Urso X Thanks bunches, Yoma…clearly, great minds think alike 😆

This is the sound I imagine Hateful Abandon might have landed on at some point if they’d moved away from industrial/darkwave Killing Joke worship & toward post-metal and/or blackened doom. Complex, undulating, sludgy, seductive.

Anyway, I absolutely love this from start to finish. To the list!! And YES, debut OTY contender for sure.

(I only know the one about fish & houseguests 😂)

YomaBarr Well, my pleasure, Urso 😆 Sometimes too much alike. Do you know the meme about fish and gifts? 😂😂😂

Seriously though, this is crazy. Up there with Eveale as a debut of the year contender. The songwriting, the execution, the complexity, the ingenuity!
Anybody any idea who these vocals remind me of?

gnihilo Roaring blackened post metal from Beijing. Very promising debut, keep up the good work!

Glanton Badass, thank you

motorvilleboy He was a random YouTube find, as I recall, and man, I was blown away by the playing and the fusion of Japanese traditional music and surf rock guitar.

Lord Dubious This stuff of outta sight! Wild, man! Wild! Favorite track: Komoro Oiwake.

hugues merone a bandcamp suggestion that come from nowhere!
typical sound of its era that reminds a bit the '66 batman tv show with a japanese touch
unexpected discovery that worth listen to Favorite track: Rashoumon.

camwest26 One of the best collections of songs I've ever heard--10/10, start to finish. Favorite track: Tsugaru Goze.

Richard Weems Check out my review on Medium: medium.com/@richardweems/music-review-eyvind-kang-riparian-kou-records-2025-a435c92632bb Favorite track: Riparian A.