Video Premiere: Grand Mal – Black Aura
Bill Whitten knows what he’s talking about when it comes to bad timing: with his early-90s band St. Johnny, the Grand Mal leader got a couple toes in the door …
Video Premiere: Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends – The Vig
It is true that IHN was accused of ripping of Brian Eno in the past, but for anyone willing to take a deep dive into our archives our humble beginnings …
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Video Premiere: After Dinner – The Room of Hair Mobiles
Existing somewhere amidst enka, the quirky, off-kilter pop of Kate Bush, and the aforementioned field recordings, 32 years later and it’s still difficult to say that we’ve heard anything quite …
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Video Premiere: Equinox – 9 Days After 19 / Driven
While its never explicitly stated anywhere that Correction, a new album by British electronic producer Equinox, is a concept album, a quick scan of lyrics certainly gives off that exact …
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Video Premiere: Whettman Chelmets – The Devil DoubleCrossed You
Just like William Basinski and The Caretaker, Joplin, MO-based musician Whettman Chelmets got a precious gift of being able to create something beautiful out of a tragedy/dark events. Liner notes …
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Song Premiere: Slaylor Moon – Scissor
What should one expect from a project with a name like Slaylor Moon? Could this be a harsh noise project centered on anime? A parody metal band? Judging by “Scissor” …
Watch: Bark Psychosis – Big Shot
Bark Psychosis is the band you never heard off but they changed the sound of music by influencing countless of musicians whom adopted their “Post-Rock” sound. My visual interpretation of …
Video Premiere: Fire-Toolz – mailto:spasm@swamp.god?subject=Mind-Body Parallels/Clear Light
Soviet-era animation Tale of Tales is often considered the best animated film of all times and for a good reason. The way it weaves together complex themes of war, grief/loss …
Song Premiere: Nervous Curtains – Paramilitary Re-Enactor
In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times. While Bertolt Brecht may not have lived long enough to see …
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Listen: An Excerpt from Midden by Tashi Dorji and John Dieterich
Our first taste of guitarist/improviser Tashi Dorji’s work arrived via performance we witnessed at 2017 Hopscotch. This September will mark the release of Midden – his collaboration with John Dieterich …
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