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On the same label as Anonymous, an album of west coast psych folk, with Sigmund Snopek of the Bloomsbury People. Additional participants are thought to have included Jay Borkenhagen (ex-Baroques), Tom Ruppenthal and Rob Fixmer. Jim Spencer, now sadly deceased, had other Milwaukee releases. -- The opening "Western wind" is a terrific folkpsych classic while the rest of the LP suffers a bit from the aggregated weight of all the different genres squeezed in. The vocals are strong but sometimes overstated in that typical 1970s troubador style, while the flute ornaments are a bit, uh, effeminate. Neat synth arrangements provide...

At long last! The Foul Hymns of the Adversary are ready to be unleashed! Dissonant and chaotic Black Metal merged with suffocating Dark Ambient landscapes. "To Anabainon ek tes Abyssu" is a blood-stained monument to death and disharmony. Psalms of the Lord, sung through the mouth of the Beast. Delirious visions from the beyond through the eyes of a leper. Oh, Lord! Lead us now into ruin! Lead us into the glorious radiance of Perdition's light! The album was recorded in 2008 at a local studio, mixed at Flatline Audio and supposed to be released the same year, but due...

The efforts and expertise of nearly two hundred people have come together to make up the artists collectively known as Ars Arcana. "The Savage Tongue", recorded at ABC Studios in Perth Australia and at the recently restored Christ Church Cathedral, includes 105 members of the renowned West Australian Philharmonic, 50 members of The Louisville Chorus, a fleet of established soloists, audio engineers, programmers and the industry's leading sound designers. .