Noise Archives - Trebuchet

Neunau: Sound Art from Ancient to Modern

24/05/2021

Neunau is a connection between worlds that might seem distant from one another, this allows me to work on various levels...

We Travel Time: James Johnston and Steve Gullick

30/11/2020

Where music and visual art meet. The talents of Steve Gullick and James Johnston combine on We Travel Time to poignant effect. ...

Mothra: Doom Engine

12/08/2020

A demanding listen, this cult album seeks to push boundaries and shows that the band is dedicated to their own, distinctive modus operandi. ...

Shamanic Falterings Amongst the Valleys of Tone

21/11/2017

Musician Ben Frost meanders at the ICA 2017...

Sculpting Noise for Better Electronics

28/09/2017

Creative use of noise brings bio-inspired electronic improvement ...

Dying Swans? Gira Calls Time at the Roundhouse

04/07/2017

The raging soul beneath the dust and disaster. Swans sing their swansong....

Mastery in Sound: Swans (Live at Islington Assembly)

22/10/2016

A resounding farewell to a visceral lineup, Swans configure an unparalleled sonic onslaught...

Fires Within Fires (Neurosis)

18/10/2016

A perfect if less mindblowing record from post-rock doomfathers Neurosis...

Loitered Lens: Deerhoof

04/08/2016

Uncompromising in sound, eclectic in vision. Deerhoof at NOS Primavera Sound...

Crystal Dwarf (KOMORA A)

14/07/2016

Mysterious, focussed, disciplined. Komora A put some backbone into ambient....

Apres Release Avant-Hard (Swans and SikTh)

21/06/2016

Unheralded gems from the underworld of avant-garde rock that you should have heard already...

Experimental Doom, Post Hardcore, and What Sounds Like Dustbin Lids (Birushanah)

09/04/2016

Japanese post-hardcore experimental brilliance this may be, but please stop banging those hubcaps. Birushanah reviewed...

Al Jourgenson Signs to Nuclear Blast for Surgical Meth Machine album

02/02/2016

Ministry's Al Jourgenson announces first release from his new project Surgical Meth Machine...

Peau froide, léger soleil (Vainio & Vigroux)

01/02/2016

A review of the Cosmo Rhythmatic label's third release: Vanio & Vigroux's Peau Froid, Leger Soleil...

Only Death is Real! Indiscriminate Biochemical Dispersion Merry Christmas Panama Deathgrind (Abatuar)

19/12/2015

Interview with Panamanian deathgrind's prime mover - Cadaver, the singer/drummer of Abatuar, opines....

White Light, Infinity and a Love of Life (Swans Remasters)

16/10/2015

Swans continue their remastered reissues series on Mute / Young God Records...

A muscular form of ambient: Near Dark (Gideon Wolf)

01/10/2015

Emotional complexity and implied narrative - Gideon Wolf's ambient electronica has heart...

Handmade, Limited, New. The Next Swans Album… in YOUR Hands

03/09/2015

Swans handmade 2xLive CD, The Gate, Limited to 2500 Copies! Available now. ...

Exclusive track: Eighteen Nightmares at the Lux (Asphyxia)

13/08/2015

Listen to Asphyxia : Eighteen Nightmares at the Lux - released 14th August....

The Marigold : Kanaval

23/01/2015

An intersection between prog, drone, cinematic noise and the cathartic gospel...

Zeitkratzer : WHITEHOUSE

30/12/2014

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”W/dropcapithin the institutionalised avant-garde, overt but actually often inert rule-breaking is the norm. There are numerous hidden codes...

3 Teeth [Album Review]

10/07/2014

3 Teeth give their audiences a place to shake it out and survive. A sort of spiritual one night stand. And what is that if not the highest apex of rock and roll?...

Bloodstock 2014 : Preview

12/06/2014

As always with a Bloodstock lineup, there’s a hugely eclectic mix of Metal sounds and subgenres taking to the stage...

Gallon Drunk [Interview]

18/04/2014

In the late afternoon, on the last day of winter, James Johnston and Trebuchet’s Kailas caught up to talk over the reinvigoration of Gallon Drunk and the ghosts of the past....

T.O.M.B Versus Pilgrim Versus The Unholy

11/04/2014

All of a sudden, what had been sinister, suggestive and harsh starts sounding instead like some bloke making funny 'WURRRRGH!' and clanging noises in a recording studio. ...

Tribazik : Data Warfare

26/02/2014

Pulsing bass, heavy insistent drums, chugging guitars. Despite having a lot of distorted rock trappings, Tribazik are a force of groove and emphasise the ‘one’ with the sort of dedication you...