What's this now? A new post? Yes folks, I'm as surprised as you, but here we are. Before I treat (?) you to today's sound(s), I want to raise a cup of tea to Wyrd Words & Effigies sixth year floating in the blogosphere. Seventy-two full moons ago, I wrote the very first of the… Continue reading Sound(s) Of The Day : Cave Mouth
It was back in 2015 that I first talked about mysterious Icelandic project NYIÞ but today I re-discovered this massively important band. I'm currently at that point where I'm ransacking the pages of Google, trying to find out as much as I can about what the creepy as shit ambient endeavour has been up to… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : NYIÞ
I didn't realise that my head needed some black metal heavily influenced by the primitive sound of the old days...but when Nachtzeit popped up on my Bandcamp search, and it was actually massively listenable, I was so god damn appreciative. The project Nachtzeit is manned by the Swede behind ambient OMBM project Lustre, and its… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Nachtzeit
I haven't listened to Swedish atmospheric OMBM project Lustre in some time...and its a shame really. Coming back to the music today has felt a little bit like going home - I pretty much know what to expect. But there is real comfort in that. Still Innocence the new Lustre album will be coming out… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Lustre
I thoroughly enjoy the music of Swedish OMBM project Grift. It's solid, masterfully layered, deeply satisfying black metal that never leaves me, as a listener, empty. And the vocals...which are such a vitally important element for me in this genre...are some of the best in the Scandinavian black metal scene. Without a doubt. The track… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Grift
Meghan Wood, of atmospheric black metal project Crown Of Asteria, has to be one of THE most productive musicians out there. Seriously. And everything, everything she offers to the world is mesmerizingly good. I have been listening to her latest release Haruspex since yesterday, and folks, I just can't turn it off. All of the music… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Crown Of Asteria
I often have dreams of Björk bringing out a new album every month - I crave her creations always. Her music has been a valuable life source for well over 15 years. It's helped me to better understand myself, and to rise again and again and again. She has a new album coming out soon… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Björk
A bit headachy today, so I went down the dark folk route where I found Green Elder, an Appalachian ritualistic folk project that aims to 'paint forests in sound by giving their natural seasonal beauty aural life and their mythical lore an abstract presence.' I've been relaxing into the gorgeous track Winter's First Fire from… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Green Elder
Holy mother fucking shit. Once upon a time, I knew the ins and outs of what WITTR were eating for breakfast...but I lost touch. I lost touch BIG TIME because only YESTERDAY did I catch wind of their latest full-length Thrice Woven, with, what has to be, one of my favourite BM album covers in… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Wolves In The Throne Room
I'm steering clear of the Myrkur chaos for now, and today uncovered Osi And The Jupiter, a Northern Pagan Folk inspired project from Ohio. In case you're wondering about the name (I know I was) the man at the helm, Sean Deth, was inspired by the names of his two German Shepherds - Osiris and… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Osi And The Jupiter
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 