tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65911112028982973732024-03-14T03:53:08.646+00:00The horn sounding far awayDrones from the north... Live recordings, obscure releases...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-41646070450966570702013-12-15T13:46:00.000+00:002013-12-15T13:56:11.164+00:00My top 6 albums of 2013Well, it's that "Albums of the year list" time again...<br />
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Seeing as music is timeless and these lists are purely subjective, it seems only natural to me for my list to consist of those albums that have had the most pleasant effect on my perception throughout the last year, rather than confining myself to albums created or released this year.<br />
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I will not attempt any lengthy descriptions of the music, any such summaries seem woefully inadequate. A few simple adjectives should suffice... Have a listen to them!<br />
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#6 Hate Forest - Temple Forest</h3>
Otherworldly minimalist synth<br />
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#5 Thergothon - Fhtagn Nagh Yog-sothoth</h3>
Slow, grim, foreboding<br />
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#4 Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel</h3>
Intense, droning psych<br />
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#3 Graveland - Immortal Pride</h3>
Fuzzed-out, epic, messy <br />
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#2 Hate Forest - Sorrow</h3>
Driving, overwhelming, epic<br />
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#1 Amon Duul - Yeti</h3>
Intensely imaginative, rhythmic psych<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-18357510088338093092013-09-07T16:02:00.000+01:002013-09-19T13:27:05.798+01:002013-09-06 - Female Borstal and Bong - Northumberland Arms, Newcastle <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFBa4cveScxe1gjOa6vPfVahmUn0kNNeohC-YNneDu5nru4VXfPo_taM9n4gZmA1pT8_pvCZx_REawv5a1GW05MknNWo9y2vPQkC28jIaMvbuvSgIynvDQBwinOtV_RinewpTBXWRN8AK/s1600/poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFBa4cveScxe1gjOa6vPfVahmUn0kNNeohC-YNneDu5nru4VXfPo_taM9n4gZmA1pT8_pvCZx_REawv5a1GW05MknNWo9y2vPQkC28jIaMvbuvSgIynvDQBwinOtV_RinewpTBXWRN8AK/s200/poster.jpg" /></a></div>
Another great night at the Northumberland Arms.<br><br>
Three tracks from Female Borstal, one track from Bong.<br><br>
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Download link: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?9fek5oh4fp1ldqn">Here</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-12912970524514095042011-09-07T20:21:00.002+01:002012-01-31T23:07:30.273+00:00Peasants - Surrounding the Narrow Raft (2011 full length)<img style="width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGvZubpXLu437sviUFpUZl9lwzMkH-DVfCtoKtv3Uh8PGz5_9pzNOGSqRmpD2Q6WlzHkn1H0ZRKEx0JOXbFOWXBlF6rohShuXFFX96MjcrSjYw3OCPexeMDKn8Qq6MNgHZWXTbdS_HPcM/s400/surrounding.jpg" border="0"><br /><br />Two track album of my solo work.<br />Track listing:<br />1 - Voices from Old Hills (35:13)<br />2 - Surrounding the Narrow Raft (38:24)<br /><br />Soundcloud links for wavs:<br /><object height="136" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1093379"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="136" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1093379" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bongdoom/sets/peasants">Peasants - Surrounding the Narrow Raft (2011)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/bongdoom">bongdoom</a></span> <br /><br />Mediafire link for mp3 download:<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?176jch92ju1jhur">Download</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-79891507350246455212011-08-03T12:28:00.006+01:002011-08-03T13:40:23.689+01:002011-07-29 - Northumberland Arms - Jackal, Gross Jones, Culver, Charles Dexter WardFour live sets from the murky depths of Newcastle's drone scene.<br /><table><tr><td><img align=left style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;width: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBSgeix2WHaBPLLgE8bzAdP3MEnnQJ5P0Ut9EGWoDcRcCaVM2qklzMmiSI-4HlnOQJW6NarUD2_ihd1QwScxeLnz4NKLGwLH7HUdu7mw4tTx26OusALJTYEiDzodVF1Nj0x87L8jcpJk/s1600/29thgig.jpg" /></td><td><br /><b>Jackal</b> - After you've sat watching old holiday videos from Morocco in your house all day, you are slowly crushed by a 60 foot dog made entirely of molasses...