Below you can listen to the podcast.
Podcast Radio Show (with live set and interview)
Podcast Nadja live set:
donderdag 22 maart 2012
Nadja playing The Bungled & the Botched live @ Kinky Star Radio
Below you can listen to the podcast.
Podcast Radio Show (with live set and interview)
Podcast Nadja live set:
woensdag 21 maart 2012
Syndrome - Now and Forever pre-order
Close to a decade ago a primitive form of Syndrome was brought to life as a vehicle for the solo output of Mathieu Vandekerckhove, mostly known for his work with Amenra,Kingdom,Sembler Deah,... For years the self-taught musician learned and studied his craft of songwriting and sound scaping, mainly as a means to self exploration, meditation and attempts at channelling negative into positive energy, this while staying below the surface at all times.
Now 2012 marks a turning point for Mathieu Vandekerckhove and Syndrome as he steps forward, with the epic 28 minute long "Now And Forever". Dedicated to his son Wolf, this track offers words of guidance and will grant you a look into the heart and soul of the artist. Close your eyes and hear the beating heart of pure artistic freedom.
Guitars and vocals by Mathieu Vandekerkhove (Amenra, Kingdom, Sembler Deah, Caan)
Additional vocals by Colin H. van Eeckhout (Amenra, Kingdom, CHVE,…)
Additional piano and moog by Josh Graham (Neurosis, A Storm Of Light, Battle Of Mice,…)
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Hein Devos (Amenra, Hitch,…) at Dekreun, Kortrijk, Belgium.
Layout by Tine Guns
Painting "Bateau, 2011" by Matthieu Ronsse, Almine Rech Gallery
PREORDER HERE: Syndrome pre-order page
First 75 copies come with an extra booklet with photography by Mathieu Vandekerckhove.
Youcan stream a one minute preview here: Syndrome@soundcloud
Listen (and watch) to Now And Forever live (end part of set):
donderdag 15 maart 2012
chve / Nate Hall - split 7"
This release will be their first solo work to be set free into the world.
The CHVE side will feature his minimal folk song "She never left" (check out the clip below).
The Nate Hall side features 'Dark Star' from his upcoming solo album 'A Great River' set to be released on Neurot records in May.
The impression is limited to 300 copies in a gatefold 7" sleeve.
You can pre-order this item until April 10th at a discounted price of 5 euro + postage. All pre-ordered items will be signed by chve and will get a custom draft on the vinyl sleeve.
All orders will be sent off in the week of April 10th.
vrijdag 24 februari 2012
Alkerdeel - Morinde
It has cost us a lot of blood and sweat, but finally it's February 24th. Time to unleash this beast officially:
You can order this now through your favorite online store or hopefully find it in your local (metal) shop.
Alkerdeel - Morinde
You can order this now through your favorite online store or hopefully find it in your local (metal) shop.
From Monday on it will be also available digitally through all large mp3-shops.
Collectors still can order the limited diehard woodbox or red vinyl from our mail order directly: ConStoring Sounds
woensdag 8 februari 2012
Album
Alkerdeel / Morinde
ConSouling Sounds
Release Date: 26/02/2012
Alkerdeel, of Zomergem, East Flanders, aptly bracket themselves as 'blacksludgedoomdrone', so that takes care of that task. 'Morinde' has a kind of sonic chasm running through it, as if the band set up to record in the middle of a blizzard. This effect conjures images of isolation in a hostile environment, even though I have no inkling as to what any of the songs are about. There's an interview request that will hopefully bypass e-mail ping-pong.
A trudge of pure down-tuned dread comes out of the fog on 'Winterteens'. The vocals are the kind of vampiric scream you'd expect, though they are saturated in reverb for extra impenetrability. Apropos of satan-knows-what, it speeds up to a black metal blast, with immersive sheets of guitar and an unconventional melodic bassline stretching over 13 disorienting minutes. 'Horsesaw', in contrast, is a short sharp shock that harks right back to the old school of Hellhammer or even Venom, with thrashy tempos and Driller Killer guitar. The vocals, too, revert to a more direct bark, but retain that ghostly distance.
