Ogre : Gates of Nessus

Ogre’s brand new long player Gates of Nessus, which is the second release from Tom McDowell’s Library of the Occult record label, is described as “ambiences and mood music for deep dungeon crawling, pen and paper RPGs, and cult paperback fantasies of yester-decades.” I’ve never dungeon crawled and was never much of a fantasy dice […]

Proto Droids : Cybernetic World

So are you looking for something to get completely lost in? Something disconnected from the mainframe where time and space and inhibition have no place? Then welcome to the world of Proto Droids. Cybernetic World is that digital bridge between The Man-Machine and Madonna. Pure future electro-funk at the ready for any randy droid wanting […]

The Lodgers : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The Lodgers is a 2017 gothic horror film written by David Turpin and directed by Brian O’Malley. It’s a turn-of-the-century tale about twins, a brother and sister, doomed to spend their days in their family’s crumbling estate due to a curse. At night the home becomes overrun by these dark, watery presences known as “The […]

Secret Machines : Awake In The Brain Chamber

Secret Machines rose out of Dallas, TX in 2004 with their debut album Now Here Is Nowhere, a chromed-out prog/space rock album that opened with epic 9-minute opener “First Wave Intact”. The three-piece, which included Brandon Curtis(vocals, bass, keys), brother Benjamin Curtis(guitars), and Josh Garza(drums), made a sound that was part Can, Led Zeppelin, and […]

Joel Grind’s “Electric Graveyard”

Musician/producer/music engineer Joel Grind is an artist always working, whether it be in Toxic Holocaust, his electronic solo work, or as a music engineer on other artists albums. Grind seemingly never rests, which is all the better for the rest of us. Joel is known most for his work in the extreme metal band Toxic […]

VVV Returns With “How Many Times”

Austin-based producer and electronic composer VVV has returned with the urgent and striking “How Many Times”. His single, part of Holodeck Records single series, is a precise electro heartbeat attempting to lead us from the darkness to the light. Combining ambient 2-step rhythms with haunting melodies and cinematic sound design, VVV works up a kinetic […]

Dehd : Flowers of Devotion

Dehd’s Flowers of Devotion is filled with anthems big and bold. Reverberating guitars, pop harmonies, and the fire of punk rock runs throughout the Chicago three-pieces newest LP. The band, which includes singer-bassist Emily Kempf, singer-guitarist Jason Balla, and drummer Eric McGrady, reach deep into the universal hum of love and life to give us […]

Justin Pinkerton Readies The Tranquil Aak’Ab; Listen To “Ix Chel”

Last time we heard from California musician Justin Pinkerton it was to discuss his Glass Parallels album Aisle of Light. The psych pop record was a blast of cozy DIY rock and roll that locked into serious late 60s psych pop while paying homage to the Cali psych scene as well. Besides the California psych […]

El Paraiso Records Presents Fra Det Onde, Featuring Legendary Emil Nikolaisen

I know, so the first question you may have asked yourself is “Who is Fra Det Onde?”. The second is more than likely “Who is this legendary Emil Nikolaisen?” I try to keep up with all the good stuff musically, but it can be daunting. And when the good stuff originates in Europe it becomes […]

Shortwave Broadcaster Drops The Cinematic “Why Now”

At the end of last month Shortwave Broadcaster, aka Keith Canisius Baerken, dropped the debut album Afraid of Ai. That album was songs of heavily-effected guitar that unfolded slowly into exquisite ambient journeys. Songs both as long form epic and shorter bursts of melody, the five pieces came together to make one tranquil shot of […]