Machine Music's Albums of the Decade: An Interview with Esoteric

[This is the 57th installment of the Albums of the Decade series of interviews. For the rest of the series go HERE.] Artist: Esoteric Album: A Pyrrhic Existence Year: 2019 Label: Season of Mist Favorite Song: "Descent"… להמשיך לקרוא

Songs That Were Just Fine for Me This Week Sep 21 – 28

Hello.  Check out MILIM KASHOT VOL. 6, our latest in the MILIM KASHOT compilation series. All the money goes to World Central Kitchen. Also check out the amazing new Unsouling album that came… להמשיך לקרוא

ALBUM PREMIERE: DISPERSE INTO THE ETHER WITH SOMBER BLACK METAL PROJECT UNSOULING

As the year ticks by we all as humans become keenly aware of a few things. The passage of time, our face morphing in those we would have recognized as our parents', thoughts… להמשיך לקרוא

Songs Played While Hundreds of Thousands of People are Forced to Flee their Homes while Children Die and People are Crushed Sep 14-20

Yes.  Check out MILIM KASHOT VOL. 6, our latest in the MILIM KASHOT compilation series. All the money goes to World Central Kitchen. I hope they're safe. I hope you are too.  If… להמשיך לקרוא

Some Songs I listened to While Failing as a Father, husband, and just overall person Sep 7 – Sep 13

Hi, no time, need to fail some more. If you haven't heard my new compilation album MILIM KASHOT VOL. 6, the latest in the MILIM KASHOT compilation series, it out right now with all… להמשיך לקרוא

Premiere: Slip into the Slime of Darkness with Choshech's Architecture of Decay

Long-time readers of this humble verbal abode should already be quite acquainted with Choshech, the ice-cold electronica/noise and randomly black metal project by mastermind Shay Mizrachi. I had the privilege of premiering the… להמשיך לקרוא

Songs that Increase My Blood Strength This Week Yes I Know I Just Made That Up Aug 31 – Sep 6

A sane person would allow the fact that he had just released a compilation album on which he had worked for months to lay back one week and forget about the post. I… להמשיך לקרוא

LESS SONGS THAN USUAL SINCE I'M BUSY THAT'S RIGHT BUSY AUG 23-30

Last week I wrote a lot, this week I am writing less. New compilation album in the MILIM KASHOT series is out next week, benefitting the super-human efforts of the good people at… להמשיך לקרוא

Some Songs Blaring While Certain People Don't Know How to Survive Aug 17-22

There were several distinct parts to my own personal experience for the last almost two years. The first part was marked by absolute terror. Actually, that's not true. On the morning of October… להמשיך לקרוא

Some Songs You Might Like if You Enjoy Music that Hates You Aug 10 – Aug 16

Hi. On a bit a of a late 90s early 2000s metalcore kick, and have come to realize that, at least when surveying the wide expanse that is my 90s interview series, that… להמשיך לקרוא

Several Songs that are Getting Gradually More and More Scared for their Lives AUG 3-AUG 9

No quote this time. My new "novel" is in its final editing stages and again I am thrust into the now familiar yet fucking horrible always stage of seeing something you love and… להמשיך לקרוא

Songs that Punch People in the Face but only the ones that really deserve it JUL 27-AUG 2

Felt like quoting Mary Favret this week, but can't find the energy to look for a good quote, mostly because, as with most great writers, the isn't that one diamond quote just sitting… להמשיך לקרוא

Album Premiere: Ride the Fiery Dragon with the newest from Doom Outfit Tar Pit

There are many things you might not see that much around here, including, but not limited to: Tasteful writing, short, curt sentences, and, obviously, trad doom that somberly dances on the borderline with… להמשיך לקרוא

Some Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent JUL 20 – JUL 26

Really living through a real nightmare, and really also realizing in real time never to judge people who don't/can't/won't leave their country in the midst of a world-ending shitstorm. Aging parents, fear of… להמשיך לקרוא

A tad too many songs I liked this week Jul 13 – 19

Hi there, music. Keep safe. Put up a new interview with Beannachd Leibh this week, if you feel like checking that out. Out-of-nowhere crazy shit. Listen to it. If you're new to this… להמשיך לקרוא

The War Inside My Head: An Interview with Beannachd Leibh

There are few pleasures in the esoteric world of an esoteric "critic" writing about esoteric music on one's esoteric site. But one of the main sources of joy for such a small endeavor… להמשיך לקרוא