2008 Archives - The Sleeping Shaman

Lords Of Bastard – S/T – CD 2008

22nd November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Crust, Doom Metal, Heavy, Lords Of Bastard, Ollie Stygall, Review, SL Records, Sludge

As the title of track three on this album so succinctly puts it…Fucking Hell!!! After being blown away recently by

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Doctor Cyclops – Untitled & ‘The Flying Machines Burning’ CDEP’s 2008

1st October 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CDEP, Classic Rock, Doctor Cyclops, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Retro Rock, Review, Self Released, Untitled

You have to admit, the Italians do retro pretty well and the 70’s do seem to be their halcyon period.

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Earthless ‘Live At Roadburn’ CD/LP 2008

14th August 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Earthless, Live At Roadburn, LP, Psychedelic, Review, Roadburn, Space Rock, Stoner, Stoner Jam, Tee Pee Records

I had the very good fortune of seeing San Diego’s lysergic masters of the extended super-jam reality, Earthless, on their

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Yellowtooth – S/T – CDEP 2008

10th June 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CDEP, Doom Metal, Review, Self Released, Sludge, Southern Rock, Yellowtooth

Yellowtooth come growling and gurning out of Michigan City, Indiana, ripping out down-tuned metal-doom with a real spicy Southern flavour

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Khuda ‘Ahura Mazdah’ CDEP 2008

1st May 20092nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2008, Ahura Mazdah, Atmospheric, CDEP, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, Instrumental, Khuda, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Norrland Recordings, Post-Rock, Review, Self Released, Two Piece

Anyone keeping an eye on these hallowed webpages will have seen that an interview was conducted with this Leeds based

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Aidan Baker + Tim Hecker ‘Fantasma Parastasie’ CD 2008

3rd April 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Aidan Baker, Alien8 Recordings, Ambient, Andrew Sloan, CD, Collaboration, Drone, Electronic, Experimental, Fantasma Parastasie, Nadja, Noise, Review, Tim Hecker

Here is a collaborative endeavour from drone specialist Aidan Baker (better known as one half of duo Nadja) and experimental

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Trap Them ‘Seizures In Barren Praise’ CD/LP 2008

10th March 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, CD, Death Crust, Deathwish Inc, Grindcore, Hardcore, LP, Review, Seizures In Barren Praise, Trap Them

Jesus-fuck-Mary-and-Joseph…this is fucking dirty, dirty grind, punk, metal! Take Nasum’s high velocity head spinning grind, that very same grind that

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Diagonal – S/T – CD/LP 2008

9th March 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Ambient, Andrew Sloan, CD, Experimental, LP, Prog Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Rise Above Records, Space Rock, Stoner

It was the first time you took LSD, during your second year at university at some art course party in

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Evisorax ‘Enclave’ CDEP 2008

8th March 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, Anticulture Records, Brutal, CDEP, Death Grind, Enclave, Evisorax, Grindcore, Review

Is it just me or does anyone else break out in an anxious sweat when the subject of modern day

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Queen Elephantine ‘Kailash’ CD 2008

7th March 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Ambient, Avant-Garde, Concrete Lo Fi Records, Download, Drone, Experimental, Kailash, Queen Elephantine, Review

Stoner droner mystics Queen Elephantine, the oft travelling Lords of (sonic) Lethargy, have produced yet another striking opus of snaking

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The:Egocentrics ‘Mystic Initiation’ CD 2008

19th February 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Heavy Rock, Mystic Initiation, Nasoni Records, Ollie Stygall, Psychedelic, Review, Self Released, Stoner Jam, The:Egocentrics

Jam band! Two words that really should strike fear into the hearts of most self respecting music fan. It brings

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