EchoesAndDust
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Album & gig reviews & interviews.
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Review | @pupilslicer.bsky.social - Fleshwork by @martyncoppack.bsky.social
"Pupil Slicer have delivered an incredible album which defies description and transcends any genre conventions."
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"Pupil Slicer have delivered an incredible album which defies description and transcends any genre conventions."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/pupi...
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | @pupilslicer.bsky.social - Fleshwork by @martyncoppack.bsky.social
"Pupil Slicer have delivered an incredible album which defies description and transcends any genre conventions."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/pupi...
"Pupil Slicer have delivered an incredible album which defies description and transcends any genre conventions."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/pupi...
Live Review | Paradise Lost • Messa at Islington Assembly Hall
"Overall, this makes for a brilliant tour package – the gloom, the misery, and the melancholy are all very real; but so fortunately is the joy, the passion, and the melody. " By Joe Norman 📷Diana Revell bit.ly/PL_Messa
"Overall, this makes for a brilliant tour package – the gloom, the misery, and the melancholy are all very real; but so fortunately is the joy, the passion, and the melody. " By Joe Norman 📷Diana Revell bit.ly/PL_Messa
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Live Review | Paradise Lost • Messa at Islington Assembly Hall
"Overall, this makes for a brilliant tour package – the gloom, the misery, and the melancholy are all very real; but so fortunately is the joy, the passion, and the melody. " By Joe Norman 📷Diana Revell bit.ly/PL_Messa
"Overall, this makes for a brilliant tour package – the gloom, the misery, and the melancholy are all very real; but so fortunately is the joy, the passion, and the melody. " By Joe Norman 📷Diana Revell bit.ly/PL_Messa
Review | Crown Lands - Ritual I & II by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"They are more than just a hard-rock band. They take it a step further to prove they can go beyond the prog orientation and into something electronic and something worldly."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/crow...
"They are more than just a hard-rock band. They take it a step further to prove they can go beyond the prog orientation and into something electronic and something worldly."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/crow...
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Review | Crown Lands - Ritual I & II by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"They are more than just a hard-rock band. They take it a step further to prove they can go beyond the prog orientation and into something electronic and something worldly."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/crow...
"They are more than just a hard-rock band. They take it a step further to prove they can go beyond the prog orientation and into something electronic and something worldly."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/crow...
Review | Yellow Eyes - Confusion Gate by @martyncoppack.bsky.social
"Yellow Eyes continue to confound and expand through their art on an album which once again moves the boundaries of black metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/yell...
"Yellow Eyes continue to confound and expand through their art on an album which once again moves the boundaries of black metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/yell...
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Yellow Eyes - Confusion Gate by @martyncoppack.bsky.social
"Yellow Eyes continue to confound and expand through their art on an album which once again moves the boundaries of black metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/yell...
"Yellow Eyes continue to confound and expand through their art on an album which once again moves the boundaries of black metal."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/yell...
Review | Anouar Brahem - After the Last Sky by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"A powerful album released this year, proving ECM have taken it up a notch when it comes to world music on After the Last Sky."
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"A powerful album released this year, proving ECM have taken it up a notch when it comes to world music on After the Last Sky."
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November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Anouar Brahem - After the Last Sky by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"A powerful album released this year, proving ECM have taken it up a notch when it comes to world music on After the Last Sky."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/anou...
"A powerful album released this year, proving ECM have taken it up a notch when it comes to world music on After the Last Sky."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/anou...
Review | Adrian Lane - Their Ghosts and Ours by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"The approach obviously worked, as Lane was able to get great feedback from McRoberts, turning it into a set of 12 delicate, quite touching compositions that work on every musical level."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/adri...
"The approach obviously worked, as Lane was able to get great feedback from McRoberts, turning it into a set of 12 delicate, quite touching compositions that work on every musical level."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/adri...
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Adrian Lane - Their Ghosts and Ours by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"The approach obviously worked, as Lane was able to get great feedback from McRoberts, turning it into a set of 12 delicate, quite touching compositions that work on every musical level."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/adri...
"The approach obviously worked, as Lane was able to get great feedback from McRoberts, turning it into a set of 12 delicate, quite touching compositions that work on every musical level."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/adri...
Interview | Stygian Bough (Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin)
With the release of 'Stygian Bough: Volume II', Gavin Brown caught up with all three 3 artists in Dylan Desmond & Jesse Shreibman (Bell Witch) and Erik Moggridge (Aerial Ruin) to get the lowdown on the album.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/styg...
With the release of 'Stygian Bough: Volume II', Gavin Brown caught up with all three 3 artists in Dylan Desmond & Jesse Shreibman (Bell Witch) and Erik Moggridge (Aerial Ruin) to get the lowdown on the album.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/styg...
