KEN mode Success Season of Mist Released: 6.16.15 * Big Black 's Atomizer LP is in the background as an Albini homage.  Completely unintentional, but it works I guess. ** "Blessed" is a single from KEN mode 's Success that begins the LP.  My daughter was actually confused about the song's title versus the song's mood.  You can check out the song below: And, yes KEN mode's Success was my Summer jam.  Definitely one of my favorite releases this year. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Goat : "It's Time For Fun" (via Sub Pop /YouTube) The Well : "Mortal Bones" (via RidingEasy Records /Us-Them Group/ Brooklyn Vegan /YouTube) D33J : "Slow (Low Limit Remix)" (via anticon /Soundcloud) Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

New collaborations were announced this week.  Here are details regarding an upcoming new Boris/Merzbow release, Gensho , as well as an upcoming LP from The Body & Krieg , (apparently being called The Body & Krieg ), which I'm positive will provide this Winter with a soundtrack oh so very desolate.  No tracks yet, but they'll be posted once they're made available. The Boris/Merzbow info was provided by Relapse Records. BORIS WITH MERZBOW: COMPLETE NEW COLLABORATIVE FULL-LENGTH GENSHO ; ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE ONE-OFF SHOW IN JAPAN  Renowned Japanese innovative team BORIS WITH MERZBOW has completed recording a new collaborative full-length LP entitled Gensho , which is Japanese for "phenomenon". Gensho is a unique release featuring over 150 minutes of new music spread across two discs. The BORIS tracks are new reinventions of the band's classic songs, while the MERZBOW songs are new compositions. BORIS and MERZBOW have each contributed exactly the...

Supported with an upcoming Fall tour, the celebrated post-metal outfit Baroness will be releasing a new album in mid-December called Purple .  I wasn't a fan of their last effort, the 2012 double LP Yellow & Green , but the lead single from Purple , "Chlorine & Wine," has sparked some curiosity.  Baroness falter a bit during the last quarter of the song, which sounds like some unnecessary homage to Queen , but the overall effect is captivating, a gently melodic construct that patiently transitions into its louder moments.  Check out the video below: Photo credit: Jimmy Hubbard Purple will be on sale December 18th and is now available for pre-order.  All info and links were provided by Speakeasy PR.  BARONESS ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR; SHARE “CHLORINE & WINE” VIDEO PURPLE SET FOR DEC. 18 RELEASE; PRE-ORDER BUNDLES AVAILABLE NOW PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24, 2015 – Baroness, who recently announced the release of their fourth album, Purple (Dec. 18,...

Kohoutek Curious Aroma  MIE Releases: 11.6.15 I was listening to Kohoutek 's Curious Aroma this morning, a mostly free form improvisational piece consisting of two lengthy tracks.  Each track, (dubbed "Part I" and "Part II"), sound based in some personal, meditative journey that (to me) convey realization as opposed to discovery, awareness vs. epiphany.  There's no sudden "eureka;" no predictable or pandering utilization of pay off.  Instead, you're allowed to get lost in its wandering make-up until its overall size becomes known, which is a very gradual process.  "Part I," for instance, reminds me somewhat of "He Loved Him Madly" by Miles Davis , itself a thirty-something minute meditation on the life of Duke Ellington , a free moving establishment of expanse through lost tones and sounds that culminate into a soft rhythmic outro.  By contrast, Kohoutek keeps it loose, opting instead to introduce a buzzing thread fr...

A new noise jam from Wolf Eyes has surfaced following news of an upcoming release, I Am A Problem: Mind In Pieces .  The album will be out October 30th via Third Man Records and the single, (which you can sample below courtesy of Force Field PR), is “T.O.D.D.,” named for musique concrète composer Tod Dockstader , who passed away earlier this year.  It’s a fairly sinister mix, a snare and/or tom additive occasionally tapped overtop waves of shrill guitar sound, electronics and cycled percussion.  There’s certainly an air of dread to be found. Info on the release can be found below along with news regarding their involvement with the Trip Metal Fest and some archival releases being issued via Bandcamp. Wolf Eyes share new track "T.O.D.D.", curating Trip Metal Fest I Am A Problem: Mind In Pieces out October 30 via Third Man Records  STREAM: "T.O.D.D." SoundCloud / NPR Post-industrial/noise group Wolf Eyes have signed to Third Man Records , and are set ...

Earlier this year, Ben Chasny (a.k.a. Six Organs of Admittance ) issued the Hexadic LP, which was a creative showcase meant to demonstrate a new systemic means of songwriting that Chasny had developed.  I wasn't completely on board with Hexadic , (you can read my review here ), so the announcement that there would be a sequel to the album, predictably titled Hexadic II , wasn't met with a ton of elation.  However, listening to "Exultation Wave," the album's first single, I'm wondering if Chasny is applying the same songwriting methodology since this track seems much more thought out and less erratic.    Check out the track below. Hexadic II will be released by Drag City on November 20th. All info was provided by Rarely Unable.  SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE ANNOUNCES ACOUSTIC SECOND CHAPTER, HEXADIC II , OUT VIA DRAG CITY NOVEMBER 20TH ON LP AND CASSETTE Sounding forth from a resonating body, the music of Six Organs of Admittance seems to reach us f...

Justin Broadrick ( Godflesh, Jesu ) is releasing a new EP from his JK Flesh project called Nothing Is Free , which will be available for purchase via the "pay what you like" model.  I guess one could shoot for irony and try and pay nothing for the release so as to simply challenge what the title states rather plainly, but that would be really corny and you'd be ripping off the artist.  So far this is a digital only release and you can purchase via the link below.  I myself haven't listened to this yet but, being a fan of Broadrick's other work, I figured this would be worth acknowledgment.  If it sucks, I apologize. Links and info were provided by Rarely Unable PR. JK FLESH RELEASES NEW EP, NOTHING IS FREE , AVAILABLE NOW VIA BANDCAMP, PAY-AS-YOU-LIKE    JK Flesh, the alter-ego of dark industrial pioneer Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu, Final, Techo-Animal), has just released a new nine-track EP entitled Nothing Is Free via Broadrick's own Aval...