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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 [...]

March 2011 Short Reviews

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Kentin Jivek – Ode to Marmæle [MySpace]

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Kentin Jivek is an upcoming French neofolk artist who has several online releases to his name. Ode to Marmæle is the most recent example, and a fine selection of fourteen tracks. Immediately striking about the album as a whole is the fine production, the [...]

Review: AUN – Black Pyramid (2010)

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artist: AUN release: Black Pyramid format: CD year of release: 2010 label: Cyclic Law duration: 47:59

I like surprises, though pleasant ones in particular. Just when I thought I could write down Cyclic Law as a slightly predictable label with minimalist dark ambient of usually high quality and occasional orchestral or martial outbursts, just then [...]

Review: Allseits - Hel (2009)

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artist: Allseits release: Hel format: CD year of release: 2009 label: Cyclic Law duration: 44:27

detailed info: discogs.com

The latest Cyclic Law release is Hel by Allseits, the project of Nina Kernicke from Bremen, Germany. Nina also records as All Sides, the name she used for her collaboration with Troum on Shutûn. The [...]

Review: Karjalan Sissit - Fucking Whore Society (2009)

artist: Karjalan Sissit release: Fucking Whore Society format: LP, CD year of release: 2009 label: Eternal Soul (LP), Cyclic Law (CD) duration: 43:31 (LP)

detailed info: discogs.com.

Fucking Whore Society is Karjalan Sissit‘s latest full-length album, no doubt eagerly awaited by a growing group of fans. I count myself [...]

Review: Sinke Dûs – Akrasia (2007)

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artist: Sinke Dûs release: Akrasia format: CD year of release: 2007 label: Cyclic Law duration: 45:46

detailed info: discogs.com

Sinke Dûs is one of the new names on the Cyclic Law roster, and it’s a one man project by Marcus Lönebrink from Sweden. Not surprisingly, Akrasia, his debut album, contains three quarters of an hour’s [...]