Kanaan : Earthbound

Norwegian power trio Kanaan have laid some pretty impressive groundwork since their El Paraiso Records debut Windborne at the end of 2018. That album showed some serious musical chops from the young-ish three-piece, coming together with a sound that was both heavy and nuanced. Prog vibes combined with 70s art rock and a healthy dose […]

SOMAFREE INSTITUTE : Vertical Helix Scan(2020)

SOMAFREE INSTITUTE is a drum/synth trio out of Seattle, Washington that lock into dark, heady sci-fi grooves, taking the listener on a deep space journey that is part dystopian soundtrack and part electro-prog freakout. The band, which consists of Andrew Crawshaw(Synthesizers & Programming), Justin Thomas Kleine(Synthesizers), and Tim Call(Drums), creates a dizzying sonic dread that […]

“A dark phase of early industrial music” : A Few Questions For Papir’s Nicklas Sorensen

The Danish three-piece powerhouse Papir are readying the release of their sixth album, titled VI. The album is four tracks at just under 40 minutes and it’s an absolute stunner. Papir, which consists of Nicklas Sørensen, Christoffer Brøchmann Christensen, and Christian Becher Clausen have been making music together for well over a decade. Their self-titled […]