Neddal Ayad, Author at The Sleeping Shaman

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

23rd April 202123rd April 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,

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

Articles

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

Interviews R-Z

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

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

Interviews R-Z

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,

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

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

A-F Interviews

Årabrot – An Interview With Kjetil Nernes

20th May 202023rd June 2020 Neddal Ayad Årabrot, Kjetil Nernes, Noise-Rock

Norwegian Noise rock institution Årabrot will need little introduction to Shamanites. Since their inception 2001 they’ve amassed one of the

Album & EP Reviews L

Review: Lili Refrain ‘ULU’

28th April 202022nd May 2020 Neddal Ayad Experimental, Lili Refrain, Subsound Records, Ulu

It’s not often I’m at a loss for words, but Lili Refrain’s ULU has left me tongue tied. This EP

Album & EP Reviews

Review Round Up: Ak’chamel, Bruxa Maria, Casual Nun, Gaythiest, Moon Destroys & WuW

6th April 20201st May 2020 Neddal Ayad Ak’chamel, Akuphone, Brutal Panda Records, Bruxa Maria, Casual Nun, Gaytheist, Hex Records, Hominid Sounds, Moon Destroys, WuW

Let’s dive right in, shall we? And we’ll go through them in alphabetical order… Ak’chamel, The Giver Of Illness ‘The