<br /><br /><b>Gross Jones</b> - ...you wake to find you are being massaged by strange, calming nymphs whose very being is composed of frequencies. They are flattered by your compliments and your usual sense of foreboding is briefly abated.<br /><br /><b>Culver</b> - After a while, the distractions of everyday life fade from earshot as you focus on the sound of far-off crickets. Every once in a while, you are sure you can hear the sound of waves on old rocks.<br /><br /><b>Charles Dexter Ward</b> - Countless light-years away, unfathomable entities observe the struggle of humanity and uncharacteristically allow broad smiles to cross their lips, just for a moment.</td></tr></table><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?swh5t4k1pewjsy4">Download here!</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-89573646495991638572011-06-02T20:12:00.003+01:002011-06-02T21:25:16.815+01:002011-05-27 - Pyramidion and Vom - Newcastle<img style="width: 300px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OpirVYohEKEaSf79Gj41Cii_bvLpQCJshF4yQiGy_32Bl85dTTpZ_0H17EkI5zt_FaegT3Ty-7ADRz_YlGvyshmjhYjFzvWw5YyOjrquABz0QfWCgDd3NwHwf5Tq53MBeS3GJhEmZY8/s320/image9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />Live sets by two amazing bands from the wild lands north of the border:<br /><br />1 - Pyramidion<br />2 - Vom<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?0wqzhgtuumc7bh7">Download</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-32526533122734228202011-01-18T16:23:00.003+00:002011-01-18T16:27:12.890+00:002010-08-25 - Bong - Supernormal Festival<img style="width:200px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpzSTLnz93Yz4sQf7VZ9U1OXuW2e1Ky2dYSUplEWEJh7YlFxJjxBJMoUhdT12-vuTGTyaGIjU59419BhygJzS8lKmB2ikass37bx2riQpPEeGgJdbKMHsgxBuGCZLaLXf8JoAZThxD-RH/s1600/bong+l_85e28aade86af492f3c0e7c324e4.gif" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />Live set from Bong dedicated to Torbjorn Abelli, set list as follows:<br />Across the Timestream<br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/?hln81712q1dk85wUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-11761264621614874242011-01-18T14:19:00.003+00:002011-01-18T14:21:11.992+00:002010-08-25 - Faust - Supernormal Festival<img style="width: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3o70YL4T4WEN_9mndNkuOmyAsfKHvHrmaiKwwHyJQfQrEESEP3XwTmUk7lV-1mogxjIP7gQjc6IoYotqWgb8og9ySDTis1hKKjVEI5rIdtHm2K-44xXyISxpuz-Hz9SkRY7REEkE19Q/s400/Faust.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />Live set by Faust<br />Recording by Pete Ryde<br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/?z71owhv796qdaazUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-78406700484994110492011-01-18T13:29:00.005+00:002011-01-18T20:35:16.192+00:002010-11-25 - La Toscana - The Radiation Line, Rife, Space Victim<img style="width: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1DQ-IcRdRVhDpSNBGcXNYjiUZNFYqz4y55-8mwG_dI9pBpOo0E_vzBIwPg18nj2NE8upGawLRiEeJ5ClPuECgzbU40s5edcvGZIkJstQGyTwE-uTuG_C4z7EAx72IdfyoeXMXrI0QHy_/s1600/Radiation+Line.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />Live sets by:<br />The Radiation Line (with vocals from myself and Rob Woodcock [Marzuraan, Tide of Iron etc.] on drums.)<br />Rife<br />Space Victim<br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/?qt2xof5ao6hbqqtUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-77632068559327495222011-01-17T18:17:00.004+00:002011-01-18T16:13:21.426+00:002010-08-25 - Gnod - Supernormal Festival<img style="margin:0px auto 10px;width: 170px; " src="http://www.streaksrecords.de/pics/distro/gnod.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />Live set by GNOD<br />Recording by Pete Ryde<br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/?td4wrr77ctv9j8pUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-1766366521503030142011-01-17T17:18:00.006+00:002011-01-17T17:32:22.581+00:002010-10-13 - Sunday Mourning - The Buffalo Bar, Islington, UK<img style="margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px;" src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/140/l_da0342e1627b48a5a6f868ed2b6cdc3b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br />Live set by Sunday Mourning (UK)<br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/?jxy9vhjmw79216xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-69798894004568771352010-05-08T09:01:00.004+01:002010-05-11T08:52:04.125+01:002010-04-11 - Northumberland Arms, Newcastle - Mechanical Children + Jazzfinger + Moon Unit<div align=center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvQyfeQhkI5ZBp75CX478p4i44t-PiR1mO_5jk0clLNYjFBxr4L8lTLXZ2jLwdnGzLArKGtuUiRMgibeZAETtIuj_xBtv2yH0kfi6r1Wr94wrds8qr96rGzFuIb1a2ExRxJwiie63kIa_/s320/moon+unit.jpg"/></div><br /><br />2010-04-11 - Northumberland Arms, Newcastle<br /><br />Sets from:<br />Mechanical Children<br />Jazzfinger<br />Moon Unit<br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8MOQMSAJ">Download</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-6397842416995179442010-05-08T08:54:00.005+01:002010-05-11T08:52:32.670+01:002010-02-20 - Rocco's Bar, Newcastle - Eyeballs + Jazzfinger<div align=center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfv-P5dNbzbOpymcTggEkhCWTNPVe53HP3RTuDj7debLHLIVW8eif9fFdlv2ladGM7S-edZuOp7gVyYB-JuI2SUKntmTDSs2KqHKiNH2wgHhS4fa7_QQcYF9F730Rx6kKWEG9d7jSTlVVp/s320/poster-3.jpg"/></div><br /><br />2010-02-20 - Rocco's Bar, Newcastle<br /><br />Sets from:<br />Eyeballs<br />Jazzfinger<br /><br />No Bong set as I was busy playing!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G707W3HC">Download</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-36357672264549737192010-05-08T08:27:00.004+01:002012-05-14T11:34:17.446+01:002010-05-27 - CCA, Glasgow - Träd Gräs och Stenar + Vom<div align=center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IgNx5uda1RLNrrPk6vMxcKO7-31Wzhj02ibxcO3Q6_zg5_GUJ2-J1EDIBByBT9kVTYevBsApzUVui-NWjGbaQAMQoi0OdjGezudGpaz5ePD_6MegbeigBRaiZSLSIAhPt_XjcF9hkq1-/s320/tradgraslogo.jpg"/></div><br /><br />2010-05-27 - Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow <br /><br />Sets from:<br />Träd Gräs och Stenar<br />Vom<br /><br />Apologies to Pyramidion, as I missed the start of their set.<br /><br />Reuploaded: <a href="https://rapidshare.com/files/2146968267/2010-05-27_-_CCA__Glasgow_-_Träd_Gräs_och_Stenar___Vom.zip">Download</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-55499941176057867372010-05-07T03:40:00.006+01:002012-05-14T11:35:24.442+01:002010-04-28 - The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle - Träd Gräs och Stenar + Pillar<div align=center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEmprAX4IxHCSGVN8AJz30NomzYVRgy2D7hvMaUYbPQPD-qedJPGqHhPR2I7fJt2NtiNpNf5to4yBMYjMe8Qd6wWFmFaJneMuFCc32CLsg_b-hlk0dNt17Mm0VRFu2_C3BK2gFd7wzecs/s320/tradfly-3.jpg" border="0"/></div><br /><br />The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne<br />2010-04-28<br /><br />Sets by:<br />Träd Gräs och Stenar<br />Pillar<br /><br />(Apologies to Richard Dawson, also on the bill, but I missed half of his set)<br /><br />Reploaded: <a href="https://rapidshare.com/files/3084291467/2010-04-28_-_The_Cumberland_Arms__Newcastle_-_Pillar___Trad_Gras_Sets.zip">Download</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-12168141423502463882010-03-04T14:54:00.004+00:002010-05-08T08:31:32.509+01:002010-01-17 - The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne - Basillica<div align=center><img style="width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSUfrCG6g1ISxuxLqMeNWKF64ipfHhfokMquNmCAcQEFA1LjLoSCWDWBvvE73ChIC9Vf0QZa4TBe2j_ZiJ3wtE10BvZeCIwPyZyK5azl5-09cpcXaB_HegSUrXiUYmyXNm2eBYdyOiGAj/s320/1.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br />Drooone from Basillica<br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FI2CQ3VJ">Download</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-46090803527877119662010-02-18T17:44:00.005+00:002010-05-12T22:35:36.005+01:002009-10-31 - O'Henrys, Glasgow - Bong<div align=center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtb8JgMpqeftmTnEEDHqATXEcKTvplePN6-09-Je11wqGL5k5OVf4iWUHMlARvscW047tyOgG4kvplb33cd7VIOwLXSu2b8Vyued2hem9rrNa8EEliGVZYm9gVo5niRIOL7czAg75Ip2k/s320/Glasgow+2009-10-31.jpg"></div><br /><br />Bong live at O'Henrys bar, Glasgow 2009-10-31<br />Recording courtesy of Galloway.<br /><br />Two tracks:<br />1. Onward to Perdondaris<br />2. The Stone Mountain<br /><br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L6EUXSPL">Download</a> (Updated 2010-05-12)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591111202898297373.post-23065588067768377062010-02-18T09:06:00.014+00:002010-05-08T08:32:53.362+01:002010-02-05 - 13th Note, Glasgow - Master/Slave, The Radiation Line, Moon Unit, Tacoma Narrows Bridge<div align=center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwZJp8I7GhKjSlLoPPL9pHSi54CvlsDUOGH8S9T5qvW8fwuVGHp8p3xG7l6aZ70CrtTCFzQfb3hlEiDBMrLuRVjyeIOL8IcOcnBKPEdjXicDnDkX1wyJwq7h4XZmofcM_3PSneQdBr-Z0/s320/masterslaveglasgow.jpg"></div><br /><br />Four live sets from an excellent evening in Glasgow, 2010-02-05<br /><br />Tacoma Narrows Bridge<br />The Radiation Line<br />Moon Unit<br />Master/Slave (recording courtesy of Galloway)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?mynjxjdi215">Download</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1