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Interview | Stygian Bough (Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin)
With the release of 'Stygian Bough: Volume II', Gavin Brown caught up with all three 3 artists in Dylan Desmond & Jesse Shreibman (Bell Witch) and Erik Moggridge (Aerial Ruin) to get the lowdown on the album.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/styg...
With the release of 'Stygian Bough: Volume II', Gavin Brown caught up with all three 3 artists in Dylan Desmond & Jesse Shreibman (Bell Witch) and Erik Moggridge (Aerial Ruin) to get the lowdown on the album.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/styg...
Review | Cosmic Reaper - Bleed the Wicked, Drowned the Damned by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Their new album will send shivers down your spine with brutal guitar riffs, psychedelic hallucinations, and sonic altitude."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/cosm...
"Their new album will send shivers down your spine with brutal guitar riffs, psychedelic hallucinations, and sonic altitude."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/cosm...
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Cosmic Reaper - Bleed the Wicked, Drowned the Damned by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Their new album will send shivers down your spine with brutal guitar riffs, psychedelic hallucinations, and sonic altitude."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/cosm...
"Their new album will send shivers down your spine with brutal guitar riffs, psychedelic hallucinations, and sonic altitude."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/cosm...
Review | Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott - Esoteric Lounge Music Now by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"An intriguing album that will leave the listeners with an ultimate dilemma - should I fall asleep or keep on listening?"
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/ruth...
"An intriguing album that will leave the listeners with an ultimate dilemma - should I fall asleep or keep on listening?"
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/ruth...
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Ruth Mascelli & Mary Hanson Scott - Esoteric Lounge Music Now by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"An intriguing album that will leave the listeners with an ultimate dilemma - should I fall asleep or keep on listening?"
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/ruth...
"An intriguing album that will leave the listeners with an ultimate dilemma - should I fall asleep or keep on listening?"
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/ruth...
Book Review | Derek Shulman - Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey from Stage Lights to Executive Heights by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"No matter what he went through; the highs and lows, he will always be the Gentle Giant that has a true love of music."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/dere...
"No matter what he went through; the highs and lows, he will always be the Gentle Giant that has a true love of music."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/dere...
November 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Book Review | Derek Shulman - Giant Steps: My Improbable Journey from Stage Lights to Executive Heights by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"No matter what he went through; the highs and lows, he will always be the Gentle Giant that has a true love of music."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/dere...
"No matter what he went through; the highs and lows, he will always be the Gentle Giant that has a true love of music."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/dere...
Review | Jason Blake - Infinite Fade by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Prepare for the Infinite Fade to begin, because it’s going to be one hell of a ride that you’ll never, ever forget."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/jaso...
"Prepare for the Infinite Fade to begin, because it’s going to be one hell of a ride that you’ll never, ever forget."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/jaso...
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Jason Blake - Infinite Fade by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Prepare for the Infinite Fade to begin, because it’s going to be one hell of a ride that you’ll never, ever forget."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/jaso...
"Prepare for the Infinite Fade to begin, because it’s going to be one hell of a ride that you’ll never, ever forget."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/jaso...
Review | Conjurer - Unself by @martyncoppack.bsky.social
"It’s an album which begs for repeated listens to understand its nuances but once its secrets are unlocked you are faced with one of the best metal releases this year."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/conj...
"It’s an album which begs for repeated listens to understand its nuances but once its secrets are unlocked you are faced with one of the best metal releases this year."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/conj...
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Conjurer - Unself by @martyncoppack.bsky.social
"It’s an album which begs for repeated listens to understand its nuances but once its secrets are unlocked you are faced with one of the best metal releases this year."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/conj...
"It’s an album which begs for repeated listens to understand its nuances but once its secrets are unlocked you are faced with one of the best metal releases this year."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/conj...
Exclusive Video Premiere | Giöbia – 'The Death of The Crows'
Open the stargate to a galaxy of gorgeous grooves from the Milan Spacerockers' just released X-ÆON via Heavy Psych Sounds bit.ly/GiobiaCrow
Open the stargate to a galaxy of gorgeous grooves from the Milan Spacerockers' just released X-ÆON via Heavy Psych Sounds bit.ly/GiobiaCrow
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Exclusive Video Premiere | Giöbia – 'The Death of The Crows'
Open the stargate to a galaxy of gorgeous grooves from the Milan Spacerockers' just released X-ÆON via Heavy Psych Sounds bit.ly/GiobiaCrow
Open the stargate to a galaxy of gorgeous grooves from the Milan Spacerockers' just released X-ÆON via Heavy Psych Sounds bit.ly/GiobiaCrow
Review | Peter Hammill - The Charisma & Virgin Recordings: 1971-1986 by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"A continuation of the fearlessness and dauntless to come towards listeners who might be new to both Van der Graaf Generator’s music or Peter’s work."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/pete...
