Aker’s Deep Dive #2

by Aker on Wed, Jun 23, 2021

The Week in Review: Aker’s Deep Dive (7/6 - 13/6)

The Interdimensional Vortex is a bottomless pit. Diving deep into the murky depths is a risky game. Gems can be unearthed from the thick mire of releases beneath the tasty-if-safe pickings from the surface. There’s a reason, though, why many releases float the deeper depths. Some are niche - too extreme, too experimental, poorly publicised - and some are just bad. We embrace all at the Vortex. We know gems are rare and rarely we find them.

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Aker’s Deep Dive #1

by Aker on Mon, Jun 14, 2021

The Week in Review: Aker’s Deep Dive (31/5 - 6/6)

The Interdimensional Vortex is a bottomless pit. Diving deep into the murky depths is a risky game. Gems can be unearthed from the thick mire of releases beneath the tasty-if-safe pickings from the surface. There’s a reason, though, why many releases float the deeper depths. Some are niche - too extreme, too experimental, poorly publicised - and some are just bad. We embrace all at the Vortex. We know gems are rare and rarely we find them. But there are always interesting if flawed releases floating about in the deep aether. So, join me - Aker - for a weekly review of a week’s deep diving.

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Tribulation - The Formulas of Death

by Snyde on Mon, Jun 14, 2021

"Downwards I turn..."

Metal is old. Black Sabbath’s golden anniversary was last year. It’s safe to say we have reached the limits of what you can do with a distorted guitar and an HM-2 pedal. Whatever old school death metal you come up with might be enjoyable but it won’t be more enjoyable than Left Hand Path, Like an Ever Flowing Stream or Leprosy. Smart bands figure that out pretty quickly. Even Chuck Schuldiner stopped making traditional death metal after two albums.

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Activating the Interdimensional Vortex of Conspiracy Tastemaking

by Vortex management on Mon, Jun 14, 2021

Through the chaos, a new paradigm appears

Since the dawn of time, humanity has argued about the goodness of what we know as music. Artists, critics, and casual listeners define a cultural landscape reflecting society as we move through the ages, stirring fiery, controversial debate and pushing new boundaries. But as those discussions continued, it was inevitable that arbitrary posture, gatekeeping, idolization and many other factors would obstruct constructive debate.

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