Byla - Closer to the Center

Byla is Kevin Hufnagel (Dysrhythmia, Gorguts) and Colin Marston (Dysrhythmia, Gorguts, Krallice, etc.) making pretty music. Weird...

Nadja - Bliss Torn from Emptiness

I got to see Nadja about two years ago open up for Asunder in Seattle. I haven't listened to them since then, mostly because their live show was so impressive and utterly crushing that i didn't think they're recorded output could match it. But then i found this. I wasn't prepared for what was to come. It's a sasquatch of a record - giant walls of sound, lurching percussion, completely fuzzed out, frightening and beautiful at the same time. Totally recommended.

Here.

*repost from 2/5/10*

Lachrymal Quietus - Days of Being Aflame

I stumbled upon this guy's myspace on a completely unrelated google search. His name sounded cool so i clicked on it and it blew me away. At the core of his songs there is an undeniable sense of needing to run and not being to move at the same time. He sounds like Hank Williams, Sr., Scott Kelly, and Aidan Baker formed like Voltron, bedroom music-style. Now go pour some more vodka in your coffee and get totally bummed.

Here.

*repost from 1/19/10*

Alcest - Le Secret

Do you have a hard time reconciling the fact that you like both hateful and pretty music? Have you ever wanted to hear what would happen if Count Grishnak and Kevin Shields got together for a weekend? Have you ever heard of Alcest? Now you have. Go frolic and dance in a dark field of ice.

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