Cikuta - The Golden Root Era - 2010

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1. (00:01:56) - (VBR 141 kbit/s) Cikuta - Intro
2. (00:05:06) - (VBR 219 kbit/s) Cikuta - Scylla
3. (00:07:50) - (VBR 223 kbit/s) Cikuta - Charybdis
4. (00:04:34) - (VBR 229 kbit/s) Cikuta - Songs Of Sirens
5. (00:07:32) - (VBR 241 kbit/s) Cikuta - The Golden Root Era
6. (00:00:45) - (VBR 135 kbit/s) Cikuta - Untitled
7. (00:05:53) - (VBR 245 kbit/s) Cikuta - Lupus Est

Playing Time.........: 00:33:37
Total Size...........: 54,02 MB

http://www.myspace.com/cikutamsk
http://www.cikutamsk.blogspot.com/

Cikuta-The_Golden_Root_Era-RU-2010-FiH

Cikuta consists of ex-members of Made In China. The two bands are not any similar but they are both great. If Made In China were known for their insane happy hysteria Cikuta sounds more organized and complex getting more of post-metal and post-hardcore genres. Talking about similar artist.. well.. Breach and Isis maybe.. and all that stuff.

Euglena - An Anxious Surface - EP - 2010

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1. (00:02:38) EUGLENA - Leviathan
2. (00:05:02) EUGLENA - Untitled
3. (00:03:05) EUGLENA - Observe The Octopus
4. (00:04:50) EUGLENA - Asthenia
5. (00:03:16) EUGLENA - De Vliegende Hollander
6. (00:04:59) EUGLENA - 1330 Miles From The Lighthouse

Playing Time.........: 00:23:51
Total Size...........: 48,24 MB

http://www.myspace.com/euglenaband
http://euglenaband.bandcamp.com/
Euglena - An Anxious Surface

I've been meaning to post this long ago and now came across them on bandcamp so here it is. The debut record of St-Petersburg based experimental band influenced by some "post-" genre acts like I Pilot Dæmon, Time To Burn, Sika Redem, Breach and so on. The artwork is done by IPD singer Romain Barbot ( http://www.iamsailor.com/ ). For now Euglena is planning a 3-way split with French band As We Draw and Hexis from Denmark. An Anxious Surface ep is definitely one of the best Russian releases in 2010.

VA - We Fucked Up Our Lives - A Tribute To Tantrum - 2010

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1. (00:04:04) Brume Retina - 3 Alternatives
2. (00:04:49) Cortez - Wide
3. (00:05:34) Crankset - The Remix That Bursts It To You
4. (00:02:46) Do You Compute - Under A Happy Influence
5. (00:02:42) Every Reason To - Codeine Like
6. (00:05:10) Geneva - Hunt Down
7. (00:07:51) HKY feat I_L (reverence) - Dead end
8. (00:04:12) Josh - Mental Rape
9. (00:03:54) Membrane - Anita
10. (00:05:19) Parween - You're Sick
11. (00:05:07) Pord - Karb
12. (00:03:41) Quartier Rouge - Backward
13. (00:02:53) Sofy Major - Latency
14. (00:05:07) Stuntman - Zig Zag-Endure-Wong Jack Man
15. (00:03:41) We Are The Romans! - The Stomach
16. (00:01:54) The Dawn - Lose One's Sight

Playing Time.........: 01:08:44
Total Size...........: 181,95 MB

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A Tribute To Tantrum

A compilation of 16 bands covering Tantrum. I love French scene and i've heard many of the mentioned bands but there are also some new ones for me, and i must say i liked every single track from the release. It's out on Prototype records and you can purchase it there. Awesome bands, awesome songs, awesome compilation!

Musth - Padjelanta - 2010

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1. (00:01:21) Musth - Gurdjief's March
2. (00:04:49) Musth - Thunder
3. (00:05:15) Musth - Gospel in D
4. (00:06:48) Musth - Padjelanta
5. (00:10:38) Musth - Sex on Drugs
6. (00:07:04) Musth - The Young Man and the Sea
7. (00:06:53) Musth - The Crazy Kids of War
8. (00:02:16) Musth - Bliss...

Playing Time.........: 00:45:04
Total Size...........: 51,15 MB

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Musth - Padjelanta

This is the first full-length from Belgian rockers Musth. I haven't heard their previous stuff but i can draw a picture of what Padjelanta sounds like.. imagine floating somewhere in the sea of that post- music sometimes getting closer to post-rock and then moving towards the sludge shore under the blowing wind of heavy riffs.. sometimes struggling storms and having rest in the middle of the calm waters after.. watching clouds and flying birds in the sky.. that's an exciting journey, isn't it? Really melancholic piece of art, i like it. And if my metaphors weren't enough then that's how it is described at Funtime records:

...a slice of Isis, the dark vibe of Cult of Luna and the dynamic melodies of Baroness, put into a mixer and topped of with a distinctive vibe of their own...

This Gift Is A Curse - This Gift Is A Curse - EP - 2010

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1. (00:04:20) This Gift Is A Curse - The Big Sleep
2. (00:05:16) This Gift Is A Curse - Death To Your Hometown (Pt.III)
3. (00:06:47) This Gift Is A Curse - Althea
4. (00:04:38) This Gift Is A Curse - Voulets Dream

Playing Time.........: 00:21:01
Total Size...........: 34,74 MB

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This_Gift_Is_A_Curse-This_Gift_Is_A_Curse-(Advance_EP)-2010-pLAN9

Some dooooom tunes from this Swedish outfit. Don't know what else to say.. I just like it!! Reminds me of the latest I Pilot Daemon release, I mean Come What May but it still differs from the one. The music is not of that sludge genre, but... I think it's like about Cult Of Luna: you may call it post-hardcore, sludge, post-metal or whatever.. but it's definitly a good listen!

In The Final Analysis - Solstice - EP - 2006

 

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1. (00:04:10) In The Final Analysis - En Sof
2. (00:01:32) In The Final Analysis - Axis Mundi
3. (00:04:17) In The Final Analysis - Solstice
4. (00:00:57) In The Final Analysis - Brunhild
5. (00:02:28) In The Final Analysis - Graal

Playing Time.........: 00:13:23
Total Size...........: 18,40 MB

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In The Final Analysis - Solstice

In The Final Analysis were a band from Lille. Solstice sounds heavy, chaotic and sludgy at the same time. They are compared to Neurosis,old Cult Of Luna, Knut, old Shora, Buried Inside. For me they sound more like The March I've uploaded before. I'm not sure if the band still exists, but don't think so.