The start of 'Hessepikn' reminds me very much of Ramesses, with ominous spoken passages over a lysergic doomscape. For maximum menace it could do with a bit more kick from those rotten guitars, but the cavernous, floaty ambience is in keeping with the dominant motif. This spell is broken in spectacular fashion, with a climactic explosion of speedy noise. 'Du Levande' also flits between blastbeats and death-march sludge, the trademark whistling tempest blowing through the mix. The extended tracks which bookend 'Morinde' tether the 'lousy' ethos of Darkthrone to the fearless disharmonic adventure of Blut Aus Nord.
Alkerdeel's approach to extreme music is focused on creating atmosphere rather than providing a quick sledgehammer fix or dazzling technique. Often they'll have long passages which cycle between three or four notes. This does not impede 'Morinde'; it gives it a sense of wilderness and elemental force. It may be flawed, it may sometimes be inscrutable, but it's a goldmine of heavy moods and intrigue. Any of you seen these fellows live? I'd love to know what that's like.
Writer: Darren Bibby
Original published on http://beardrock.com/reviews/alkerdeel
Alkerdeel / Morinde
ConSouling Sounds
Release Date: 26/02/2012
Alkerdeel, of Zomergem, East Flanders, aptly bracket themselves as 'blacksludgedoomdrone', so that takes care of that task. 'Morinde' has a kind of sonic chasm running through it, as if the band set up to record in the middle of a blizzard. This effect conjures images of isolation in a hostile environment, even though I have no inkling as to what any of the songs are about. There's an interview request that will hopefully bypass e-mail ping-pong.
A trudge of pure down-tuned dread comes out of the fog on 'Winterteens'. The vocals are the kind of vampiric scream you'd expect, though they are saturated in reverb for extra impenetrability. Apropos of satan-knows-what, it speeds up to a black metal blast, with immersive sheets of guitar and an unconventional melodic bassline stretching over 13 disorienting minutes. 'Horsesaw', in contrast, is a short sharp shock that harks right back to the old school of Hellhammer or even Venom, with thrashy tempos and Driller Killer guitar. The vocals, too, revert to a more direct bark, but retain that ghostly distance.
The start of 'Hessepikn' reminds me very much of Ramesses, with ominous spoken passages over a lysergic doomscape. For maximum menace it could do with a bit more kick from those rotten guitars, but the cavernous, floaty ambience is in keeping with the dominant motif. This spell is broken in spectacular fashion, with a climactic explosion of speedy noise. 'Du Levande' also flits between blastbeats and death-march sludge, the trademark whistling tempest blowing through the mix. The extended tracks which bookend 'Morinde' tether the 'lousy' ethos of Darkthrone to the fearless disharmonic adventure of Blut Aus Nord.
Alkerdeel's approach to extreme music is focused on creating atmosphere rather than providing a quick sledgehammer fix or dazzling technique. Often they'll have long passages which cycle between three or four notes. This does not impede 'Morinde'; it gives it a sense of wilderness and elemental force. It may be flawed, it may sometimes be inscrutable, but it's a goldmine of heavy moods and intrigue. Any of you seen these fellows live? I'd love to know what that's like.
Writer: Darren Bibby
Original published on http://beardrock.com/reviews/alkerdeel
maandag 30 januari 2012
Review Alkerdeel - Morinde on Alternative Matter
I have heard some pretty decent bands from Belgium, acts like Enthroned, Lycanthropy’s Spell to name but a few. First time I have ever heard of Alkerdeel who are bound to release their second full-length titled “Morinde” this coming year. The band has been categorized as raw sludge/black metal and that to me is just another rubbish combination of two sub-genres and saying, “I have no idea what I am talking about”, but that’s just my opinion. Moving on, this band has something unique about them. This to me is something similar to that of IXXI and what they accomplished with their album titled “Assorted Armaments” to some extent. The band is a four-piece band and their music can only be described as pretty unique.
I’s not a surprise that Alkerdeel is very focused on the atmosphere that their music creates. It is very slow and dreary, almost soulless, but that is kind of the beauty of it. It has that raw black metal element to it in various areas of each song that does liven it but that tad. This is very applicable to the second track, which is titled “Hessepikn”. It starts off very slow and rather labored with what sounds like memoirs in the dark. This does tend to last for three quarters of the song before breaking into a black metal like rampage, and would you believe if I told you, a solo, yes ladies and gentleman a solo, ever so slightly and short but a solo nonetheless to end the track. This only being the second track makes it rather exciting to listen to the next track, as you’re not sure what to expect.
