Vaura
The Missing
Profound Lore (2013)
Comprised by members of great acts such as Kayo Dot, Dysrhythmia, Gorguts and While Heaven Wept, Vaura find themselves in a strange territory. Somewhere between post-punk, darkwave and black metal, they unleash their second full-length, entitled The Missing. And just about a year after their debut album, Selenelion. The title track is introducing the band in the most suitable manner. Firstly because Vaura unveil the whole spectrum of their sonic identity in “The Missing,” managing to combine the harsh drums and sorrowful riffs in an intriguing manner, confusing you with a healthy dose of aggression mixed with bleakness. When “Incomplete Burning” comes in you are hooked to the band’s music. The attention to detail that has been put to the guitar work is astonishing, with the melodies making an appearance in every twist and turn of the album, spreading despair to the listeners. The black metal infused sorrow of the band makes another appearance in “The Fire” after the minimalistic intro is concluded. The contrast that the furious drumming creates to the more downtrodden theme of the track is a highlight on its own. The sudden change of the track to a more dreamlike outlook gives you some time to … Read more
Mind Spiders
Inhumanistic
Dirtnap (2013)
Maybe Minnesota is just a long way from Texas, but it seems that Mind Spiders are more of a studio … Read more
Tim Hecker
Virgins
Independent (2013)
Canadian sound artist Tim Hecker is no stranger to the more esoteric side of electronic composition. Continued experimentation with increasingly … Read more
Direct Hit!
Brainless God
Red Scare (2013)
Direct Hit! get filed in the Midwest pop-punk scene and, while they deviate throughout the course of Brainless God, that’s … Read more
