Wyrdwalker

When people talk about the sixties, they tend to think of the Beatles, Hendrix and the Stones, the big loud boys of the decade. Yet amid all the feedback storms and LSD haze, a small and delicate masterpiece emerged in 1968 with Odessey and Oracle, a record that has always felt a little offbeat, a little outside the main thoroughfare and still absolutely fantastic. The Zombies formed in 1961 in St Albans, England, and belonged among the most charming ambassadors of what became known as the ... read more

Before the Icelanders conquered the Post Rock world with albums such as Ágætis byrjun and Takk..., they emerged in 1997 with a work that functions more as a sonic experiment than as a conventional album. It is the new sound of a band that is still searching for its voice and is already sketching out a fascinating acoustic landscape.
The album is defined by a dark and ghostly atmosphere that is intensified by sparse production and an experimental approach. Sigur Rós blend ... read more

After the still difficult to categorize and raw debut The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, with which Cradle of Filth celebrated their blood soaked and theatrical birth in 1994 as an eccentric case somewhere between Black Metal and Gothic, the British band released Dusk... and Her Embrace in 1996. The album represented nothing less than the sinister perfection of their style. It is an opulent and baroque masterpiece situated between Victorian horror fiction, necrophilic poetry, and occult Black ... read more

The Finnish trio delivered an epic debut album that draws heavily on the monumental sound of pioneers such as Black Sabbath and Candlemass, yet shines with its own brand of madness and relentless conviction. It is both a declaration of love to tradition and a triumphant reinvention. The album consists of six partly endless songs whose average length openly mocks modern listening habits. The band makes no effort to hide its intention to pull the listener into a sonic black hole.
With ominously ... read more