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Some acts are timeless. Some acts come and go. Justice are deffinitely an act which should have been the latter. Returning with an album with sounds so 80s glam they really should perform it in neon platforms, the result is an album which doesn’t just sound out of date, it sounds of out fashion. And in music, being ‘fashionable’ is [..]
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The Monitors
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Reading four piece Damn Damn Patriots met at a local history club and they certainly don’t shy away from the aesthetic of their inspirations. Scuzzy, early 80s, very ‘live performance’ production techniques nudge at the New Wave records they likely hoard. Luckily, they also have a high understanding of how two minute pop bangers work out. In the case of the [..]
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Since forming in 2009, a trip to Australia and a few new live members later, Vuvuvultures are soon to release their ‘VVV’ EP, via Popular Recordings, London’s freshest start up label and live night. While regularly performing with nothing but a bit of duct tape over the front woman’s nipples, while also hosting ‘The Island’ club night with its stack [..]
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Justice – Audio, Visual, Disco
October 27, 2011 – 4:36 pm
Walls – Coracle
We all know the story by now: Sam Willis of KOMPAKT sub label Amazing Sounds teamed up with Banjo or Freakout man Alessio Natalizia to make an album of wide eyed, beautiful ambient techno for what would be their debut album last year. After making their names as the muso’s artist of choice with their mixture of deep, tech-y basslines, [..]
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October 20, 2011 – 2:08 pm
Still Corners – Creature of an Hour
There’s not much better to offset the effects of a long week than a nice soothing record on the Thursday. Silky keys, a bit of atmospheric guitar, wide sounding drums and a pleasurable female vocalist, preferably. Santa has delivered this Thursday dream this week, as the new release from Still Corners covers all those bases in a glorious fashion. While [..]
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October 13, 2011 – 1:47 pm
Ayshay – Warn-U
Tri Angle are not a label sitting around on their arse, their stream of releases this year isn’t just impressive because of their regularity, but also because of their quality. Balam Acab we covered a couple of weeks ago here, but this week they’ve released this four track oddity upon the world: Ashay’s Warn-U EP. The first three tracks act [..]
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October 6, 2011 – 1:20 pm
Man Without Country – King Complex EP
Sometimes you just need something BIG in your your life. And there’s not much as epic as Man Without Country around at the moment. Their big, bombastic drum and synth combinations make for Jean Michelle Jarre having a jam with Muse kind of vibe. A lot of the tracks here need to be remixed to make them totally dance floor [..]
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September 29, 2011 – 1:59 pm
Lanterns on the Lake
Newcastle sextett Lanterns on the Lake have just released their stunning debut album “Gracious Tide, Take me Home’. Its cinematic experimental folk at its best. Weaving together guitars with violin, mandolin, piano, synths and glockenspiel and above all Hazel Wilds dreamlike voice creates epic soundscapes and a beautifully crafted collection of songs.
September 22, 2011 – 9:45 am
CANT – Dreams Come True
From Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor comes this new experimental electronica project – CANT. The feel of Grizzly Bear is still here, even if portrayed in a much different atmosphere. Whispy synths float around a deep, simplistic bass line on ‘Believe’, while tracks like ‘The Edge’ veer towards mellow 80s soft electro. There’s enough variation here to satisfy everyone, although as [..]
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September 15, 2011 – 4:55 pm
The Field – Looping State of Mind
Try playing this without getting into some kind of hyptonised, comatose state. Where suddenly everything just makes sense and ‘thinking outside the box’ becomes one of your favourite phrases. Not in a wank-y art way, mind. No, this is just a man with a fetish for deep, rolling, kaleidoscope effect loops which draw you in, slowly, unwillingly, but by the end, [..]
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September 8, 2011 – 3:54 pm
Waves of Fury – Blood of Fury EP
Kicking in with ‘The Killer Inside Me’, Waves of Fury’s debut EP sets the band up as one part Jesus and Mary Chain with their fuzzy guitars, one part Iggy & The Stooges with the proto-punk vocals. And another part a blustering brass orientated and djembe noodling world music act (not forgetting the pianos). ‘Jellyroll’ and ‘Death of a Vampire’ [..]
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September 1, 2011 – 3:18 pm
Balam Acab – Wander / Wonder
Tri Angle is another label at the moment who, in the electronica scene at least, are really pushing boundaries and releasing great sounds. Balam Acab has been at the forefront of this label since day one. The first EP (‘See Birds’) this American did caught the attention of music muso’s up and down the country, and now he’s got his [..]
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August 25, 2011 – 3:48 pm