"A continuation of the fearlessness and dauntless to come towards listeners who might be new to both Van der Graaf Generator’s music or Peter’s work."
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November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Review | Peter Hammill - The Charisma & Virgin Recordings: 1971-1986 by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"A continuation of the fearlessness and dauntless to come towards listeners who might be new to both Van der Graaf Generator’s music or Peter’s work."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/pete...
"A continuation of the fearlessness and dauntless to come towards listeners who might be new to both Van der Graaf Generator’s music or Peter’s work."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/pete...
Review | Matthias Joyce from Defigurement
Gavin Brown caught up with Defigurement vocalist Matthias Joyce to get an insight into their new album Endbryo and the beginnings of a new breed of metal.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/matt...
Gavin Brown caught up with Defigurement vocalist Matthias Joyce to get an insight into their new album Endbryo and the beginnings of a new breed of metal.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/matt...
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Review | Matthias Joyce from Defigurement
Gavin Brown caught up with Defigurement vocalist Matthias Joyce to get an insight into their new album Endbryo and the beginnings of a new breed of metal.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/matt...
Gavin Brown caught up with Defigurement vocalist Matthias Joyce to get an insight into their new album Endbryo and the beginnings of a new breed of metal.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/matt...
Review | The Quality of Mercury - Voyager by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Rouse is able to slip in enough good melody lines with his deeply set vocals & has guitar touches that are not just technically good but are set at the right place at the right time in his songs"
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-...
"Rouse is able to slip in enough good melody lines with his deeply set vocals & has guitar touches that are not just technically good but are set at the right place at the right time in his songs"
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-...
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Review | The Quality of Mercury - Voyager by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Rouse is able to slip in enough good melody lines with his deeply set vocals & has guitar touches that are not just technically good but are set at the right place at the right time in his songs"
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-...
"Rouse is able to slip in enough good melody lines with his deeply set vocals & has guitar touches that are not just technically good but are set at the right place at the right time in his songs"
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-...
Review | Bruise Blood - You Run Through The World Like An Open Razor by @ouchmonkey.bsky.social
"I wouldn't really describe this as a synth record or as techno but it wanders its own path between them."
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@rocketrecordings.bsky.social
"I wouldn't really describe this as a synth record or as techno but it wanders its own path between them."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/brui...
@rocketrecordings.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Bruise Blood - You Run Through The World Like An Open Razor by @ouchmonkey.bsky.social
"I wouldn't really describe this as a synth record or as techno but it wanders its own path between them."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/brui...
@rocketrecordings.bsky.social
"I wouldn't really describe this as a synth record or as techno but it wanders its own path between them."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/brui...
@rocketrecordings.bsky.social
Review | Alex Freiheit & Aleksandra Słyż - GHSTING by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"GHSTING is one of the most terrifying, yet drone out surreal nightmares that gives in the works of poetry, fiction, dark landscapes, post-apocalyptic nightmares."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/alex...
"GHSTING is one of the most terrifying, yet drone out surreal nightmares that gives in the works of poetry, fiction, dark landscapes, post-apocalyptic nightmares."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/alex...
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Alex Freiheit & Aleksandra Słyż - GHSTING by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"GHSTING is one of the most terrifying, yet drone out surreal nightmares that gives in the works of poetry, fiction, dark landscapes, post-apocalyptic nightmares."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/alex...
"GHSTING is one of the most terrifying, yet drone out surreal nightmares that gives in the works of poetry, fiction, dark landscapes, post-apocalyptic nightmares."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/alex...
Review | @themountaingoats.bsky.social - Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Darnelle and co have enough imagination and capabilities to take their music in any direction that they wish."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-...
@jonwurster.bsky.social
"Darnelle and co have enough imagination and capabilities to take their music in any direction that they wish."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-...
@jonwurster.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Review | @themountaingoats.bsky.social - Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Darnelle and co have enough imagination and capabilities to take their music in any direction that they wish."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-...
@jonwurster.bsky.social
"Darnelle and co have enough imagination and capabilities to take their music in any direction that they wish."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/the-...
@jonwurster.bsky.social
Review | Dreich - Edicius by Alistair Strachan
"In Edicius, Dreich have crafted a black metal album which is a majestic piece of work and an articulate exposition of their aesthetic of darkness and negativity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/drei...
"In Edicius, Dreich have crafted a black metal album which is a majestic piece of work and an articulate exposition of their aesthetic of darkness and negativity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/drei...
