Holding a deceptive moniker, Dutch septet Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation entangles typical jazz instrumentation with delectable atmospherics, percussive accents, and spellbinding layers of horns.

Led by ex-Radio Birdman vocalist Rob Younger, Australian garage rockers The New Christs apply their long-form minimalism to a new batch of post-punk anthems.

Doom quintet Bloody Panda, led by Osaka visual artist Yoshiko Ohara, employs bewitching vocals amidst tidal waves of distortion, dissonant ambiance, otherworldly organ, and wicked screams.
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