April 2011 - Trebuchet

Kitty, Daisy and Lewis – Bull and Gate

30/04/2011

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis promote their new album 'Smoking in Heaven' at the Bull and Gate. I found the Bull and Gate by following a trail of polka dot skirts, red lipstick and rockabilly...

Among the Ciphers of a Declining Empire

29/04/2011

Among Ciphers, Barn Burners and Confidence Artists: A Comb-Over Treatment for Declining Empire. Like postmodernist architecture, in which the aesthetic criteria of a structure's exterior often...

TOKiMONSTA engulfs with dreamy texture.

28/04/2011

TOKiMONSTA has odd and beautiful dreams, apparently. Brace yourself, as she treats us to a musical retelling. According to L.A. Weekly, Jennifer Lee (aka TOKiMONSTA) is Los Angeles' premier...

On the Brink of Democracy

27/04/2011

Nigeria is a confusing country for the stranger, and the situation only gets worse when you start looking at politics. As such I’m not going to try and give you a nicely crafted or...

Make Better Music 40: Music as an Evocation

26/04/2011

Make Better Music 40: Music as an Evocation. Lessons in music composition, song writing, artistic motivation and making better music from David Graham. ...

Amon Tobin – Isam

24/04/2011

Recreational users beware: claustrophobic and frustrating, is the new Amon Tobin album worth the risk?...

“The Problem With Nigeria…”

23/04/2011

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”K/dropcapeith and I have decided that the problem with Nigeria is the finish. Or, as Peter would put it, the last ten percent. Now, I (to...

Lost in New Jersey 14: The Decisive Moment

22/04/2011

Photographs from a traveller in New Jersey (Matthew Coleman) - The Decisive Moment...

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds – 100 Club

22/04/2011

Underground legend Kid Congo Powers headed a night of Nugget’s era golden rock and roll....

A Welshman arrives in Nigeria

20/04/2011

“You have the wrong sort of visa for this sort of consultancy.” I didn’t know what to say so I said nothing, although that was at least partly because I felt like I was about to fall over. ...

Interview: Rob Booth from Electronic Exploration Mix Show

19/04/2011

Trebuchet’s Sofia Ilyas spoke to Rob Booth of Electronic Explorations, a Download / Podcast show for all electronic music about his method of finding good music...

Dels – Gob

17/04/2011

Fear, righteous anger, too much booze and a boldly-drawn emotional vision, this debut from Dels wraps the disorientation of over-intelligent urban British youth into forty minutes of poetic and...

Red Fang – Murder the Mountains

17/04/2011

Behavioural Psychologists ponder the nature versus nurture argument frequently. The extremes of the argument state that when a person is born is it purely their genes that determine what they become...

The Luyas – Too Beautiful To Work

16/04/2011

In my book, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with being a bit weird. Though I tend to apply this maxim a little too broadly in personal terms, when it comes to music, the best acts are, more...

Fighting Bias with Bias: The David Pakman Show.

15/04/2011

Reaching millions across the globe, David Pakman is the head of a non-corporate political talk show recorded from a small studio in Massachusetts. Predominantly syndicated across the US through...

Lost in New Jersey 13: The Pursuit

15/04/2011

Photographs from a traveller in New Jersey (Matthew Coleman) - The Pursuit...

Complex Methods: Icarus and Vaexth

15/04/2011

It is common for electronic artists, such as Icarus and Vaetxh to use their music to disguise themselves. Trebuchet’s Sofia Ilyas seemingly caught them at the right moment and opening up they...

Genres beyond boundaries: Ad Noiseam

14/04/2011

Trebuchet Breakgirl, Sofia Ilyas spoke to Nicolas, label owner of Ad Noiseam based in Berlin. Ad Noiseam is a label full of electronic goodness and also a successful worldwide mail order and a...

Into the Unknown: Fists – Stag

14/04/2011

I write for the unsung heroes I hear! I’ve been asked to write this column once a month on a single of my choice and with so much writing out there it’s worth thinking why. I’m...

Make Better Music 39: Everything is music.

12/04/2011

Make Better Music 39: Everything is music. Lessons in music composition, song writing, artistic motivation and making better music from David Graham. ...

Aleph – Haunt For Little Blind Fish

11/04/2011

Armed with a bag of glitch, can Aleph's four-track EP convince us of this Siberian instrumentalist's intent? What happens when musicians break free of the limitations of physical instruments...

Start and Complete – Complete at the start?

09/04/2011

About Group's new album “Start and Complete” is an experiment in spontaneity. A fine idea, but does spontaneity really breed better music? When About Group got together to record...

Lost in New Jersey 12: Metonymic Routes

08/04/2011

Photographic series: Lost in New Jersey 12: Metonymic Routes - Matt Coleman...

Establishing ‘Conflict’ in the Ivory Coast

07/04/2011

As the situation in the Ivory Coast draws to a predictably bloody conclusion, it seems worth asking– why did it take so long for the Western media to cotton on to the situation? After...

Alphabets Heaven – Jay’s Odyssey

07/04/2011

On King Deluxe, Jonny Wildey's album gets truly glitched-up, but who's in control – the producer or the genre? The temptation when a genre is defined by a simple trait is for the artist...

Doss Blockos: Oz Beer goes Underground

06/04/2011

Doss Blockos have created something special, a street culture inspired brewery hidden in amongst the urban snorescapes of Melbourne. Pretty much epitomising everything Trebuchet admires; righteous...

Fire Folkers: Van Susans

06/04/2011

Sofia Ilyas spoke to Van Susan, a popcore rock band fast on the rise and about to make some noise in your direction, about now and the shiny future. Trebuchet: Can you tell me about the band,...

Make Better Music 38: Work on your weaknesses

05/04/2011

Make Better Music 38: Work on your weaknesses. Lessons in music composition, song writing, artistic motivation and making better music from David Graham. ...

Felix’s Machines

04/04/2011

Sofia Ilyas speaks to Felix Thorn of Felix’s Machines about his unique performance which sees him attaching his laptop to instruments in the newest way yet. Trebuchet: Tell me about your...

Agoraphobic Nosebleed/Despise You (Split) – and on and on

04/04/2011

Pressing play on a record like this is like activating an electric death chair with chainsaws for legs. Despise You are Hardcore. Not so much genre defining but genre defined; every note they...

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