Tag Instrumental
Instrumental rock bands from Australia are not such an unusual phenomenon. sleepmakeswaves and We Lost the Sea are the two who come first to my mind. While Black Aleph draw inspiration from post-metal, which is common for instrumental bands, the… Continue Reading →
I think the last album I reviewed which didn’t contain any guitars was Van Canto. But this heavy brass trio consisting of trumpeter Paolo Raineri, trombonist Francesco Bucci and drummer Beppe Mondini are only playing original songs, so there’s no… Continue Reading →
Earlier in the year, I wasn’t quite quick enough off the mark when Harvestman – Triptych Part One cropped up on the weekly email, and even if I really only wanted it because of the wildly out of place list… Continue Reading →
Fear fans and cineastes rejoice. New sinister sounds have been brewing in Vienna from the boffins at Cineploit. For the uninitiated the two composers at LAWA who the project take their name from are Alain Leonard and Alex Wank and… Continue Reading →
Harvestman is the project of Steve von Till, the long-standing member of Neurosis. The pretext behind these “instrumental psychedelic reveries” is an otherworldliness born of names like Flying Saucer Attack, Fairport Convention, Tangerine Dream, Bert Jansch, Steeleye Span and Hawkwind…. Continue Reading →
This Australian instrumental post-rock band has carved out a reputation for their music and also for their extensive touring and appearances at festivals across the world. I am familiar with the band’s 2017 album “Made of Breath Only”, since when… Continue Reading →
An instrumental project, Vipassi proved their worth on their colourful and adventurous debut album “Sunyata” (2017). The band has been around since 2007. “Lightless” promises something more technical and experimental. Although there is gloom, the sounds are diverse and colourful… Continue Reading →
Yes, it sounds strange title wise and it is musically too. Here we have a meeting of minds between two Polish entities both of whom have experimentation and sound-sculpturing foremost in their thoughts. On the one hand we have Noise… Continue Reading →
Mathcore, Noise, Metal, Jazz? That’s the conundrum we are posed with on confronting this album by French instru(mentalists) Ni. Well to me it’s mathcore due to the fact that things never stand still for a second and the motion within… Continue Reading →
Ah yes, the cover of this album reminds me it is Shroom season. Back in more long-haired and youthful times foraging of liberty caps was an occupation I enjoyed although having brewed them up and digested it was tinged with… Continue Reading →
Psygnosis have been prolific since starting out in 2009, releasing six albums including this one. Their style being described as “atmospheric extreme metal with hints of electronic music, the band comes from the French town of Mâcon, which for those… Continue Reading →
Nuclear Power Trio are two things; 1 – a trio of despot dictators feared and vilified the world over, and 2 – a trio of superb musicians who are building on the momentum generated by their debut E.P “A Clear… Continue Reading →