"..quiet interludes and giant swells.."

Yep, you can always rely on Brainwashed. If you're in the mood to check out some new, mental music - normally some crazy grindcore/noisecore stuff - then do what I do visit the aforementioned site. They normally provide clips of a few tracks from the band they're reviewing. The clips do not last forever though so you'd better check 'em out and download them if you like them..Here is today's offering..The band are called Xasthur and they are on Hydrahead Records , home to Isis and Pelican and stuff I think. So here are the MP3 clips..


Xasthur - "Prison of Mirrors"
Xasthur - "Trauma Will Always Linger"
Xasthur - "Loss and Inner Distortion"

I haven't listened to the tracks myself yet so here is a part of the review...

"Black metal has officially disintegrated and transformed into a genre that's as deserving of the adjective "metal" as it is of "ballet." Malefic's dense, foggy, and self-abusive Xasthur project might feature guitars, unintelligible vocals, and all the drama a high school student could ask for, but it is a creature deserving of its own musical kingdom. All the Sunn O))) relationships and mentions of Darkthrone in the world won't make this a metal album.."

What do you mean you don't fancy it?????

Grindcore

"Jim, you've created a monster....!"

Stuffed aubergine with couscous and tomatoes
Thai Green Curry Paprika Chicken
Broccoli Cheese Bake
Toad in the Hole

These are just some of the fantastic recipes that have been added to the, like, 2-week old website that is the "world wide kitchen". The front page seems to update itself every couple of hours, I mean minutes, so let's have a look and seee what's on there now....

Thai Green Curry
Tom Yam Gung
Lamb Tikka Pasta with Basil
Spicy Steak Salad

Warning : do not use this site if you're feeling starving hungry!!!!!

Joke

Cheeers Jim.

Proper ambient bruv...

This is the artwork for Loscil. Ambient music. Check this MP3 out...

Loscil - "Still Upon the Ocean Floor"

I was taken by the artwork while scouring Rate Your Music for drone and ambient music. Noticed that they featured in both categories. Upon searching for them on Exploseek I came across the Mp3 above, which if you've got any sense you will have clicked the blue button by now so you can check it out. It is well ambient. Just found out that it is "from the free album Stases".
Enjoy.