A Whisper In The Noise
To Forget
Exile on Mainstream (2012)
The 2 piece "band" A Whisper In The Noise has been kicking around for the better part of the 2000's playing a style of folk that contains elements of shoegaze, dream pop, and ambient electronics. So one may come to the conclusion that the band has an identity crisis of sorts with such a striking mix of sounds. Well it … Read more
Black Shape Of Nexus
Negative Black
Exile on Mainstream (2012)
Wanting to hear more of Black Shape Of Nexus following their split with Kodiak a couple of years back led me to the intense Negative Black, and while I am not well versed with all of the work from B.SON (an acronym of sorts for the band), this album feels like a somewhat departure at least from what has come … Read more
Celan
Halo
Exile on Mainstream (2009)
Celan is an intriguing collection of musicians that is comprised of members of Unsane, Oxbow, Einsturzende Neubauten, and others. Just reading the list of collaborators and knowing their other work definitely forces individuals to take notice as well as wonder at the possibilities of just what this particular effort might be capable of creating. Halo is the debut album from … Read more
End of Level Boss
Inside the Difference Engine
Exile on Mainstream (2007)
It's all about the riffs for these English lads: big, thick, rumbling and sometimes peculiar riffs. I have to say that I have always had a deep affinity and a strong weakness for this kind of music. There has always been a warm and cozy feeling to music that takes a lot of influence from the stoner and doom genre, … Read more
