Tag Archives: atmospheric
The Ocean – Holocene – Album Review
Artist: The Ocean Album Title: Holocene Label: Pelagic Records Date of Release: 19th May 2023 I’m nothing if not stubborn. Despite never really clicking with Berlin’s The Ocean – or The Ocean Collective to give them their full name – I always show up when a new album is released, in the hope rather than Continue Reading »
Fen – Winter – Album Review
Artist: Fen Album Title: Winter Label: Code666 Date Of Release: 10 March 2017 If ever there was an album title that fitted the music of the band perfectly, it is this. ‘Winter’ is the name of the latest album from UK progressively-laced black metal band Fen and, as someone very wise pointed out to me Continue Reading »
Novembre – Ursa – Album Review
Artist: Novembre Album Title: Ursa Label: Peaceville Records Date Of Release: 1 April 2016 This album has proved to be one of the most difficult to write during 2016 so far. And the reason for this is the simple fact that this album has had me torn in two for such a long time. However, Continue Reading »
Half-Way Through 2015 – The Best So Far – Part 1
So far, 2015 has been absolutely huge in terms of the sheer amount of great music that has been released. In fact, the first six months have been ridiculously strong. As such, it is very difficult to bring you my half-way round-up in the normal way – there’s just too much to fit in. And Continue Reading »
Album of the Year 2014 – Number 2
Today is the penultimate day in my epic labour of love otherwise known as my ‘Album of the Year 2014′ countdown. If you’ve joined this lengthy and in-depth series late, you can find links to the rest of my Top 20 at the bottom of this post – please feel free to check them out Continue Reading »