MYCELIUM - MYCELIUM: Volume 1 Cassette mp3 download

Ndyardin

From The Sound Not The Word - https://thesoundnottheword.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/september-blasts/"Volume I from solo project Mycleium is the kind of record to lose yourself within. Even if it’s only a shade over twenty minutes long, there is an immense depth to this release, with the two tracks drawing you in and inviting you to spend time in the atmosphere they create. Moments of hazy psychedelica sit well with sections of almost black metal intensity and disdain, as on “Limitation: A Blessing / Potential: A Curse”, whilst second track “Sea Of Broken Glass” is equally uncomfortable, opening in almost avant-garde style with a mix of what sounds like samples and field recordings in the background. As unsettling as it is though, Volume I never feels overly repellent, and there is something hugely addictive about this release."

Risinal

From Ninehertz - https://www.ninehertz.co.uk/viewitem/4759"Mycelium is the black metal solo project of constantly creative and selfless label owner Sam Bloxsidge. Sam runs the excellent Vetala Productions, which harbours a lot of UK talent and has released an epic stream of tapes and records in its short lifespan. Disclaimer time, they've put out my own band's split tape, so take my review with as much salt as it needs.Onto Mycelium, Sam's tentative introduction to his darker psyche comes in the form of a tape that's out towards the end of the month and it chimes with a primitive, ambient feel.Shimmering with layers of blackened guitar and constant, swirling percussion it lifts off pretty quickly into depressive, aching realms that the genre knows so well. The churning guitars are recorded in a somewhat compressed fashion, adding to the depressive feel overall. The programmed drums crack a fizzle below all of this with a surprisingly solid and realistic feel. Sometimes bedroom BM can feel like being run over with an army of mechanical insects when it comes to drums, but this is subtle enough not to grate and create headaches.The two, ten-minute journeys here are peppered with noise, particularly in second cut Sea of Broken Glass which combines field recordings with a harsh buzz and a single guitar line washing together to create a bleak and desolate landscape in which to hide for a while. The bleakness grows throughout this track, culminating in a rich but spiky tapestry that suggests misery and sorrow in heaps.Something to put on if you need to vent or just wallow for a while, it's certainly something that rises above the usual hobbyist bedroom BM we're sent on a regular basis."