Sunday 10 September 2017

F/i ‎– Paradise Out Here (1989)


Country: United States

Tracklist
1. From Poppy With Love 07:33
2. The House Of The Pharaoh's Daughter 07:24
3. The Ninth Corner 06:31
4. Om 21 18:41
5. Satellite Surfer (Bonus Track) 03:29
6. Five Crowns Of The Saxon King (Bonus Track) 05:59

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA situated F/i was founded in 1981.
They was also known as The Surfin' Führers before changing their name to F/i.
The band started producing several cassette releases first.
The early material was harsh, experimental noise structures in the tradition of Throbbing Gristle or Nurse With Wound.
In 1987 with the release of "Why Not Now?...Alan!" album 
the band started to show the first changes to a more rocking musical style.
"Space Mantra" that was followed in 1988 was influenced by the industrial/power sound of the days provided with references to krautrock acts like Faust and Neu!.
"Paradise Out Here" was originally released on LP in 1989 on Human Wrechords
limited to 300 copies, while the CD remastered version was released in 2006, through Lexicon Devil
featuring two bonus tracks, an alternate cover artwork and slightly changed track titles.
Here the band presented a mix of drone experimental space rock with influences from Hawkwind and Spacemen 3.
Band member Richard Franecki went on with his new project Vocokesh in 1990 
but returned in 2003 with the release of "A Question For The Somnambulist" album.
The band is still active with Richard Franecki, Brian Wensing and Grant Richter as the core 
supported by Jay Tiller (drums) and Russ T. (bass).

Sunday 3 September 2017

Cryptic – A Northern Wind Of Holocaust (Demo 1994)


Country: Sweden

Tracklist
1. A Northern Wind Of Holocaust 01:13
2. A Blaze From The Pagan Moon 03:25
3. Diabolical Landscapes 03:36
4. A Frozen Shadow 04:32

Cryptic was a Swedish black metal band that formed in 1992.
Their line up featured Thypheus (Thornium, ex-Cabal) and Eliphas (Ulverheim, Deletion, ex-Thornium, ex-Cabal).
The band released only one demo in 1994 entitled "A Northern Wind Of Holocaust".
After the release of the demo the two main band member joined their forces once again with Thornium 
and after that they separated parts and each one continued with their own projects.

Friday 1 September 2017

Sagramon ‎– Terra Subterrana (Demo 1999)


Country: Czech Republic

Tracklist
1. Occam´s Razor 01:28
2. In The Labyrinth No One Hears You Scream 15:09
3. Viracocha Transformer 08:12
4. Open Grave 04:51
5. Morehedmoodus 06:59
6. Hormone Heresy 02:00


Sagramon was the project of Rene Dorian Schwarz.
Rene was born in Trutnov and after the Velvet Revolution he moved to Britain and lived in London for 10 years.
After returning to the Czech Republic he founded the label Cryptosonic.
"Terra Subterrana" was his first demo release and deals with the solitude of man.
The band released through 2000 to 2005 four albums and one split with Encomiast.
Apart from Sagramon, Rene was also involved with the projects Mahatma and M.A.G.O.T.H..