Antigen Shift - Brotherhood

2015-03-20 / DamienG / Reads: 2988

Much has changed in between Nick Thériault's début as Antigen Shift at the dawn of this century and his latest record Brotherhood. Not only did his long time live collaboration with Jairus Khan of Ad·ver·sary finally gave birth to a full fledged merger of their musical concepts but also provided...

Antarktida - Homage to Antarctic and Freedom

2012-06-21 / fiuri / Reads: 1985

Psycho-folk singer, noisy-metal musician, and a veteran of the Latvian electronic scene. The guys get together, aren't they?. The result? Antarktida is a industrial-ambient　project　with light trace of noise and　fragments of vocals (read　"frenzied howling"). There is no secret that in the long run, the music on 'Homage... ' has not thrilled...

Anima Virus - End Of The Eden

2012-10-14 / Closter / Reads: 3491

With a great curiosity I have decided to reach for a band from Apennine Peninsula, and what’s even more interesting from Rome itself. So far I have associated Italy with heavy gothic metal like Theatres des Vampires or Mandragora Scream. It was hard to find there references to post-punk legends...

Aniaetleprogrammeur – Die Kir(s)che auf dem Kopf

2015-01-06 / RobertSaligia / Reads: 2956

I-doser, a sound drug, has different names. "Hand of God", "Gate of Hades" can supposedly cause some havoc in a mind of listener. Less demanding like "Orgasm" clearly suggest destiny, but in general words that define them tend to be colorful. When I read twisted titles of compositions that are...

Aniaetleprogrammeur - The friendly expectations of the stars

2013-10-09 / RobertSaligia / Reads: 3253

One of the three distinguished in classic division kind of music by Boethius was musica mundana, that resulted inter alia, from movement of the heavenly bodies and, what is not difficult to guess, it could not be registered by human ear. Thus says the medieval mind. Trio Aniaetleprogrammeur proves, however,...

Angie Damage - Nicotine Tongue

2010-05-15 / Medea / Reads: 2653

"Nicotine Tongue" is a debut of Angie Damage. Four melancholic songs take by the handful from the best post- punk traditions. From the first tacts there comes to mind a comparison with bands like:Joy Division, The Cure or Clan of Xymox. Harsh guitars, cold wave keyboards and sensual female vocals...