Holy eclecticism! These seven songs by singer-songwriter Harry Cloud run the gamut from sludgy black metal to creepy electronica to ‘70s good-timey Bay City Rollers sounds. I like them all for the most part, even the fascinating reinterpretation of Aerosmith’s “Janie’s Got a Gun,” whose original is in the running for worst song ever, but this one is not. There is little or no way to pigeon hole this one, and, in large part, that’s what makes this work.-The Lord Kveldulfr (White Worm)...

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Artist: HARRY CLOUD Title: Harry Cloud’s After School Special Keywords: black metal metal doom metal experimental electronic experimental rock punk rock Los Angeles When someone French describes Harry Cloud as a genius, you better take it seriously. Full of paranoid thoughts and dressed in school uniform I dived into this Harry Cloud’s After School Special and could only say that the ‘genius’ comment was well deserved and perfectly placed… What an album this is! It started with ‘Graveyar Duncle’ that knows exactly how to stick its fingers under your skin to gain its full attention. Drums and a piano bit that sets the......

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Initialement, je pensais avoir du mal à remplir cette rubrique avec 3 choix mensuels, mais densification de la qualité, affaiblissement de mes critères d'intérêt, ou alors coup de chance dans mes explorations, voilà que les perles se multiplient dans cette huître virtuelle qu'est Bandcamp. Ce mois-ci, du sacrément enthousiasmant avec le retour du grand Harry Cloud, les dkoiffants Whipper et les radioactifs Polonium. Quand Harry Cloud ne pose pas en mère infanticide à moitié nu ou ne tourne pas des vidéos où il transforme sa fête d'anniversaire en meurtre gore, il concocte comme un Facteur Cheval du son, une musique......

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