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Author: Neddal Ayad

Aidan Baker - Photo by JN Lightning Photography
A-F Interviews 

Nadja: Interview With One Half Of The Drone Duo Aidan Baker

28th October 202226th December 2022 Neddal Ayad Aidan Baker, Broken Spine Productions, Doom, Drone, Nadja

In his review of Nadja’s absolutely crushing Labyrinthine, fellow Shaman scribe Jamie Grimes described the album as feeling like ‘…four

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Trialogos
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Trialogos: Interview With Conny Ochs, Kiki Bohemia & Sicker Man

13th July 202113th July 2021 Neddal Ayad Conny Ochs, Exile On Mainstream Records, Kiki Bohemia, Sicker Man, Trialogos

One of the more intriguing albums to come out of the lockdowns of the past year and a half has

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Dan Emery - Photo by Ericka Poore
A-F G-Q Interviews 

Interview: Dan Emery & Matt Heckler Talk About The Magnolia Sessions

2nd June 20217th July 2021 Neddal Ayad Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Dan Emery, Folk, Matt Heckler, The Magnolia Sessions

Over the past few months regular readers of The Shaman will know we’ve become huge fans of The Magnolia Sessions.

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Antoni Maiovvi & ANTA ‘Church Of The Second Sun’
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Review: Antoni Maiovvi & ANTA ‘Church Of The Second Sun’

23rd April 202124th May 2021 Neddal Ayad Anta, Antoni Maiovvi, Church Of The Second Sun, Death Waltz, John Reppion, Prog, Psych

Church Of The Second Sun is a three way collaboration between composer/Giallo Disco Records cofounder Antoni Maiovvi, heavy psych-proggers ANTA,

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James Johnston & Steve Gullick
G-Q Interviews 

Interview: James Johnston & Steve Gullick

2nd March 20217th April 2021 Neddal Ayad Experimental, God Unknown Records, James Johnston, Steve Gullick, We Travel Time

Even if you’re not familiar with James Johnston and Steve Gulick by name it’s very likely you’ve come across their

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Neddal Ayad
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Top Ten Of 2020: Neddal Ayad

30th December 202028th January 2021 Neddal Ayad Aisha Orazbayeva, Anna von Hausswolff, Bruxa Maria, Couch Slut, DEAD, Einstürzende Neubauten, Human Impact, Luminous Bodies, Oranssi Pazuzu, Orgöne, Top Ten 2020

Summarizing a year’s listening is always a bit of a weird proposition for me because my listening habits tend to

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Thomas V. Jäger
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Interview With Thomas V. Jäger

28th September 202028th October 2020 Neddal Ayad A Solitary Plan, Folk Doom, RidingEasy Records, Thomas V. Jäger

Monolord vocalist/guitarist Thomas V. Jäger recently released his first solo album, A Solitary Plan. It’s a quiet, introspective album that

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Jaye Jale - Photo by A.F. Cortes
G-Q Interviews 

Jaye Jayle – Interview With Evan Patterson

10th September 20209th October 2020 Neddal Ayad Ben Chisholm, Evan Patterson, Experimental, Jaye Jayle, Prisyn, Sargent House

Jaye Jale’s Prisyn is a departure from the sullen Americana and post-Swans experimentalism of Evan Patterson’s previous work. The most

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Marc Urselli
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SteppenDoom – Interview With Marc Urselli

12th August 202016th September 2020 Neddal Ayad Doom, Experimental, Marc Urselli, SteppenDoom, Throat Singing

If Marc Urselli’s name isn’t immediately familiar, his client list will be. He’s recorded or mixed work by Nick Cave,

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Hominid Sounds
G-Q Interviews 

Hominid Sounds – Interview With Matt Ridout

22nd June 202031st July 2020 Neddal Ayad Hominid Sounds, Matt Ridout, Noise-Rock, Psych, Record Label

Founded in 2016 by Matt Ridout (ex-Deathscalator, currently Casual Nun, Mummise Guns, and others…) Hominid Sounds is one of the

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Orgöne
G-Q Interviews 

Orgöne Interview

16th June 202031st July 2020 Neddal Ayad Heavy Psych Sounds, Mos/Fet, Orgöne, Prog Rock, Psych

Orgöne are a wild band. On their debut album, Mos/Fet (out the 19th of June on Heavy Psych Sounds), the

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Video Premiere: Isaak ‘OBG’ – Taken From The New Album ‘Hey’ That Releases 31st March
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Video Premiere: Isaak ‘OBG’ – Taken From The New Album ‘Hey’ That Releases 31st March

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