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Author: Todd Robinson

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Review: Candy ‘It’s Inside You’

29th July 202429th July 2024 Todd Robinson Candy, Electronic, Hardcore, Relapse Records

Candy hail from Richmond, Virginia – Its Inside You marks their second release on Relapse Records, following on from their

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Review: Left Cross ‘Upon Desecrated Altars’

19th December 202319th December 2023 Todd Robinson Death Metal, Left Cross, Profound Lore Records

The last couple of years has seen a massive injection of life into death metal with stellar releases from established

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Review: Gum Takes Tooth ‘Recovery Position’

14th June 202314th June 2023 Todd Robinson Electronic, Experimental, Gum Takes Tooth, Wrong Speed Records

Gum Takes Tooth have been on my musical radar for years now, from the first time I encountered them playing

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Terminal Cheesecake ‘Cheese Brain Fondue: Live In Marseille’
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Terminal Cheesecake ‘Cheese Brain Fondue: Live In Marseille’ LP/DD 2015

14th October 20154th November 2019 Todd Robinson 2015, Artificial Head Records, Cheese Brain Fondue: Live In Marseille, Digital, Experimental, LP, Psych, Review, Space Rock, Terminal Cheesecake, Todd Robinson

The recently reanimated Terminal Cheesecake, now replete with newest recruits Neil ‘The Fish’ Francis (Gnod, 2 Koi Karp) and Dave

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Locrian ‘Infinite Dissolution’ CD/LP/DD 2015

23rd September 20153rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2015, Avant-Garde, CD, Digital, Doom, Drone, Industrial, Infinite Dissolution, Locrian, LP, Relapse Records, Review, Todd Robinson

I have made no bones over the years about the fact that I adore Locrian, from their earlier noise infused

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Eternal Tapestry ‘Guru Overload’ LP/DD 2014

9th December 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, Digital, Eternal Tapestry, Experimental, Guru Overload, Kraut, LP, Oaken Palace Records, Psych, Review, Todd Robinson

Prolific psychedelic act Eternal Tapestry have been weaving their magic since 2007, finding homes with labels such as Thrill Jockey,

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Eternal Tapestry / Gnod – God Unknown Records Singles Club: Volume 1 – 7″/DD 2014

7th October 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, 7", Digital, Eternal Tapestry, Experimental, Gnod, God Unknown Records, Kraut, Psych, Review, Todd Robinson

Jason Stoll of Mugstar fame brings to the table the first release from his new imprint God Unknown Records. This

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Musk Ox ‘Woodfall’ CD/DD 2014

24th September 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, Acoustic, Ambient, CD, Digital, Musk Ox, Neo Folk, Review, Self Released, Todd Robinson, Woodfall

Woodfall from Canadian neofolk/neoclassical act Musk Ox is a little bit of a rarity in a sea of bombastic pomposity

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USA Out Of Vietnam ‘Crashing Diseases And Incurable Airplanes’ CD/LP/DD 2014

8th July 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, Ambient, Aurora Borealis, CD, Crashing Diseases And Incurable Airplanes, Digital, Experimental, LP, Prog Rock, Review, Todd Robinson, USA Out Of Vietnam

Aurora Borealis have a good track record when it comes to pushing originality and are clearly not afraid to put

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Sunsmasher ‘Hell/Noise/Church’ Digital EP 2014

31st May 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, Black Metal, Crust, Digital EP, Hell/Noise/Church, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Sunsmasher, Todd Robinson

Scottish crust/sludge outfit Sunsmasher hit home with a brand new and relentlessly savage EP entitled ‘Hell/Noise/Church’ – seemingly self-released, these

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Seirom ‘and the light swallowed everything’ CD/LP/DD 2014

8th May 20143rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2014, Ambient, and the light swallowed everything, Burning World Records, CD, Dark, Digital, Experimental, LP, Mories, Review, Seirom, Todd Robinson

Maurice De Jong, the infamous mastermind behind a myriad of projects, the most notable of which are of the benevolent,

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