I'll admit this album comprises my inauguration into the world of Le Syndicat, the legendary French noise ('bruitist') troupe that has been self-issuing its menacing utterances since before I popped into this world. And I can't really compare this to rest of the band's prolific discography, but Timespace Losses – a collection of compilation appearances from 1985-1987, as well as a recording of the band's first performance circa 1982 – has served as a more than formidable introduction for my tastes... review :: by Michael Tau

Oh my goodness, Blue Sabbath Black Fiji have been rocking my world these last couple of days. “Gemini”, one of the more recent entries to the Scottish duo’s ever-expanding catalogue of cdr (and tape) releases, is a devastating tour de force of guitar-based noise rock. Forget the drones, forget metal, this is where it’s at. Like a hyperactive little brother of La Otracina or a nervous mute (there’s no vocals here, none at all) high-speed-dubbing his Mammatus tape, Charles Lavenac and Janin Benecke lead a stampede through withered gardens of noise psychedelia... review :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

So after dropping nine bones on this weird little guy via the wonderful Wagon, I received a second copy for review via Foxy Digitalis. I take this to be some kind of divine gesture intended to communicate a shuffling of priorities. Needless to say, I do not want to offend anyone, so I'm turning a critical ear to “Clavioline Demo And Living Stereo” now... review :: by Michael Jantz

This is the first ever vinyl release for Black Mayonnaise, a project which dates back to almost 20 years ago now. The album consists of three long pieces of drum-machine doom metal. Usually when I think of drum-machine metal, I think of the type of grindcore stuff on Relapse's Drum Machine Gun comp (which Black Mayonnaise has a track on). Here, however, the tempos are turned down, vocals are completely absent, and there's plenty of dark, creepy atmospherics... review :: by Paul Simpson

Three cats with church organs, prepared MIDI arrangements and Germany. Those ingredients lead to September Collective’s newest disc. The organ sounds, recorded at Johannes Kirche in Dusseldorf provide the anchor for a very forward thinking drone album. .. review :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston