Nap Eyes - Snapshot of a Beginner (Color Vinyl) (Coke Bottle)

Nap Eyes - Snapshot of a Beginner (Color Vinyl) (Coke Bottle)This one's for the procrastinators and the slow learners. This one's for the bungled and the botched, for the fumbled and humbled. This one's for the late bloomers, and ultimately, Nap Eyes latest full length Snapshot of a Beginner is proof that sometimes, the late bloomers bloom brightest. Eight years and four albums into it, the artistic arc of Nap Eyes finds itself tracing a line alongside frontman Nigel Chapman's daily tai chi practice. Those

It hasn't been available on vinyl for decades

Jose Mangual

With Common Ground

this is one of only a handful of recordings featuring the Norwegian Black Metal quartet in arguably their most influential period

the album delivers a soundscape rich with controlled chaos

be it the foggy winter atmosphere in East Berlin during the early 80s or the female protagonist's melancholy

with the band using vintage recording equipment to give the set a warm

at the experimental film center near Cinecetta in Rome

and features musicians Deb Googe (My Bloody Valentine) on bass and backing vocals

“You Know My Name

the work's brilliance can be experienced like never before in cinematic fashion

Over the last decade Steve Marino has recorded multiple solo albums (as Moor Hound)