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October 2011 Short Reviews

Substantia Innominata

Alasdair Roberts & Friends – Joy to the Person of My Love [discogs]

Joy to the Person of My Love

This Rif Mountain 7″ contains a duo of interpretations of 17th century songs. Scottish songster Roberts has made settings of these tunes for voice, acoustic guitar, flute, and whistle, which form a nice bridge [...]

Review: Yen Pox – Universal Emptiness (2011)

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artist: Yen Pox release: Universal Emptiness format: 10″ year of release: 2011 label: Substantia Innominata duration: 33:16

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The first new release in many a year by Yen Pox is this gorgeous 10″ vinyl in the outstanding Substantia Innominata series, which seems to be taking over from one-time parent label Drone Records, whose [...]

Review: Olhon - Lucifugus (2009)

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artist: Olhon release: Lucifugus format: 10″ year of release: 2009 label: Substantia Innominata duration: 24:05

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The sound of metal has been a staple in industrial music and its offshoots for around four decades now. And no wonder, there is something evocative and imminent about its clanging, scraping, and tolling. On this 10″, [...]

Review: Cisfinitum - Devotio (2006)

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artist: Cisfinitum release: Devotio format: 10″ year of release: 2006 label: Substantia Innominata duration: 23:49

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One of the ways in which experimental music can be thought-provoking is to take a familiar sound source and bend, stretch, twist or mangle it until it achieves a whole new level of expression. Listening to such [...]