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This dichotomy speaks not only to the schizoid reality of life in The Golden State, but existence in general, for most of the world, as dueling ideologies fight for our survival, as a species and as a planet. This split is eloquently, but subtly, explored in Valley Fever, the newest offering from Portland-by-way-of-Bakersfield-CA’s Hxxs. Valley Fever grabs a trowel and unearths the underbelly and psychic schisms of Southern California, as a microcosm for “The American Dream” – a dream of self-sufficiency and freedom – a far cry from the current prevailing narrative. - on @wearehxxs' #ValleyFever, a sonic exploration of the heart, soul, and malaise of #SouthernCalifornia. Read More: https://forestpunk.wordpress.com/2017/04/26/hxxs-valley-fever-album-review/, or click the link in the bio! w/ @fatherwitch #SoCal #SouthernCaliforniaGothic #SoCalGothic #GothicAmericana #AmericanDream #declineofwesterncivilization #Bakersfield #California #TheGoldenState #beachgoth #landscapepunk #desertwave #psychogeography #regionalsounds #sonicpsychogeography #geniusloci #Coachella #PalmDesert #Hxxs #albumreview #wordsaboutmusic #albumcover #tradinpost #stripmall #ruraldecay #musicjournalism #forestpunk (at Bakersfield, California)

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#NowPlaying Waking up with the transcendent debut from @kellyleeowens on @smalltownsupersound! glorious #ethereal vocals over warm #analog #synths and dusted #drummachines. True #cyborgsoul. favorite song: Keep Walking #KellyLeeOwens #techno #acid #technopop #spectralpop #debutalbum #London #Uk #psychogeography #regionalsounds #futurepop #experimentalpop #womenproducers #femaleproducer #bestnewmusic #bestofbandcamp #smalltownsupersound #March24 #2017music #march242017 #albumcover #albumart #albumcoverart #graphicdesign

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Wolves In The Throne Room (@wittrofficial) - Primordial Arcana (@relapserecords) Wolves In The Throne Room return with their most comprehensive album to date as their first for Relapse. Primordial Arcana blends the raw, scathing fury of early Wolves, that made many of us fall in love with them in the first place, with the more atmospheric tranquility of later more synth-drives stuff like Celestite for what might be their most cohesive and ambitious album to date. It also finds the band taking over all duties themselves for the first time, handling all the recording, engineering, and production themselves at Owl Lodge Studios. That fact alone marks Primordial Arcana as a stunning achievement, recording is clean and clear but still brutal and powerful. Makes me excited to see what's next from this excellent band. It's not all backwards-gazing, either, this doesn't feel like some greatest hits compilation. There are some moments that feel doomier - lower, slower, more ponderous and punishing - than i recall hearing them in the past. And while i love the raw, black metal wall of sound - all of the twists and turns and gnarls and brambles keep you listening, over and over and over and over again.. and it gets better each time. Primordial Arcana is not only one of the best metal albums i've heard this year but just albums in general. A highlight during bleak times. There are some stunning vinyl versions, as well, and a buncha sick merch so picking up a hard copy is very much recommended. I will be, that's for sure! 10/10 . #WolvesInTheThroneRoom #PrimordialArcana #RelapseRecords #OwlLodgeStudios #NewMusic #NewMusicFriday #NewRelease #metal #heavymetal #metalhead #metalheadsofinstagram #blackmetal #blackmetalhead #doom #doommetal #cascadianblackmetal #atmosphericblackmetal #washington #pnw #pnwmusic #pacificnorthwest #regionalsounds #sonicpsychogeography #ritualistic #chthonic #albumreview #musicjournalism #jsimpson #albumoftheday #forestpunkrecommends https://www.instagram.com/p/CS0DSVklEJP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#StyleIcon @kellyleeowens' style is as sick as her sounds! and i kind of need that shirt! cover of 1 of 3, released #March82016 image: @daniele_fummo #KellyLeeOwens #techno #acid #technopop #spectralpop #debutalbum #London #Uk #psychogeography #regionalsounds #futurepop #experimentalpop #womenproducers #femaleproducer #blackandwhite #bandw #bw #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhitephotography #noir #lookoftheday #fashionspiration #technostyle #albumcover #albumart #albumcoverart #graphicdesign #musicdesign #musicianportrait

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Falling Under Dominowe's Spell. had a chance to review @Dominowe77's exquisite new EP, SiyaKatha, out now on the essential @gqomoh label. "Gqom is a drum-heavy form of South African house music that doesn’t really sound like house at all. Rather, it sounds like some kind of futuristic drum circle beneath a freeway overpass, with Zulu warriors in neon and day-glo singing their praises to the old gods." Direct: https://forestpunk.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/dominowe-siyakatha-review-gqom-oh/, or click the link in the bio. #Dominowe #SiyaKatha #Gqom #GqomOh #sgubhu #igqom #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricanmusic #Zulu #AfricanBeats #Durban #regionalsounds #localmusic #scenereport #albumreview #musicjournalism #musicjournalist #futurebeats #fourthworld #mnml #techno #djsofinstagram #dessicant #forestpunk #albumreviewer #musicblogger #albumcover #musicdesign #BestOfBandcamp #bestnewmusic

