Southern Lord US レコード& CD

Review: 2006's Altar served as the long awaited musical meeting of minds between Japanese experimental psychedelic noise-rock trio Boris and Seattle robe-adorning drone metal behemoths Sunn O))). With an impressive collective of integral contributors such as Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Joe Preston (Earth, Melvins, High On Fire), Phil Wandscher and Jesse Sykes, the project has gone on to become a grandiose display of oppressive, punishing, experimentalist metallic drone, crossing not only borders but oceans. This severely overdue 2xLP reissue comes courtesy of the incomparable Southern Lord, offering both the devout and newcomers alike a chance to finally experience this opus in its undiluted purity (and without having to indulge vinyl flippers).

Review: Many months on, Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 continues to serve up treasures and the latest is
VIRULENCE's If This Isn't A Dream album. It's a wild ride through atmospheric soundscapes and haunting melodies that immerse you in a dreamscape of ethereal textures and pulsating rhythms, blending elements of ambient, electronic, and experimental music. Each track unfolds like a surreal exploration of the subconscious, inviting introspection and contemplation with intricate layering of synths, evocative vocals, and intricate percussion. Both hypnotic and transcendent, If This Isn't A Dream is a captivating trip that is well worth hearing for fans and newcomers alike as it transports to a realm where reality blurs with imagination.