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Author: Neddal Ayad

James Johnston & Steve Gullick
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Interview: James Johnston & Steve Gullick

2nd March 20212nd March 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
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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 Metal, 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
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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
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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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Årabrot
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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

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Lili Refrain ‘ULU’
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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

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

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Premiere: 72% ‘Drowning In A Sea Of Bastards’ – Taken From New Split w/ Modern Technology
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Premiere: 72% ‘Drowning In A Sea Of Bastards’ – Taken From New Split w/ Modern Technology

3rd March 20213rd March 2021 Lee Edwards

We’ve become huge fans of Human Worth as not only do they release the most mesmerising music, that’s firmly planted

Premiere: The Bottle Doom Lazy Band ‘Blood For The Bloodking’ – Live Album Drops 19th March
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Premiere: The Bottle Doom Lazy Band ‘Blood For The Bloodking’ – Live Album Drops 19th March

2nd March 20212nd March 2021 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Betty Benedeadly ‘Mescaline Prayer Song’ – Debut EP Releases 12th March
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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly ‘Mescaline Prayer Song’ – Debut EP Releases 12th March

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Premiere: Yawning Sons ‘Cigarette Footsteps’ – New Album ‘Sky Island’ Drops Next Month
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Premiere: Yawning Sons ‘Cigarette Footsteps’ – New Album ‘Sky Island’ Drops Next Month

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