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Amoeba San Francisco
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For Those Who Chant (LP)

Luis Gasca
Great to see this record reissued. In the before times when the digital overlords did not choose everything for you. The artwork on this album may have spoken to you. And what a find. Easily my favorite “Santana” record. The vibe reminds me of (El Sonido Nuevo 1966) with an added seventies spiritual jazz feel. It’s both down to earth & far out. Read more

through other reflections (LP)

The Soundcarriers
English summer music meets Acid Casual. Perfect for any Roger Sterling mix tape. For those trying to decide between Opal & Spanky and Our Gang. Read more

New Internationale (LP)

Kit Sebastian
This is actually the only band I could find where the internet does Not describe the music as (shoegaze). However if you are too sober to find Khruangbin interesting and like a little more James Bond in your pop groove check it out. For me it’s a nice blend of Baris Manco & Sterolab. Read more

Endlessness (LP)

Nala Sinephro
Meditative and cinematic, carefully placed in the Electronica Spiritual Jazz cradle like similar artists Mansur Brown, Floating Points & Sarathy Korwar. Possibly challenging to the tiktok attention span but very worth your full attention and exploration. Read more

Gummo 97 (BLU)

Harmony Korine
The ultimate late 20th century American not really a Documentary, Documentary. Like many cult classics loving this in the Nineties did not make you any friends. Historically this brief time between the start of the Atomic Era and end of the Analog Age will mostly be forgotten, bleached by AI’s lack of data sets. For us raised totally free range there will never be anything more real. Read more
Doc
Amoeba San Francisco
Too dumb for New York City, too ugly for LA...

Burning Savage (LP)

Obnoxious Youth
Do you like The Accüsed? Did you ever wonder what they would sound like with vintage synths accenting the songs? No? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?! Anyway, this record rips. Speed metal/punk on bad hard drugs in a good way. Read more

Savage Pleasure (LP)

Savage Pleasure
You're never gonna believe this. This record that came out on a label that consistently puts out excellent releases is...excellent. Savage Pleasure churn out a classic mixture of 80's American hardcore mixed with the rhythmic pummeling of early Celtic Frost and the melodic tinges of classic Amebix. Y'know before all the weird stuff came out... Read more

Toba (LP)

Mayhemic
Absolutely ripping deathrash in the vein of Morbid Saint, Merciless, Massacra and probably some other bands that don't begin with the letter 'M'. If you're looking for something fast, mean, and utterly relentless, look no further. The kids are alright. Read more

The Third Temple (LP)

Spite
After six long years, the much anticipated return of Spite does not disappoint! Thoroughly researched, "The Third Temple" brilliantly ties in the darker annals of ancient Jewish history with Christian end-times prophecies, twisting the holy texts and turning them on their heads with a sardonic wit and pointed wrath that embodies black metal at its lyrical best. Ornate, indeed, is the temple of Salpsan. Read more

Burning in Celestial Poison (LP)

Black Curse
Imagine Katharsis' later material reworked through the lens of Ascended Dead and you'll have an idea of what this sounds like. Swirling, chaotic black psychedelia that envelops the listener and delivers death by a thousand razor-sharp blades. Read more

Concrete Wiinds (LP)

Concrete Winds
Wow, what a total 180 from these guys! The new Concrete Winds record finds them stretching out over two LPs worth of progressive electro-funk grooves that are sure to fill the dance floor and I'm just kidding this is exactly what you'd expect from a new Concrete Winds record. Twenty-five minutes of uncompromising "Bestial Noise Torment" as only these Ålanders can deliver. A bad time in the best way, every time. Read more

Big Upsetter (LP)

Faze
Delay-pedal vocals in hardcore is certainly something of a trope these days, hoping your listeners won't notice weak riffs or mediocre songwriting by making the vocals sound "trippy." Fortunately Faze has killer riffs and can actually put together songs, so let it ride. Can't wait for Canada to become the 51st state so these guys and the host of other killer Canadian punk and hardcore bands can play down here and not have to deal with US customs. I'm mostly kidding... Read more

Demonolatry (LP)

Abhorration
Death metal as only Norway's finest can deliver. Lean and mean Altars-era Morbid Angel worship that absolutely smokes every other contemporary death metal band. See, I *can* write a blurb about contemporary death metal that I like without dunking on grown adults who think it's appropriate to wear sweatpants onstage. Wait, shit... Read more

Bestial Hardcore (LP)

Gaoled
I think this is the 3rd release from these guys titled "Bestial Hardcore." I guess that makes it easy? Or confusing? Whatever. This absolutely rips. Mean riffs, no beatdown parts, and nobody's trying to be Rick Ta Life or Kurt Vogel. Almost makes everything going horribly awry at home and abroad bearable. Almost... Read more

Alligator Bites Never Heal (LP)

Doechii
If you're reading this and you're into some or all of the releases above and you also love hip-hop, you've definitely heard of Doechii and may have slept on her because she's popular or you don't care about the Grammy's or whatever. Fine. Fuck the Grammy's. But, Doechii has bars, her production is on point, and above all she's just really fucking charming. Read more

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Krayat
Bulgars in Berlin bringing the heat! To my ears this has a lot in common with the Burning Spirit strain of hardcore from Japan that mixed thrash and heavy metal guitar theatrics with punk intensity and vitriol. Apparently something similar was happening around the same time (or maybe earlier?) in the Balkans and Greece in the late 80s and early 90s, and goddamn if it's anything like this, what a goldmine. Слава България! Read more
Feedbag
Amoeba San Francisco
WELCOME TO THE DESERT OF THE REAL

Everything Squared (LP)

Seefeel
I love Seefeel!!! This one is super lowkey, very slow ambient but so lovely. Read more

Burning in Celestial Poison (LP)

Black Curse
SUPER RELENTLESS AND BRUTAL blackened death metal. BRACE YOURSELVES! Read more

Die Berge (LP)

Paysage d'Hiver
EXTREMELY COLD! This is one of my favorite black metal bands <3 This record is super atmospheric and ambient but still very intense. Very noisy. Very, very good. Read more

1991 (LP)

Drop Nineteens
This is the first music they ever wrote! Finally on vinyl, it's their first 2 demos that they decided to scrap and they put out Delaware instead. Legendary low-fi shoegaze, in the vein of early Slowdive, finally seeing the light of day. Seriously, this is the real deal. Read more