The third track on the album is titled “Horsesaw” which is played at a higher tempo and sure more aggressive in terms of the song structure as you are blasted with some intense riffs and power slides across the fret board. It does tend to fall into the same trap of going into a too relaxed riff and then it goes back to full tilt and finishes strongly. The last song is pretty much similar to the very first song and is titled “Winterteens” and is about 13 minutes long. In my personal opinion this tempo suits their atmosphere and playing stile a lot more that the frantic short black metal inferno that is “Hessepikn”. “Winterteens” starts off very slow and then breaks into a very slow almost doom like rhythm with the bass and drums complementing each other. It does get a bit static with some feedback, which adds to the over all doom feel of it. The track has some strange melodies and combinations of the instruments are like nothing I have heard before, the bass also being very prominent which is always a plus in my book The best track on the album in my opinion. It does have the fast paced double bass drums and the classic simple black metal riffs. The vocal style does compliment the over all style of this track very well. This eruption of pace and brutality kicks in around the 9 minute 35 second mark and is truly amazing.
Looking at the album as whole, it consists of 4 tracks, but manages to still weigh in at just less than 42 minutes thanks to two massive tracks at the start and end of the album. This does end off the album strongly and has a classic feel about it. This very obscure black metal from Belgium and if you like bands in the vein of IXXI, Shining and Lycanthropy’s spell I would definitely recommend this album. It is rather weird but I do like ‘em weird.
http://alternativematter.net/reviews/alkerdeel-morinde
I’s not a surprise that Alkerdeel is very focused on the atmosphere that their music creates. It is very slow and dreary, almost soulless, but that is kind of the beauty of it. It has that raw black metal element to it in various areas of each song that does liven it but that tad. This is very applicable to the second track, which is titled “Hessepikn”. It starts off very slow and rather labored with what sounds like memoirs in the dark. This does tend to last for three quarters of the song before breaking into a black metal like rampage, and would you believe if I told you, a solo, yes ladies and gentleman a solo, ever so slightly and short but a solo nonetheless to end the track. This only being the second track makes it rather exciting to listen to the next track, as you’re not sure what to expect.
The third track on the album is titled “Horsesaw” which is played at a higher tempo and sure more aggressive in terms of the song structure as you are blasted with some intense riffs and power slides across the fret board. It does tend to fall into the same trap of going into a too relaxed riff and then it goes back to full tilt and finishes strongly. The last song is pretty much similar to the very first song and is titled “Winterteens” and is about 13 minutes long. In my personal opinion this tempo suits their atmosphere and playing stile a lot more that the frantic short black metal inferno that is “Hessepikn”. “Winterteens” starts off very slow and then breaks into a very slow almost doom like rhythm with the bass and drums complementing each other. It does get a bit static with some feedback, which adds to the over all doom feel of it. The track has some strange melodies and combinations of the instruments are like nothing I have heard before, the bass also being very prominent which is always a plus in my book The best track on the album in my opinion. It does have the fast paced double bass drums and the classic simple black metal riffs. The vocal style does compliment the over all style of this track very well. This eruption of pace and brutality kicks in around the 9 minute 35 second mark and is truly amazing.
Looking at the album as whole, it consists of 4 tracks, but manages to still weigh in at just less than 42 minutes thanks to two massive tracks at the start and end of the album. This does end off the album strongly and has a classic feel about it. This very obscure black metal from Belgium and if you like bands in the vein of IXXI, Shining and Lycanthropy’s spell I would definitely recommend this album. It is rather weird but I do like ‘em weird.
http://alternativematter.net/reviews/alkerdeel-morinde
zaterdag 21 januari 2012
CHVE / Nate Hall - split 7"
chve. she never left from jeroen mylle on Vimeo.
In March/April we will release a split 7" with Neurot recording artists CHVE (Colin H. Van Eeckhout of Amenra, Kingdom, Sembler Deah, ...) and Nate Hall (US Apallachia / former US Christmas).
Both frontmen now write their own solo work, ranging from dark folk to psych blues rock.
This release will be their first solo songs to be set free into the world.
The CHVE side will feature his minimal folk song "She never left", and Nate Halls side features a song premier from his upcoming solo album 'A Great River' set to be released on Neurot records in May.
Abonneren op:
Posts (Atom)