Friday, June 1, 2012

Jambinai. Différance.


Korean experimental post-metal. Terrifying shrieks of feedback. Traditional folk influences. Slow builds to huge climaxes. Unlike anything else out there. Brilliant. Pure raw beauty.
잠비나이 (Jambinai) - '차연' (Différance)
2012
1. 소멸의 시간
2. Grace Kelly
3. 감긴 눈 위로 비추는 불빛
4. 바라밀다 (Part 1)
5. 바라밀다 (Part 2)
6, 구원의 손길
7. 텅빈 눈동자 (Part 1)
8. 텅빈 눈동자 (Part 2)
9. Connection

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Caves of Glass. Gone from Oceania.


Expansive modern post-hardcore-tinged post-rock. Flowing organic beats. Urgent abstract vocals. Mighty crescendos. Sweeping walls of guitar. Dramatic. Inspiring.
Caves of Glass - 'Gone from Oceania' (single)
2012
1. Gone from Oceania
2. Barren Earth

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Hintergrund. Signal Blister.


Oppressive noise-drone from Ohio. Deep long-form ambience. Massive walls of noise. Shrieking loops of feedback. Dark. Vicious. Necessary.
Hintergrund - 'Signal Blister'
2011
1. Black Line
2. Screwdiver
3. Total Submersion
4. Half Halo
5. Loss of Light
6. Clawing
7. Antithesis

Monday, April 23, 2012

Dweller on the Threshold. Dweller on the Threshold.


Semi-acoustic expansive soundscapes. Massively overdistorted post-rock anthems. Beautifully subdued folk. Gorgeously flowing melodies. Top Enemies List quality. Glorious. Sublime.
Dweller on the Threshold - 'Dweller on the Threshold'
2012
1. I (Don't) Know You
2. The Woods: Electric
3. Crumbling House
4. The Drone
5. Where Did You Go?
6. Gallery of Stars
7. Waves
8. Cantos 984
9. Bell

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Paysage d'Hiver. Steineiche.


Super-atmospheric black metal. Hazy guitars. Desperate screams. Immense long-form songs. Bleak. Desolate. Necessary.
Paysage d'Hiver - 'Steineiche'
1998
1. Die Baumfrau
2. Der Baummann
3. Der Baum
4. Déjà Vu

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Elite Gymnastics. RUIN 3.


Remixes and covers of RUIN tracks. Heavy beats. Beautiful ambience. Classic Elite Gymnastics songs. Creative reinterpretations. Swallowing atmospheres. Heady electronics.
Elite Gymnastics - 'RUIN 3'
2012
1. h e r e,  i n  h e a v e n  3  (Cover by How To Dress Well)
2. h e r e,  i n  h e a v e n  4  &  5  (Remix by CFCF)
3. s o  c l o s e  t o  p a r a d i s e  2  (Remix by Physical Therapy)
4. h e r e,  i n  h e a v e n  6  (Anime Skyscraper Remix)
5. m i n n e a p o l i s  b e l o n g s  t o  y o u  3  (Remix by LOL Boys)
6. h e r e,  i n  h e a v e n  7  (Natalie Bootleg)

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Black Sheep Wall. No Matter Where It Ends.


Southern California sludge metal. Ludicrously heavy. Immensely mighty. Flattening guitars. Vicious howls. Absolutely massive. Relentlessly brutal.
Black Sheep Wall - 'No Matter Where It Ends'
2012
1. Agnostic Demon
2. Liminality
3. Vitruvian God
4. Black Church
5. Torrential
6. Ambient Ambitions
7. Cognitive Dissonance
8. Personal Prophet
9. Flesh Tomb