-of-print debut solo album from Neurosis’ STEVE VON TILL, As The Crow Flies, sees a long-awaited re-release, Neurot Recordings proudly confirms the seminal album’s first-ever vinyl edition. Initially released in 2000, marking the first non-Neurosis recording on the Neurot roster, STEVE VON…
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Steve Von Till‘s body of work is well documented; since replacing Chad Salter in Oakland hardcore masters Neurosis in 1989 he has helped shape not only the musical output and progression that saw the band change from their crust influenced leanings of ‘Pain of…
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