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Dreich - Edicius by Alistair Strachan
"In Edicius, Dreich have crafted a black metal album which is a majestic piece of work and an articulate exposition of their aesthetic of darkness and negativity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/drei...
"In Edicius, Dreich have crafted a black metal album which is a majestic piece of work and an articulate exposition of their aesthetic of darkness and negativity."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/drei...
Review | Howling Giant - Crucible & Ruin by Matt Butler
"A beautiful, mesmeric, riff-laden collection of songs with the tightness and musicianship that comes with playing together for a decade."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/howl...
"A beautiful, mesmeric, riff-laden collection of songs with the tightness and musicianship that comes with playing together for a decade."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/howl...
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Howling Giant - Crucible & Ruin by Matt Butler
"A beautiful, mesmeric, riff-laden collection of songs with the tightness and musicianship that comes with playing together for a decade."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/howl...
"A beautiful, mesmeric, riff-laden collection of songs with the tightness and musicianship that comes with playing together for a decade."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/howl...
Interview | Heitham Al-Sayed from @senserband.bsky.social
Gavin Brown caught up with Senser vocalist Heitham Al-Sayed, to hear more about their new album, the history of Senser, hip hop and fighting the power in an inspiring and informative interview.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/heit...
Gavin Brown caught up with Senser vocalist Heitham Al-Sayed, to hear more about their new album, the history of Senser, hip hop and fighting the power in an inspiring and informative interview.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/heit...
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Interview | Heitham Al-Sayed from @senserband.bsky.social
Gavin Brown caught up with Senser vocalist Heitham Al-Sayed, to hear more about their new album, the history of Senser, hip hop and fighting the power in an inspiring and informative interview.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/heit...
Gavin Brown caught up with Senser vocalist Heitham Al-Sayed, to hear more about their new album, the history of Senser, hip hop and fighting the power in an inspiring and informative interview.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/heit...
Review | Kling Klang - Half Life by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"This isn’t just a mind-blowing album; this is a wildly brilliant and wildly electronic as good as it can really get."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/klin...
"This isn’t just a mind-blowing album; this is a wildly brilliant and wildly electronic as good as it can really get."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/klin...
November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Kling Klang - Half Life by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"This isn’t just a mind-blowing album; this is a wildly brilliant and wildly electronic as good as it can really get."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/klin...
"This isn’t just a mind-blowing album; this is a wildly brilliant and wildly electronic as good as it can really get."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/klin...
Review | Maria Iskariot – Wereldwaan
"Not only right up my street, but it’s inside my home, up the staircase, and jumping on my bed. Maria Iskariot is rapping hard on the door of your life – let them in!" By Elise Price
bit.ly/Wereldwaan @stereosanctitypr.bsky.social @dennis-barbion.bsky.social
"Not only right up my street, but it’s inside my home, up the staircase, and jumping on my bed. Maria Iskariot is rapping hard on the door of your life – let them in!" By Elise Price
bit.ly/Wereldwaan @stereosanctitypr.bsky.social @dennis-barbion.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Maria Iskariot – Wereldwaan
"Not only right up my street, but it’s inside my home, up the staircase, and jumping on my bed. Maria Iskariot is rapping hard on the door of your life – let them in!" By Elise Price
bit.ly/Wereldwaan @stereosanctitypr.bsky.social @dennis-barbion.bsky.social
"Not only right up my street, but it’s inside my home, up the staircase, and jumping on my bed. Maria Iskariot is rapping hard on the door of your life – let them in!" By Elise Price
bit.ly/Wereldwaan @stereosanctitypr.bsky.social @dennis-barbion.bsky.social
Live Review | We Lost The Sea at Max Watts
"I still can’t explain exactly what happened, but all the stars aligned that night. There was an atmosphere of hope in the performance. . . a night when the band could finally mentally move on from Departure Songs. . . " By Gilbert Potts bit.ly/WLTSMaxW
"I still can’t explain exactly what happened, but all the stars aligned that night. There was an atmosphere of hope in the performance. . . a night when the band could finally mentally move on from Departure Songs. . . " By Gilbert Potts bit.ly/WLTSMaxW
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Live Review | We Lost The Sea at Max Watts
"I still can’t explain exactly what happened, but all the stars aligned that night. There was an atmosphere of hope in the performance. . . a night when the band could finally mentally move on from Departure Songs. . . " By Gilbert Potts bit.ly/WLTSMaxW
"I still can’t explain exactly what happened, but all the stars aligned that night. There was an atmosphere of hope in the performance. . . a night when the band could finally mentally move on from Departure Songs. . . " By Gilbert Potts bit.ly/WLTSMaxW