EchoesAndDust
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Album & gig reviews & interviews.
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Interview | Bryan Martinez from Pile Of Knives
Gavin Brown caught up with Pile Of Knives vocalist Bryan Martinez to hear all about their new EP Driven By The Blade, and a whole host of brutal and horrorific subjects.
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Gavin Brown caught up with Pile Of Knives vocalist Bryan Martinez to hear all about their new EP Driven By The Blade, and a whole host of brutal and horrorific subjects.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Interview | Bryan Martinez from Pile Of Knives
Gavin Brown caught up with Pile Of Knives vocalist Bryan Martinez to hear all about their new EP Driven By The Blade, and a whole host of brutal and horrorific subjects.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/brya...
Gavin Brown caught up with Pile Of Knives vocalist Bryan Martinez to hear all about their new EP Driven By The Blade, and a whole host of brutal and horrorific subjects.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/brya...
Review | Hélène Barbier - Panorama by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"The effect is some imaginative and utterly fresh music, with Barbier coming up with one of the better musical surprises this year."
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@bonsound.bsky.social
"The effect is some imaginative and utterly fresh music, with Barbier coming up with one of the better musical surprises this year."
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@bonsound.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Hélène Barbier - Panorama by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"The effect is some imaginative and utterly fresh music, with Barbier coming up with one of the better musical surprises this year."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/hele...
@bonsound.bsky.social
"The effect is some imaginative and utterly fresh music, with Barbier coming up with one of the better musical surprises this year."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/hele...
@bonsound.bsky.social
Review | Split Enz - ENZyclopedia: Volumes One and Two by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The box set is a perfect introduction to the wonders and madness that is Split Enz if you’re very new to the band’s music."
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"The box set is a perfect introduction to the wonders and madness that is Split Enz if you’re very new to the band’s music."
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November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Split Enz - ENZyclopedia: Volumes One and Two by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The box set is a perfect introduction to the wonders and madness that is Split Enz if you’re very new to the band’s music."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/spli...
"The box set is a perfect introduction to the wonders and madness that is Split Enz if you’re very new to the band’s music."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/spli...
Exclusive Video Premiere |Songe - 'Éveil' Born at a lonely church piano, Songe awakens through ambient soundscapes shaded with darker noise and haunting folk. Music for lost souls, lovers, and wood sprites. Taken from forthcoming LP Daughters via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social bit.ly/SongeEveil
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Exclusive Video Premiere |Songe - 'Éveil' Born at a lonely church piano, Songe awakens through ambient soundscapes shaded with darker noise and haunting folk. Music for lost souls, lovers, and wood sprites. Taken from forthcoming LP Daughters via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social bit.ly/SongeEveil
Interview | Sandy Wilson, Ian McCall and Greg Armstrong from Beneath A Steel Sky
"David Bowes caught up with Glasgow's post-metal sextet Beneath A Steel Sky to talk about naming, gaming, and everything in between."
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"David Bowes caught up with Glasgow's post-metal sextet Beneath A Steel Sky to talk about naming, gaming, and everything in between."
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November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Interview | Sandy Wilson, Ian McCall and Greg Armstrong from Beneath A Steel Sky
"David Bowes caught up with Glasgow's post-metal sextet Beneath A Steel Sky to talk about naming, gaming, and everything in between."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/sand...
"David Bowes caught up with Glasgow's post-metal sextet Beneath A Steel Sky to talk about naming, gaming, and everything in between."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/sand...
Review | Jessica Moss - Unfolding by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Believe me, once you open the door to Moss’ territory, it’ll be a roller-coaster ride, you’ll never forget."
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"Believe me, once you open the door to Moss’ territory, it’ll be a roller-coaster ride, you’ll never forget."
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November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Jessica Moss - Unfolding by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Believe me, once you open the door to Moss’ territory, it’ll be a roller-coaster ride, you’ll never forget."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/jess...
"Believe me, once you open the door to Moss’ territory, it’ll be a roller-coaster ride, you’ll never forget."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/jess...
Review | Mike Cyril - Radiant Sorrow by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"This seemingly elongated process brought some excellent music from Cyril - all the songs sound complete, detailed in their structure, arrangements, and personal lyrics."
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"This seemingly elongated process brought some excellent music from Cyril - all the songs sound complete, detailed in their structure, arrangements, and personal lyrics."
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November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Mike Cyril - Radiant Sorrow by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"This seemingly elongated process brought some excellent music from Cyril - all the songs sound complete, detailed in their structure, arrangements, and personal lyrics."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/mike...
"This seemingly elongated process brought some excellent music from Cyril - all the songs sound complete, detailed in their structure, arrangements, and personal lyrics."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/mike...
Book Review | Rock and Role: The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"For Banks, it wasn’t just an appreciation of the band’s music, it was to give an understanding on why they were so far ahead of their time."
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"For Banks, it wasn’t just an appreciation of the band’s music, it was to give an understanding on why they were so far ahead of their time."
