Covenant Festival III

6/8-6/10 @ Rickshaw Theatre
254 E. Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1P1

3-day passes $90

Black Earth – Diagrams of a Hidden Order mCD
Malignant Records
Ambient black metal in this day and age is a far cry from the warped primitive manifestations of Abruptum‘s In Umbra… (RIP Tony), so I really appreciated that Black Earth didn’t go the purely electronic route of flitting evil touches and general “grim” vagaries that adjective oriented artists like. This mCD is a hazy and flagellating test that rewards listeners on multiple levels.
Black Earth‘s bandied color descriptor and geometry cult designs are among the things that make me grimace. …

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3/24/17 @ Columbia City Theater 4916 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA – 9PM –
A Heart in the Stillness
Weaver’s Triangle
Headstone Brigade

Awesome mix from Isabella featuring minimal techno, ambient, and other experimental curation: Truancy Volume 186.

Starboxxx – E02: Addendum 5″ Lathe
Empty Space Collective
This is an awesome little serving of cut-up sound oriented trip hop insanity from mysterious Swedish short player Starboxxx. Primarily focusing on the more musique concrete aspects of sample-based composition, these two modest tracks pack in quite a bit of sustenance. Side one fondues itself in a collection of hard fucking drums and knobby noodlings and side two goes skittish and then spooky warping time and space.
The 5″ lathe format offers two really unique perspectives on this genre of music – …