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ALBUM REVIEW: Health – Conflict DLC

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For their 6th full-length CONFLICT DLC (Loma Vista Recordings) HEALTH chose to work with pop-producer Stint, whose work has included Ke$ha and Demi Lovato. In some ways this streamlined their sound by taking away some of the noisy edges that had raged in the periphery of previous albums.But the core mood is their giving you the depressive androgynous vibes  juxtaposed against the more hammering industrial march they are known for. This can be heard on  “Ordinary Loss” that opens the album.  Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Core Atoms of Arcadea (ft. Brann Dailor of Mastodon) Talks “Exodus Of Gravity”

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In this episode, Keefy caught up with Core Atoms of Acadea, the synth-forward Progressive Rock band, also featuring Brann Dailor of Mastodon! Their new album “Exodus Of Gravity” – their second, is out now via Relapse Records. Core discussed his long friendship with Brann, starting with their 1990s Space Funk band Gaylord, their mutual love of sci-fi, synthesizers, crazy art, concept albums, zines, and much more! Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Zeal and Ardor – Greif

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Hailing from the Swiss city of Basel, Zeal & Ardor are an Alternative Metal act that have always well and truly had a sound of their own. Initially, a one-man studio project from the extraordinary musical architect Manuel Gagneux, Zeal & Ardor dropped into our speakers with thei debut album Devil Is Fine in 2016. Providing a highly experimental blend of Black Metal and Delta Blues, before exploring the sound further two years later with record number two – Stranger Fruit.  Continue reading →