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The Thing With Five Eyes ‘Glory’ 12″/Digital EP 2014

7th July 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 12", 2014, Ambient, Dark, Dave Bowes, Digital EP, Experimental, Glory, Jason Köhnen, Jazz, Review, Svart Lava, The Thing With Five Eyes, نور

Calling your project The Thing With Five Eyes conjures images of drive-in ‘creature features’ and, consequently, MST3K. What it doesn’t

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Galg ‘Monochroom’ Digital EP 2014

21st June 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, Dark, Digital EP, Doom, Drone, Experimental, Galg, Guido Segers, Industrial, Monochroom, Review, Self Released

The Dutch formation Galg will be playing Incubate this year and that is all thanks to their excellent sounding dark

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Friedemann ‘Uhr vs Zeit’ CD/LP/DD 2014

13th June 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2014, Acoustic, CD, Dark, Dave Bowes, Digital, Exile On Mainstream Records, Folk, Friedemann, Friedemann Hinz, LP, Review, Uhr vs Zeit

Over the past few years, Exile On Mainstream have consistently put out fantastic albums with little to no fanfare and

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King Dude ‘Fear’ CD/LP/DD 2014

30th May 20143rd September 2019 Angela Davey 2014, Angela Davey, CD, Dark, Deathrock, Digital, Fear, Folk, King Dude, LP, Not Just Religious Music, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, TJ Cowgill, Ván Records

There’s a corner of the music world that doesn’t quite fit anywhere; it’s not mainstream enough to reside in the

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Neige Morte ‘Bicephaale’ CD 2014

26th May 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2014, Bicephaale, CD, Consouling Sounds, Dark, Experimental, Heavy, Kevin Kentie, Neige Morte, Review

Neige Morte is a particularly dark entity from France. On their second album they delve further into the filth and

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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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Wagars ‘Sidrabenes Lāsts’ DD 2014

4th May 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, Black Metal, Crust, Dark, Death Metal, Digital, Guido Segers, Review, Self Released, Sidrabenes Lāsts, Wagars

“We all are black metal trolls at some level. Dark and grim.” Something the band Wagars expressed in an interview,

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Se Delan ‘The Fall’ CD/LP/DD 2014

18th April 20143rd September 2019 Ross McKendrick 2014, Atmospheric, Belinda Kordic, CD, Dark, Digital, Folk, Justin Greaves, Kscope, LP, Review, Ross McKendrick, Se Delan, The Fall

It’s been a productive couple of years for Justin Greaves. Since 2012 he has released two sprawling albums and an

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Sisilisko ‘Waldeinsamkeit’ DD 2014

29th March 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, Dark, Digital, Doom, Folk, Guido Segers, Heavy, Review, Self Released, Sisilisko, Waldeinsamkeit

Robert Smith sang about being lost in the forest once and that sounded like a rather unpleasant forest. Scary and

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Empty Flowers ‘The Air You Found’ CD 2014

8th February 20143rd September 2019 Caspian Yurisich 2014, Avant-Garde, Caspian Yurisich, CD, Dark, Dub, Empty Flowers, Experimental, Remix, Review, The Air You Found, Translation Loss Records

From what I can tell, no one really likes remixes (this isn’t going to be a hugely negative review, so

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Lux Interna ‘There Is Light In The Body, There Is Blood In The Sun’ CD/LP/DD 2013

15th January 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2013, CD, Dark, Digital, Folk, Gothic, LP, Lux Interna, Neo Folk, Pesanta Records, Review, There Is Light In The Body There Is Blood In The Sun, Tom McKibbin

I’m a cynical bastard sometimes; if I’m being completely honest with myself, I probably spent more time in 2013 listening

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