Review: Birds of Passage – This Kindly Slumber - SLUG Magazine

Review: Birds of Passage – This Kindly Slumber

Posted on February 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

On her latest album for Denovali, Merz steps in front of the microphone and behind the thousand blinking lights of pedals and sequencers to create an album full of elegiac drones and deconstructed neofolk tunes that form out of the ether like a heavy mist across a bog or clouds quietly forming on the horizon. … read more

Review: Big Sexy Noise – Collision Course & Trust the Witch

Posted on February 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Ultra fuzzed-out guitars, combined with weird-ass background effects fill up most, if not all of the space behind the lyrics. Lydia Lunch, an impressive vocalist, usually sounds incredibly creepy and will probably haunt my dreams for the remainder of my life. … read more

Review: Black Knights – Medieval Chamber

Posted on March 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Prepare for sounds of electronica with unrelated samples and effects, which are backed with an orchestra and an occasional chorus. Rugged Monk and Crisis spit harmoniously with the beats, hitting you with those West Coast, hard-hitting flows. … read more

Review: BlakOPz – As Nations Decay

Posted on March 6, 2014 (August 11, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

BlakOPz - As Nations Decay album artwork

“Debris Machine” has to be my favorite track, as it has a perfect layout of how backing industrial and synth tracks can be blended. The vocals on this release confirm that a revisit to the old industrial style is taking place. … read more

Review: Blac Kolor – Wide Noise

Posted on April 30, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

This release enlightened my ears regarding how one can take the simplest, single sound and transform it into a very complex piece of music. To fully appreciate this, use headphones to hear the depth of each beat and the differences between the left and right. … read more