Weirdo Shrine

Review + Q&A: Squid – O Monolith (2023, Warp Records)

“To keep things impulsive and raw to a certain degree, it’s important that we don’t worry too much about things making perfect sense. But quite often we get inspired by things we’ve read or seen or overheard people say, then let our imaginations mull it over over a bit and come up with something new…

by weirdoshrine 5 June 202331 May 2023

Review + Q&A: The Far Sound – The Far Sound (2023, Centripetal Force)

To me it was pretty freeing to do everything myself and rely on my own influences to make something. I’m usually playing in bands or learning songs to sit in with someone, so it was cool just to layer sounds that I hearing. A nice change of pace for me.This project is nice because…

by weirdoshrine 4 June 2023

Review + Q&A: Bend The Future – Sounds So Wrong (2023, Tonzonen)

Third Eye wizard Nick reviews and interviews Bend The Future: “Bend the Future” perfectly encapsulates our essence, marking our tempo changes and symbolizing the sonic journey we’re here to embark upon. It’s a name that carries the weight of our ambitions and the promise of a musical revolution. As for the name of the album,…

by weirdoshrine 4 June 2023

Review + Q&A: 10-20 Project – Snakes Go Dark To Soak In The Sun (2023, Echodelick Records/We Here Now Records/Worst Bassist Records/The Weird Beard)

Playing the music they play does not feel like killing some time or shooting the shit, it feels like an act of rebellion, and a cry for freedom. Hell, even from my own Western safe haven I felt a bit more alive and free cranking Snakes Go Dark To Soak In The Sun at actual…

by weirdoshrine 2 June 2023

Review + Q&A: The Immortal Samsara Travellers – Hanging Gardens In The Glacial Apocha (2023, Utech Records)

The beautiful imaginative art by Hervé Scott Flament is what drew me towards The Immortal Samsara Travellers, the hypnotic drones were what made me stay, the demons in the dark are the ones that will never make me leave again…

by weirdoshrine 31 May 202330 May 2023