Thursday, January 29, 2009

KTL IV



Truly a beautifuly haunting experience upon the listener's ears. KTL are one of the extraordinary groups who remind me why I no longer need lsd. The sound is all one needs to feel as if you have embarked upon a wild, mind-altering, otherworldly, primitive, hypnotic, body-numbing, experience. This recording is the fourth installmennt from the this duo (Stephen O'malley & Peter rahberg) and the first recording that was not written for a score or piece of some sort. This recording includes six tracks that take the listener on a ambient voyage. KTL have always done a fine job at creating atomsphere and keeping you hanging there through the entire experience. Drone-like soundscapes and unearthly, minimalitsic, electronics. Stephen O'malley, whose touch on any project remains remarkable, with his sub-sonic sound manipulations and otherworldly grasp on creating DRONE. Peter Rahberg has always had his own magic touch with his resourcful use of electronics. Together, KTL remain one of those projects that will continue to be a heavy influence in the gallery of mind expansion....

Toccata and fugue ORGAN clip

Monday, January 26, 2009

Black MetaL Forest VOL.1.0 January compilation Now Available.



Black Metal Forest is the first D.I.Y. cd-r edition Comp. by Obsidian Grave. Sent out for free this month. A collection of some recent Blackened Metal artists that have been on normal rotation here at the Grave. You can expect more editions of Black Metal Forest in the near future. Tracklisting straight from the forest.
1. MARDUK - The Apperence Of Spirits Of Darkness (album: opus nocturne)
2. MARDUK - Sulpher Souls (album: opus nocturne)
3. ABSU - Tara (album: Tara)
4. ABSU - Pillars of Mercy (album: Tara)
5. ABIGOR - Unleashed Axe-Age (album: Nachthymnen)
6. KRALLICE - Timehusk (album: Krallice ep)
7. NEGURA BUNGET - De Piatra (album: Om)
8. DESTROYER 666 - I am the Wargod (album: phoenix Rising)
9. NACHTMYSTIUM - Your True Enemy (album: Assasins)
10. WATAIN - Sworn to the Dark (album: Sworn to the Dark)
11. WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM - DE Artio (album: two hunters)
12. ABIGOR - Scars In the landscape of God (album: Nachthymnen)
13. GORGOROTH - Gorgoroth (album: Anti-christ ep)
14. DEATHSPELL OMEGA - Kenose part II (album: kenose)
15. ABSU - From Ancient times (album: Tara)




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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Shrinebuilder




New project featuring some of the best musicians according to the Grave. Shrinebuilder consists of, Wino (St, Vitus, Hidden Hand), Scott Kelly(Neurosis), Al Cisneros (Om, Sleep), and Dale Crover (Melvins). Fresh out of the studio this album is expected to hit the shelves mid-summer 2009 on Neurot recordings. Go here www.weburnthroughthenight.blogspot.com (scott kelly blog) for more info on Shrinebuilder in the studio...

Monday, January 5, 2009

Mick BARR archive DVD set



Mick Barr has a double DVD archive out from archivecd shop. A look at his crazy guitar style. Mind Bending riffs. The material is a grouping of solo works and covers his 2 groups Ocrilim and Orthrelm. Also some improv with Mick and Hella drummer Zach Hill. Some crazy stuff. Just the packaging of this set is kNarl.
get it here
http://www.archivecd.com/shop.htm

and watch this..



...FINAL- dead air...



Remember FINAL?? Check this new release... one of JK broadrick's first experiments back from the 80's. Very different from his other projects such as the almighty GODFLESH and stargazed rock outfit JESU. This is some serious minimalistic ambience. Like guitar pedals in your bedroom style. on UTECH records. buy it here http://www.utechrecords.com/

Amon Duul



1971 in paris....

amazing sound.

ASVA-What you Dont know is Frontier



This is the first album of OBSIDIAN review. A group that has heavy influence on these ears. The sheer power in this recording is undeniable. Dylan Carlson contributed to the beginnings of ASVA, with founding members Stuart Dahlquist and B.R.A.D., both were former members of the brain shattering, BURNING WITCH. This album is a definite skull splitting chunk of drone. Asva are unique when it comes to harnessing their LOW frequencies. Use of organs and female voice Jessica Kenney (former band, Black Horse) bring a different element to the table of drones, sounding more intelligent than your average doomsters. Then there's Mr. Trey Spruance (mr. bungle/secret chiefs 3 mastermind) who never lets anything sound generic. This album is more like a soundtrack to empty corpses floating in SLO-MOTION through the mist on a vast open frontier plane! Every chapter on this gem has a tribal, holy (or unholy), Hypnotic, spiritual rythm that wont let the ears of it's listener escape easily. Dark ambience and earth moving soundscapes, yet the overall feelings your left with are, beautiful, organic, and majestic.








Check out all things ASVA. you will not be dissapointed. Check this live clip... although it doesnt really do them the justice the serve to ones ear in a live setting...

Sunday, January 4, 2009

))((Welcome to the Obsidian Grave))((








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~SW~