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#np a truly killer #drumandbass/#techno hybrid from @homemadeweapons - Negative Space, whose previously released a slew of 12"s on @samurai_music true #militanttechno and virulent #dnb, from #Seattle. So, so, so stoked to hear this genre getting revitalized! Was dnb album of the month a few months ago on @mixmagazine! #HomemadeWeapons #weaponry #AndrewDelgado #recommendedlisten #bestofbandcamp #December2 #2016music #December22016 #NegativeSpace #design #graphicdesign #albumcover #albumart #albumcoverart #blackandwhite #Washington #regionalsounds #sonicpsychogeography #NowPlaying #forestpunkrecommends #DJ #beats #DJCulture #dessicant

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Couldn't be more excited for the maiden voyage of Emptyset's new LP, Borders, out tomorrow on @thrilljockey blasted dystopian bassweight; groaning, protesting feedback; ten-penny beats - #postindustrial mightiness from the void, straight outta #Bristol. Review pending. Stay posted! (and check this out immediately). #NewMusic #BestNewMusic #comingattractions #thrilljockey #thrilljockeyrecords #Emptyset #Borders #JamesGinzburg #PaulPurgas #London #Berlin #regionalsounds #sonicpsycogeography #SciFi #scifielectronics #bassmusic #bassweight #postdubstep #dystopian #abstract #albumcover #albumart #albumcoverart #graphicdesign #thevisionandthevoice #forestpunkrecommends

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Diagrams - Dorothy happy #albumreleaseday also to @diagrams_music! I was already stunned w/ the release, only to learn that the lyrics are based on poems written on #OrcasIsland in Washington. The delicate folk music and pastoral imagery are the perfect complement to today's sun-streaked skies, cherry blossoms dripping like crstal sugar, wind snapping like hollow reeds. Kind of like #NickDrake with #ambient/#electroacoustic filligree and lyrics by #RichardBrautigan. Also adore the album art, The Light Pours Out Of Me, a #collage by artist @jessetreececollage. pick up a copy from https://diagrams.tmstor.es/ or via @roughtrade @piccadillyrecords w/ @miketunng @kristoferharris @jambat #bestnewmusic #newmusicfriday #PacificNorthwest #pnw #pacificnorthwesternmusic #pnwmusic #washington #psychogeography #sonicpsychogeography #regionalsounds #tunng #experimentalfolk #folkmusic #atavisticreturn #soundcollage #collageartist #musiciansofinstagram #artistsofinstagram #designersofinstagram #may122017 #2017music #may12 #retrofuturism #70s (at Orcas Island)

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Secret Boyfriend - This Is Always Where You've Lived just resurrected a hard drive from a few years ago, with some of my favorite music, including this gem from one of my favorite #singersongwriters, the #ghostly/#spectral Secret Boyfriend, on my favorite label @blackesteverblack. #noisy, distorted #shoegaze #dreamfolk from the depths of night - not dead, but dreaming. Obsessive, repetitive thoughts, along the lines of #pinkcourtesyphone as filtered through #grouper. Blasted. Emotional. Numb. Void. 'the mesmerized suburban daydreams of our youth' also for fans of #PeterJefferies, #Jandek, #outsidermusic, #lonerfolk, #lofi, #noise, and #tapemusic #SecretBoyfriend #BlackestEverBlack #forestpunkrecommends #bestofbandcamp #classicnoisealbum #noiseclassics #London #psychogeography #regionalsounds #sonicpsychogeography #albumcover #albumart #graphicdesign #December9 #2013music

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This morning's listening: Christina Carter Hennix - Live At @issueprojectroom, on #ImportantRecords: 1 hour 20 minutes of #celestial #drone and blissed-out #raga vibes, to keep the dreaming fresh. Troller - Graphic: An excellent #coldwave/#darkwave/#newwave band from #Austin, recalling vintage #CocteauTwins and classic #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees. Featuring contributions from #SURVIVE's @MichaelStein and @silkrodeo's Michael McCay, with a bit of #BeachHouse #dreampop and dreamy #synth, that will light up fans of #StrangerThings & #rr7349. #AustinTX #AustinMusic #BrooklynNY #BrooklynMusic #regionalsounds #psychogeography #2016music #christinacarterhennix #liveatissueprojectroom #classicdronealbums #albumoftheday #musicjournalism #musicjournalist #albumcover