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November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Book Review | Rock and Role: The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"For Banks, it wasn’t just an appreciation of the band’s music, it was to give an understanding on why they were so far ahead of their time."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/rock...
"For Banks, it wasn’t just an appreciation of the band’s music, it was to give an understanding on why they were so far ahead of their time."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/rock...
Exclusive Video Album Premiere | @ringhold.bsky.social – Single Takes
Moving and mesmerising live album video from the Baltic avant-blues duo recorded by Peata Film this summer. Single Takes releases on November 28 via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social bit.ly/SingleTakes
Moving and mesmerising live album video from the Baltic avant-blues duo recorded by Peata Film this summer. Single Takes releases on November 28 via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social bit.ly/SingleTakes
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Exclusive Video Album Premiere | @ringhold.bsky.social – Single Takes
Moving and mesmerising live album video from the Baltic avant-blues duo recorded by Peata Film this summer. Single Takes releases on November 28 via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social bit.ly/SingleTakes
Moving and mesmerising live album video from the Baltic avant-blues duo recorded by Peata Film this summer. Single Takes releases on November 28 via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social bit.ly/SingleTakes
Live Review | PSYCHONAUT • The Grey at @thelexingtonlondon.bsky.social
"Godamn! What a show. Like many of us here, I feel lucky to have caught this smaller club show from Psychonaut, hoping that this will help to catapult them to even greater heights." By Joe Norman bit.ly/PsychoGrey
"Godamn! What a show. Like many of us here, I feel lucky to have caught this smaller club show from Psychonaut, hoping that this will help to catapult them to even greater heights." By Joe Norman bit.ly/PsychoGrey
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Live Review | PSYCHONAUT • The Grey at @thelexingtonlondon.bsky.social
"Godamn! What a show. Like many of us here, I feel lucky to have caught this smaller club show from Psychonaut, hoping that this will help to catapult them to even greater heights." By Joe Norman bit.ly/PsychoGrey
"Godamn! What a show. Like many of us here, I feel lucky to have caught this smaller club show from Psychonaut, hoping that this will help to catapult them to even greater heights." By Joe Norman bit.ly/PsychoGrey
Interview | Germán Vergara from Aisles
Gavin Brown caught up with Aisles guitarist/producer Germán Vergara to talk about their latest single and tour as well as taking in other topics from prog rock to their native Chile.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/germ...
Gavin Brown caught up with Aisles guitarist/producer Germán Vergara to talk about their latest single and tour as well as taking in other topics from prog rock to their native Chile.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/germ...
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Interview | Germán Vergara from Aisles
Gavin Brown caught up with Aisles guitarist/producer Germán Vergara to talk about their latest single and tour as well as taking in other topics from prog rock to their native Chile.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/germ...
Gavin Brown caught up with Aisles guitarist/producer Germán Vergara to talk about their latest single and tour as well as taking in other topics from prog rock to their native Chile.
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/germ...
Review | Levitation Orchestra - Sanctuary by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"This concept makes the music of Levitation Orchestra run a very natural course here, something that really embodies the essence of spiritual jazz."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/levi...
"This concept makes the music of Levitation Orchestra run a very natural course here, something that really embodies the essence of spiritual jazz."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/levi...
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Levitation Orchestra - Sanctuary by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"This concept makes the music of Levitation Orchestra run a very natural course here, something that really embodies the essence of spiritual jazz."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/levi...
"This concept makes the music of Levitation Orchestra run a very natural course here, something that really embodies the essence of spiritual jazz."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/levi...
Review | Giöbia - X-ÆON by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Giöbia aren’t fluking around, they are getting down to business, making one journey to another with this massive spree waiting for us."
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"Giöbia aren’t fluking around, they are getting down to business, making one journey to another with this massive spree waiting for us."
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November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Review | Giöbia - X-ÆON by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"Giöbia aren’t fluking around, they are getting down to business, making one journey to another with this massive spree waiting for us."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/giob...
"Giöbia aren’t fluking around, they are getting down to business, making one journey to another with this massive spree waiting for us."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/giob...
Review | AnAkA - Crisis of the Concrete by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Loose and fluid on one hand and quite firm and concrete on the other."
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"Loose and fluid on one hand and quite firm and concrete on the other."
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November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Review | AnAkA - Crisis of the Concrete by @zivljub1.bsky.social
"Loose and fluid on one hand and quite firm and concrete on the other."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/anak...
"Loose and fluid on one hand and quite firm and concrete on the other."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/anak...
Review | Lunatic Soul - The World Under Unsun by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The World Under Unsun is definitely an ultimate trip by delving into with multiple listens to see what you’ve been missing."
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"The World Under Unsun is definitely an ultimate trip by delving into with multiple listens to see what you’ve been missing."
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November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Review | Lunatic Soul - The World Under Unsun by @zmnathanson.bsky.social
"The World Under Unsun is definitely an ultimate trip by delving into with multiple listens to see what you’ve been missing."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/luna...
"The World Under Unsun is definitely an ultimate trip by delving into with multiple listens to see what you’ve been missing."
echoesanddust.com/2025/11/luna...
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."
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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...