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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,...

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...

Quones by Global Goon

02/04/2011

In terms of a modern musical fantasy it’s hard to beat the idea of sharing a house at one point with both Richard James (of Aphex Twin fame) and, Mr Squarepusher, Tom Jenkinson. Aside from what...

Measuring optimism: ‘Arch’ InterContinental bar launch

28/03/2011

Desolation Row. Bar launches have become rare occurrences in these recession heavy times. It used to be that every day of the week (excluding Fridays and weekends) was filled with the backlit...

Brahma: From the Cradle to the Rave

23/03/2011

Psychedelic visions combined with a skill for geometry and a lexicon that owes more to mathematics than romanticism, Bramha’s exhibition brings rave culture into the light. But can his work...

Obscura – Omnivium

21/03/2011

If Earth were to be invaded by an alien race the scene could be imagined as smaller bombers strafing the surface being coordinated from a mother ship. Much like, say, the US Air Force or Navy...

Magic Bullets – ‘Magic Bullets’

20/03/2011

Sunshine and tears… Boy, do these Californians love their Orange Juice. Not, however, the golden state’s fruity elixir, but the Scottish variety. Despite their San Franciscan base and...

Daedelus – Bespoke

19/03/2011

An album full of bespoke pieces as layered as his choice of fashion, does Daedelus retain full control of his creation or does he challenge our ears with a note too far? After a splurge of LP...

Scanners – Submarine

17/03/2011

This London born band has the right mix of feminine wiles, indie charisma and soft punk sensibility to win any listener over. Let’s all get depressed. No, let’s get angry. No, cheerful....

Connan Mockasin – Forever Dolphin Love

16/03/2011

When the going gets weird… Once or twice in the space of an aeon, something or someone enters the musical multiverse that is so completely bizarre that you’re not sure whether it’s...

Drugg – Shackled EP

12/03/2011

Choosing a band name is always a fraught business and in the case of London garage act Drugg one I’m not sure from this first outing whether they’re the real thing or merely an inert lump...

Madame Butterfly – Royal Albert Hall

11/03/2011

Puccini's tragic opera, beautifully performed by the soprano lead. Madame Butterfly's focus is misplaced devotion; the drama of the opera is used to effectively convey the utter hopelessness...

Belong – Common Era

11/03/2011

Uncommon pleasures… The shoegaze revival that many thought could never happen is still in the process of snowballing as it rolls onward through yet another decade. From ambient meanderings to...

Wagon Christ – Toomorrow

10/03/2011

Toomorrow is Luke Vibert’s first outing as Wagon Christ since Sorry I Make You Lush in 2004 and if you needed a masterclass in sample transmutation, this is it. From the intro onward Toomorrow...

Gruff Rhys – Hotel Shampoo

09/03/2011

An album that was given all the breaks yet provided none of the greatness. As a musical mid-life crisis goes, this one is the equivalent of a red sports car and a blonde twenty-two year old...

Attack of the Stereotypes

07/03/2011

Attack of the Stereotypes In a dark, dark town there was a dark, dark street, And on the dark, dark street there was a dark, dark building And in the dark, dark building were… BRIGHT JAPANESE...

Ultraphallus- Sowberry Hagan

07/03/2011

A doom metal album recorded in just four days, on a farm,with Oxbow . Am I meant to be impressed? Well good, because I am. Ultraphallus are an equally abrasive and bewildering quartet from Leige,...

Bonded by Blood – Exiled To Earth

06/03/2011

Profligate the Pain When I saw the name Bonded by Blood my heart leapt into my mouth. "I get to review Exodus' debut, awesome!" so imagine my surprise/disappointment upon seeing an...

Spokes – 3, 4, 5

03/03/2011

An alt-indie group seems like a pretty unlikely choice for the Ninja Tune roster but with their talent for structured orchestration you wonder why Spokes weren't snapped up sooner. Since winning...

Venetian Snares – XOYO

26/02/2011

Ecstatic breaks and camaraderie, Venetian Snares rocks London. XOYO, Old Street, 23/2/11...

The Death Set – Michel Poiccard

24/02/2011

It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to… Ok, before we begin, I feel I have to issue a health warning. This review contains considerable traces of rap-rock. In fact, a hell of a...

And Hell Followed With – Proprioception

23/02/2011

Should they exercise their own proprioceptive sense? The word ‘proprioception’ means having an understanding of the world around you and your place within the Universe. At least this the...

FluiD – Duality

21/02/2011

Crawl through the dark spaces and grind out body locking moves with this Dubstep Metal infusion. Often a record comes around that elicits both excitement and mild contempt. FluiD’s unrestricted...

Evile Machinations

21/02/2011

Guitars being hammered so skillfully by dudes in black and constantly hidden behind a blaze of swirling hair, living every thrasher’s dream. Sundays aren’t generally my favourite days for...

Small, Medium or LRG

20/02/2011

Ten roller girls, one oval track, a load of gum shields and a desire to do damage. Turning up at Earls Court I still had Rollerball in my head… I expected to see James Caan covered in blood,...

Oceano – Contagion

19/02/2011

Oceano describe themselves as, “the heaviest, most pissed off band on the planet.” Their claim of being the heaviest could be rightly justified after one look at a picture shows them to...