Category: Sound

Without music, life would be a mistake. – Friedrich Nietzsche

District 97

The Great Gig Under the Pavement (Dave Kerzner/District 97)

01/04/2016

Different but complementary, the progressive rock of Dave Kerzner and District 97 light up Soho's Borderline...

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Titanic Mass

Rearrange the Deck Chairs and PLAY ON! Titanic Mass (Dynazty)

30/03/2016

Dynazty's technically-profuse Melodic Scandinavian Metal album is as huge as you'd expect. It even has a power ballad....

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noeverything

‘More alike than we are different’. noeverything I AM (Interview)

29/03/2016

Their music blends innovative electronics, pop-influenced sweetness, and spiritual elements. Codex Europa interviews noeverything....

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Loitered Lens: Jesus and Mary Chain (Forum, 2016)

27/03/2016

Photos of the Jesus and Mary Chain live at Kentish Town Forum, March 11 2016...

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monster magnet

Celebrating the A&M Years with Monster Magnet

26/03/2016

Reviving material from their years with A&M, Monster Magnet's only UK show of 2016...

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Purson

Playing Out Desire’s Magic Theatre (Purson)

25/03/2016

Psych-rockers Purson treat the 100 Club to some oldies, as well as new material from their Desire's Magic Theatre album...

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mixing-desk

Make Better Music 81: Monetizing Music

23/03/2016

Doing it for the love will only last so long. What happens when you have to eat? How to make better music, and make money doing so....

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Music rooted in a landscape, yet unapologetically synthetic. (Avalon Emmerson)

22/03/2016

Avalon Emmerson musically evokes her home state, without reducing it to Marlboro man cliches...

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Loitered Lens: Stiff Little Fingers (The Forum, 2016)

20/03/2016

Never tired, never complacent, Stiff Little Fingers revved the Kentish Town Forum to the redline. Photos...

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Post Punk Drone and Cultural Imperialism. (Wire)

18/03/2016

Wire - A band so good they named both a cult TV series and a snotty music magazine after them. Live review...

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search deep inside yourself

Search Deep Inside Yourself (Surgeon)

17/03/2016

The continuing evolution of Surgeon's techno sound is apparent in a futuristic new EP. Review...

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SLF, Forum 2016

Freshly Polished, Forever Stomping: Stiff Little Fingers (Forum, 2016)

16/03/2016

Snapping the jumpleads to the zombie corpse of punk rock, Stiff Little Fingers sparked the Forum's assembled masses to a beer-lobbing froth....

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Barry Adamson

Vomit, Velour and Quizzical Quips at Islington Assembly Hall (Barry Adamson)

14/03/2016

Fresh from collaborations with luminaries as bright as Nick Cave and David Lynch, Barry Adamson blends the genres onstage in Islington. Review...

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Greg Coulson

Loitered Lens: Greg Coulson

13/03/2016

Live at the 100 Club, Greg Coulson raged rampant across the stage at the iconic London venue. Photos...

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Spiritual Beggars

Stoner Riffing from Sunrise to Sundown (Spiritual Beggars)

09/03/2016

Hammond organ, heavy riffs and stoner haze - Sunrise to Sundown is what death metallers do to relax...

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Smartphone, filming

Your Band is Awesome Live, So Ban the YouTube Fan Footage

08/03/2016

Well-meaning YouTubers could be wrecking your band's reputation. Maybe it's time to take control. Essay...

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Loitered Lens: Elle Exxe

06/03/2016

Soul sensation - Elle Exxe - Portland Square 2016 Photos ...

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roland werk

Sharp, Innovative Techno with Vision (Roland Werk)

04/03/2016

Roland Werk's D401 EP introduces a new artist who indicates a positive future for the techno genre. Review...

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Believe in the Blues: Rebecca Downes Album Launch

02/03/2016

Showcasing her new album, Believe, British blues-rock powerhouse Rebecca Downes threw it down hard at London's 100 Club. Review ...

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Tight in the Corners, Fast on the Straights: Cradle the Rage (Toseland)

01/03/2016

Toseland's second album offers no major surprises, but is all the better for that. Review...

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Bones UK loitered lens

Loitered Lens : Bones UK

29/02/2016

Photos of Bones UK bringing the gnar to Kentish Town's Forum...

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Subject Matters: Searching for The Perfect Pop Music Lyric

28/02/2016

Man and The Echo’s Gareth Roberts waxes lyrical about the importance of good lyrics in pop music....

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Quirky but Complex, George Cosby Nails the Perfect Support-Act Takeover

27/02/2016

A little bit Buckley, a whole lot himself, George Cosby lights up the Kentish Town Forum...

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Didgeri-Doom? Traversing the Psych-Prog Youniverse (Ethereal Riffian)

24/02/2016

Trippy, doomy, and laden with riffs, Voice of the Universe veers from melodic to hypnotic with alarming ease. Album review...

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You’ve Been Boned (Bones UK)

23/02/2016

Bones UK opened for Skunk Anansie at the Kentish Town Forum and in true 'before they were huge' style, nicked the show. Report...

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Loitered Lens: Skunk Anansie

21/02/2016

Photos of Skunk Anansie's commanding return to form at the Forum ...

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Psych-Rocking the Doors of Mushroom Perception (Hexvessel)

18/02/2016

Prying open the Mushroom Spirit Doors (of perception?), Hexvessel's newest album is a fuzzy and glorious psych-trip. Trebuchet examines it....

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myrkur

Beyond the Limited Imagination: M (Myrkur)

15/02/2016

Review of M, stunning album by multi-instrumentalist Black Metal phenomenon Myrkur...

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All That You Fear is Gone (Headspace)

14/02/2016

Prog-metal supergroup Headspace ready a 73-minute opus for their eager public. Trebuchet gets stuck in....

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Cruising the Beachbreaks of Notting Hill (Kita Alexander)

12/02/2016

Far from the Gold Coast, Kita Alexander brings Aussie surf pop to London's Notting Hill Arts Club. Review...

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