I seem to have a lot of black metal albums for someone who doesn’t profess to be a black metal fan. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t dislike the genre. It’s just that in my experience people who are into black metal are into black metal in a serious way. So it feels a […]
Month: May 2025
Hekla – “Turnar” (2025)
Hekla is Hekla Magnúsdóttir, and Turnar is, I believe, her fourth full-length album. Known for her theremin playing, Turnar sees (or perhaps more precisely hears) her adding layers to her music, strings and church organs giving her otherworldly compositions a new layer of sombre depth. It’s a far cry from my first encounter with her […]
Patronian – “Stabbed With Steel” (2022 / 2025)
Smári Tarfur has been flying under the radar in my record collection for a decade or more. The multi-instrumentalist was formerly part of Quarashi and Hot Damn and Spitsign, all of who have albums and tracks on my shelves. And that doesn’t include his releases as Led By A Lion, Son Of The Wind, and […]
Sororicide – “The Entity” (1991)
One of the questions you often get when someone finds out you have a record collection is, “what’s your most expensive record?” I suppose this is natural – people know that records are collectibles, so they assume you’re focused on the value of the items you own. And depending on how you choose to collect, […]
“Fire And Ice: Music From Iceland” Compilation (1998)
In 1998 most people knew nothing, or next to nothing, about Icelandic music. Yes, the Sugarcubes happened and Björk was half a decade into her solo career, and Sigur Rós was putting out their second album. If you were a big prog-head (and I mean in deep) they you probably knew of Icecross. And certainly […]