I would say that about 95% of my clothing comes from charity shops. 4% of my wardrobe stock is made up of hand-me-downs, and 1% of my stuff is bought new. I like nothing better than rooting through racks and baskets and piles, hunting for the perfect thing. So, when I come across decent second… Continue reading The Industry : Vintage Clothing
I needed something to get me going this morning, something to set me up for the rest of the day, something brutal and blasphemous. German black metal band Sarkrista have done the job nicely with Funerals and Flaring Torches from their 2013 debut album The Acheronian Worship.
My patched battle jacket is my pride and joy. I have spent countless hours at music festivals, gigs and online searching for patches. Once they are sewn on, they play their role in representing who I am, so the choosing process is an important and long one. After browsing patch provider Egle123 - a store… Continue reading Embroidered Magic
I've encountered a fuck load of brutal and brilliant black metal from Greece over the years. Sad are one band which have carved a cave in my brain and reside there on a permanent basis. I Bleed a Lake is the 7th track from their 2013 full-length release Devouring the Divine.
Smitten with the folklore/saga/isolation inspired series 'The Way North' by Norwegian photographer Ole Marius Jorgensen.
Ambient black metal from Switzerland to start the day. Nychts (Old German for 'nothing') have a sound which sinks into my marrow. The harsh, harrowing vocals and distant howls take me away from the table where I am typing this, and drop me in another time and place. Their work is diverse and surprising from… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Nychts
I thrive on fear. I live to feel my heart quicken and my bones shake. The monotype prints of artist Grady Gordon instal a fear which I haven't felt in a good while. if I were to cut my finger, nothing would happen. Gorden's gorgeously terrifying visions have frozen the blood inside my arteries.
Australian one man ambient black metal project Midnight Odyssey never fails to inspire and move me. Last night I listened to Dis Pater's new track Hunter of the Celestial Sea half a dozen times. The multi-layered epic had me almost in tears it was that fucking good.
A friend alerted me about the latest dark finds at H&M, and I have to say I'm mightily impressed. 1/Hooded Cardigan 2/Long Cardigan 3/Fringed Jersey Dress 4/Draped Skirt
Congratulations Philip Jackson. You are the rightful owner of every breath that leaves my body today.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 