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January 2012 Short Reviews

Akhet

Akhet – Akhet [discogs]

There are rare impromptu recording sessions where everything just comes together. Akhet is a result of one of those, an incedental collaboration by Paul van den Berg, Marc Verhaeghen, and Dirk Serries. The four long tracks on this LP released by Tonefloat clock to almost an hour, filled with quirky [...]

Review: Syven – Aikantaite (2011)

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artist: Syven release: Aikantaite format: CD year of release: 2011 label: Vendlus duration: 64:55

detailed info: discogs.com

A new project from Finland is the duo Syven, consisting of A. Tolonen whom we remember as the main artist behind Nest, and Andi Koski-Semmens, a vocalist previously in Pantheist and Ereipia. Together they’ve put together a debut album [...]

Review: Peter Bjärgö – The Architecture of Melancholy (2011)

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artist: Peter Bjärgö release: The Architecture of Melancholy format: CD year of release: 2011 label: Cyclic Law duration: 40:19

detailed info: discogs.com

Peter Bjärgö is best known as the man behind illustrious projects such as Arcana and Sophia, but this brand new solo album of his is certainly not something to dismiss as a side project. Over [...]

2011: A Retrospective

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We’re joining in the list fever this year – though not before the year is more or less through – with the favourite 2011 records from Evening of Light HQ. Of course we missed tons of good releases out there, but these at least are things we particularly enjoyed. Thanks to all the artists and [...]

Review: Tenhi – Saivo (2011)

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artist: Tenhi release: Saivo format: CD year of release: 2011 label: Prophecy duration: 70:00

detailed info: discogs.com

I’m always filled with a slight trepidation when one of my favourite bands is releasing a new album after several years. Tenhi is a case in point, as I consider them to be one of the most original and [...]

Review: The Cloisters – Little Winter (2011)

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artist: The Cloisters release: Little Winter format: Digital year of release: 2011 label: Self-released duration: 19:31

Popping up during the last weeks of 2011, Little Winter has wormed its way among my favourite albums of the year in a couple of days. Behind this release are Michael Tanner and Aine O’Dwyer, who’ve played with United Bible [...]

Review: Rose Croix (2011)

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artist: Rose Croix release: Rose Croix format: MC year of release: 2011 label: Brave Mysteries duration: 30:17

Three anonymous musicians gathered for this project on Brave Mysteries, which displays the virtues of that peculiar mixture of neo-classical, ethereal, and martial industrial made famous in the late eighties and nineties.

Main components of the music are [...]

Review: The Straw Bear Band – Vexed Soul EP (2010)

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artist: The Straw Bear Band release: Vexed Soul EP format: 7″ + 3″ CD-R year of release: 2010 label: Rif Mountain / Hobby Horse duration: 17:23

detailed info: discogs.com [1, 2]

This co-release from the English label family linked to The Owl Service features a very nice and short selection of tracks [...]

Review: |˟˟| (Gate) – Deconstructed (2011)

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artist: |˟˟| release: Deconstructed format: CD year of release: 2011 label: Fluttery duration: 71:08

detailed info: discogs.com

Lajos Ishibashi-Brons‘ project |˟˟| is back again this year, but with a new approach. Where his first three albums featured an eclectic mix of rock, industrial noise, and free jazz that was above all improvised, his latest album Deconstructed focuses [...]

Review: Sand Snowman – The World’s Not Worth It (2011)

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artist: Sand Snowman release: The World’s Not Worth It format: LP, 2xCD year of release: 2011 label: Tonefloat duration: 43:09

detailed info: discogs.com

It’s always a great pleasure to be able to follow an artist from humble beginnings to a wonderful present. Sand Snowman is one of those artists who I’ve been lucky enough to [...]