Coil
Musick To Play In The Dark (Dais Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Tag: Death In June
Cult of Youth
The question on Matthew Moyer’s mind, when checking out the trimmed-down version of Cult of Youth, was this: will they still be able to pull off the rich hues and near-psychedelic textures of this album? The answer: a resounding YES!
Faun Fables
Flutes, leather vests on bare skin, werewolf songs, and kids on stage. It’s not your average recipe for a rock show, but then, as Matthew Moyer points out, Faun Fables is not a rock band.
Procedure Club
Procedure Club’s Andrea and Adam Malec released Doomed Forever in late 2010, and then Slumberland Records came a calling. Now they’re getting the attention they deserve, including some from Matthew Moyer , who chatted with sound mastermind Adam Malec about Death In June, the proper way to play a drum machine, and the importance of not getting it right when recording.
Twilight
Monument to Time End (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
These New Puritans
Hidden (Domino). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Woven Bones
In and Out and Back Again (HoZac). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Lurker of Chalice
Lurker of Chalice (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Sol Invictus
Sol Veritas Lux (Tursa/Strange Fortune). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Wolfmangler
Cooking With Wolves (Digitalis Recordings). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Laibach
WAT (Mute Records). Review by Matthew Damascus.
NON
Children of the Black Sun (Mute). Review by Matthew Moyer.
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