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Southern State – S/T – DD 2014

1st April 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2014, Alternative, Digital, Grunge, Heavy, Review, Ross Horton, Self Released, Self Titled, Shoegaze, Southern State

You can usually find some intentional humour on a band’s bandcamp page – Southern State, for instance, refer to their

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Nothing ‘Guilty Of Everything’ CD/LP/DD 2014

19th February 20143rd September 2019 Antony Bartlett 2014, Antony Bartlett, CD, Digital, Grunge, Guilty of Everything, Heavy, LP, Nothing, Relapse Records, Review, Shoegaze

Holy hell this is one refreshing album. It’s been a long time since I’ve enjoyed a full album in the

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Jesu ‘Everyday I Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came’ LP/DD 2013

14th October 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Ambient, Avalanche Recordings, Drone, Everyday I Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came, Industrial, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Shoegaze

Anyone who is an aficionado of extreme music is familiar with, and loves, some of the work that Justin Broadrick

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Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus ‘Dark Geometer’ CD/DL 2011

13th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Atmospheric, CD, Download, Drone, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Queen Elephantine, Review, Shoegaze, Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus

Well. I’ve had this sitting in my metaphorical review pile for a good while and, despite having listened to it

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Fragment ‘Home’ CD 2011

27th June 20113rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2011, CD, Drone, Fragment, Home, OPN Records, Review, Shoegaze, Tom McKibbin

Fragment is the kind of artist that music journalists hate to have to review because with almost no information available

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Iroha – ST – CD/LP 2011

10th March 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Ambient, Andy Swan, CD, Denovali Records, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Experimental, Industrial, Iroha, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Shoegaze

I admit I am a sucker for packaging and when this dropped through my letter box to review it was

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Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus – S/T – CD 2010

27th September 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, Atmospheric, CD, Drone, Experimental, Paul Robertson, Queen Elephantine, Review, Shoegaze, Throne Of The Void In The Hundred Petal Lotus

Okay, so, you know that bit in ‘Your Blessened’ by the Melvins? You know what part I mean. The bit

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Boris & Ian Astbury ‘BXI’ CDEP 2010

20th July 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, Boris, Boris & Ian Astbury, BXI, CDEP, Classic Rock, Heavy, Heavy Rock, Ian Astbury, Ollie Stygall, Rain, Review, Shoegaze, Southern Lord, The Cult

I was 17 when The Cult’s “Electric” album was released it kicked my arse from here to LA and 23

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Iroha & Fragment ‘Bittersweet’ CD/LP 2010

17th June 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson Ambient, Andy Swan, Collaboration, Denovali Records, Diarmuid Dalton, Drone, Experimental, Fragment, Industrial, Iroha, Paul Robertson, Review, Shoegaze, Split, Split CD

An interesting CD, here, with a heavy Justin Broadrick connection. Iroha feature Andy Swan, ex-of Broadrick’s Final project AND current

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Gathiens ‘Nesh’ CD 2009

1st April 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2009, Ambient, Andrew Sloan, CD, Gathiens, Heavy, Murkhouse Recordings, Nesh, Post-Rock, Review, Shoegaze

Well let’s get that first hurdle over with, Gathiens are post-metal! It’s a term that once inspired excitement and anticipation

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Jarboe / Justin K Broadrick ‘J2’ CDEP 2008

12th June 20086th September 2019 Mark Burns 2008, Atmospheric, CDEP, Collaboration, Experimental, J2, Jarboe, Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Mark Burns, Review, Shoegaze, The End Records

I played this for a friend of mine recently and his main reaction was “I would not fancy this on

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