61 minutes, 27 seconds

Of the Wand and the Moon
Emptiness Emptiness Emptiness

You could be forgiven if you listened to this and mistook it for Death in June. Kim Larsen, the Dane behind OTWATM (as the kids call this project), sounds an awful lot like Doug Pearce, and even the strummed acoustic guitar and chimey background effects have a certain Rose Clouds-era DIJ atmosphere.

But unlike other pale imitators, Larsen wins you over with quality. He's capable of writing a memorable melody. Just like Pearce. He underplays his voice, keeping it at a quiet intensity that directs the focus to his darkly poetic lyrics. Just like Pearce. And the overall sound is handsomely produced, rich and full yet at the same time clear and sharp. Just like Pearce's.

If the Grammys® had a Satanic Folk category, Larsen would so be the winner every year.

Also today:

61:26 Ignis Fatuus, In Our Mad Bliss
61:24 Data-Bank-A, Bipolar
61:22 Decoded Feedback, Combustion
61:21 Dawn of Ashes, In the Acts of Violence
61:20 Cyborg Attack, Stoerf***tor
61:20 Dioxyde, Social Phobia
61:20 Xorcist, Insects & Angels: Differences & Indifferences
61:19 Ophir, Eiserne Ernte (CD 2 of 2)
61:18 Beamship, Big Brother
61:18 Front Line Assembly, [FLA]vour of the Weak
61:16 Bleak, Vane
61:16 Prager Handgriff, Arglistige Täuschung