Review: Bong-Ra ‘Antediluvian’
Doom is a genre that has, since its inception, been getting progressively heavier, more intense, and we’ve now been given
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Jazz
Review: Odd Circus ‘Arch Nova’
When Shaman Lee asked whether I was interested in reviewing Odd Circus‘ latest four track EP Arch Nova, I joked
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Premiere: Odd Circus ‘Arch Nova’ – New EP Of Improv Jazz Fusion Releases This Friday
It’s been a day of jazz at The Shaman as if you missed it earlier, we published Maxwell’s review of
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Review: Kilter ‘Sys’ EP
A new development is happening in the world of music, and specifically in the realms of metal and jazz. Until
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Review: Swami Lateplate ‘Doom Jazz’
Subsound Records have dipped their toe into the world of jazz before with albums by Last Call at Nightowls and
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Review: Neptunian Maximalism ‘Solar Drone Ceremony’
Releasing a debut triple (!) album was a ballsy statement of intent from a new band but Belgian collective Neptunian
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Review: Dead Neanderthals ‘Rat Licker’ EP
As Twin Sister‘s S/T debut made number one in my Shaman Top Ten of 2020, it made sense for me
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Premiere: Dead Neanderthals ‘Restraining Order’
You often see two, three, sometimes more labels collaborating on a release to help spread expenses and increase exposure, but
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Review: Titan To Tachyons ‘Cactides’
NYC’s Titans To Tachyons is a new instrumental progressive jazz power trio featuring guitarist Sally Gates (ex-Orbweaver, ex-Gigan), with Kenny
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Review: Sly & The Family Drone ‘Walk It Dry’
I first encountered London outfit Sly & the Family Drone via the two split singles that were released on the
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Sonny Simmons & Moksha Samnyasin ‘Nomadic’ CD/LP/DD 2014
If I’d be wearing a hat, I’d tip mine to Sonny Simmons. Sonny is 82 years old and felt it
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