Tension headaches. Sensory overload. Emotional overwhelming. Trapped in your own house, forever. It’s been a year since most of us had to lockdown. Some lost their sanity, many lost their lives, our economy is screwed, let’s face it, we all are affected. Days lost their meaning. The passage of time screeched into a standstill and people took to new skills, honing what they used to … Continue reading Finding solace in a brutal landscape – Blanck Mass – In Ferneaux

Hiya! My name is Orestes P. Coltrane and I’m the assistant editor/rent boy at this shithole of a website (TM), sloucherdotorg. My boss told me to write a few lines about some rather dashing albums on bandcamp, here’s my selections: From Mexico, here’s one for fans of psychedelic punk. Brutal garage overtones are layered on Mengers‘ Molly. Y’all wondered what would be the result of … Continue reading Bandcamp suggestions for March 2021.

“But hopefully, in this humble selection of albums, you might found something that’ll wash it away. A small respite from the barrage of negativity we’re all wading through. ” Continue reading The palleative balm of pop culture – A summation of the best of 2020

A well known trope is that all funeral scenes in film and television require rainy days with non-diagetic music setting up a sombre mood. A gust of wind here and there, not strong enough to tussle the protagonist’s hairline but signifying that said character will have to move on. Life has changed through the ending of someone else’s. Maybe it’s knowing that it’s the end … Continue reading Playlist – A September for remembrance

The grungy desperation of Knot seeps through speakers through their debut album, Knot. Nine servings of mellow post-punk that were spiked with you hallucinogen of choice, giving you the right kick to the senses as you nudge yourself through the album. Out now on Exploding in Sound Records, Knot is a band regenerated from their previous selves, Krill. Changes came with a frantic surge of … Continue reading Album of the week: Knot – Knot

About a year ago, I was done with superhero films. I want to say Black Panther changed my mind. It didn’t. The soundtrack, though, that one was a pleasing surprise. A cornucopia of rappers, old and new. From that curated roster, one name stuck out: Yugen Blakrok. Anima Mysterium is not a brag-rap album. It’s a socially conscious album that tells a story, weaved through … Continue reading Review: Yugen Blakrok – Anima Mysterium