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Turned to Stone: Chapter 8: The Wake – High Desert Queen & Blue Heron

April 8, 2023April 5, 2023 Vinterd

Some people just have the knack for hitting gold time after time no matter what the odds may seem to be. For quite a while now, Ripple Music has been an absolute bastion of all things in the modern world … Continue reading Turned to Stone: Chapter 8: The Wake – High Desert Queen & Blue Heron

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Saint Karloff – Paleolithic War Crimes

April 2, 2023March 15, 2023 Vinterd

Typically, it takes a good deal of time and effort for a band to become ubiquitous in their style with it being up to luck as much as anything else for that name to spread to such a degree. Whatever … Continue reading Saint Karloff – Paleolithic War Crimes

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Apex Ten – Aashray

March 30, 2023March 22, 2023 Vinterd

As more and more bands rise to the surface throughout their respective scenes, it’s only natural that repetition happens in some form or another depending on what precisely has happened. In some unfortunate circumstances, it leads to uninspired creations that … Continue reading Apex Ten – Aashray

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Fews – Glass City

March 24, 2023March 20, 2023 Vinterd

  It’s always a fickle thing to try and craft some quality post-punk material. In my experience, it is one of those styles that can be quite tricky to bring together in a form that doesn’t feel like it’s a … Continue reading Fews – Glass City

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Dimwind – The Futility of Breathing

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Vinterd

It’s always great to have a plan as a band when you find yourselves coming away from your debut album especially when it comes to what direction you want to take your sound with anything being possible whether it is … Continue reading Dimwind – The Futility of Breathing

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Dozer – Drifting in the Endless Void

March 18, 2023March 10, 2023 Vinterd

Even as we find ourselves before legions upon legions of fresh and new talent that are constantly giving us something to look forward to as they keep the underground alive and breathing in every aspect, there is nothing that can … Continue reading Dozer – Drifting in the Endless Void

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Zeup – Mammals

March 16, 2023March 5, 2023 Vinterd

After doing thousands of reviews concerning albums that capture my imagination in virtually every category, it can be somewhat of a challenge to remind myself that you don’t need a larger-than-life presentation to make for a damn good album. Having … Continue reading Zeup – Mammals

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Khan – Creatures

March 14, 2023March 1, 2023 Vinterd

With all that is constantly happening in the many different worlds of psychedelic music, it’s not hard to have any number of names pass you by. It doesn’t take much for a newer or smaller name to go right under … Continue reading Khan – Creatures

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The Golden Grass – Life is Much Stranger

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Vinterd

For some time now, there has been a bit of a movement in the world of psychedelic work where there is a clear reverence and passion for the classic veins of the style with there being more than a few … Continue reading The Golden Grass – Life is Much Stranger

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Morass of Molasses – End All We Know

March 6, 2023February 22, 2023 Vinterd

It’s one thing to craft music that’s trippy and teleports the listener to a new world that rides on the waves of many who have come before, but it’s another thing entirely to craft an experience that pushes the boundaries … Continue reading Morass of Molasses – End All We Know

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