Lay Bare Recordings

From low ‘n slow to hard ‘n heavy! Lay Bare Recordings is focused on VINYL and supports bands that I think have an added value in the underground and unconventional music scene. I am very devoted to bring those sounds to a wider audience. The music styles that Lay Bare Recordings will be promoting, are…

Cape Town’s Battle City release debut album Press Start

Battle City, the Cape Town based instrumental desert rock newcomers release their debut album Press Start today. Founded on the principles of video games and metal, the band started as a project between guitarist Stian Maritz and drummer Wayne Hendrikz to prioritise creative playing over precision. Songs are written haphazardly, spontaneously and often. Press Start…

DÖ unleash their crushing new album Astral Death Cult.

(Photo Credit – Eetu Keränen) Today sees the release of Astral Death Cult, the second full-length album from DÖ, a riff-praising, cosmos-worshipping trio from Helsinki, Finland. This vicious death cult lead by Big Dog (guitar), Joe E. Deliverance (drums) and Deaf Hank (vox & bass) feeds on dark astral energy and compresses it into what…

Ruff Majik

In a small, secluded mining town in rural South Africa, three friends heard the call of the void, and spat fuzz back at it. Thus, Ruff Majik was formed, and the boys decided it was time to move to the city to spread their gospel of riff worship and sound sorcery.   Ruff Majik moved…

Astral Death Cult is the second full-length album from DÖ, a riff-praising, cosmos-worshipping trio from Helsinki, Finland. This vicious death cult lead by Big Dog (guitar), Joe E. Deliverance (drums) and Deaf Hank (vox & bass) feeds on dark astral energy and compresses it into what they call “döömer” – a unique northern mix of…

Ruff Majik release commanding new album Tårn

(Photographer – Christelle Duvenage) Today sees the release of Tårn the new album from South African psychedelic stoner sludge trio Ruff Majik. Already making a name for themselves after the release of Seasons in early 2018, the band have their red eyes set for the hazy horizon with this release. Recorded, produced and mixed by…