Category: Sound

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

senking closing ice

I wouldn’t say that people should play it at their weddings (Senking)

11/11/2015

Known for his intricately-produced and powerful electronic soundscapes, Senking talks to Trebuchet...

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Loitered Lens: Thunder Mother

10/11/2015

Photos of All-girl Swedish Rochers Thunder Mother at the Gibson rooms London 2015...

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Turbowolf

Loitered Lens: Turbowolf

08/11/2015

Turbowolf at Islington Academy, 29th October 2015 Photos by Carl Byron Batson...

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Her

Searching for Soul in the ‘Ditch of Shore. (Her at the Old Blue Last)

06/11/2015

Technically, Her at the Old Blue Last are great, but does the arm shaking, fist pumping angst and emotion seem feigned?...

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Joe Driscoll, Sekou Kouyate

Loitered Lens: Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate

01/11/2015

Afro-Cuban rhythms, Urban sounds. Photos of Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate at the Jazz Cafe, October 14th 2015...

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Loitered Lens : Reeves Gabrels at The Horn, St Albans

29/10/2015

Gabrels’ fingers moved in a cosmic blur around the fretboard whilst he seemed to be computing some impossible mathematical sum...

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Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate

28/10/2015

A mesmerizing mix of Afro-Cuban, African, urban and latin sounds, with a solid backbeat and vocals begging for you to listen and become entwined...

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In the end it still boils down to fingers on strings. (Reeves Gabrels)

26/10/2015

A guitar player having fun - in Tin Machine, The Cure, and with his own Imaginary Friends. Reeves Gabrels talks to Trebuchet...

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electric-guitar

Grandiose Autumn Rock Roundup (Bauda, Caligula’s Horse, Vanden Plas)

25/10/2015

With releases from Bauda, Caligula's Horse and Vanden Plas, October sees a plethora of progressive rock records....

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colorhythm

Rave Nostalgia in it’s Entire Spectrum (Colorhythm)

23/10/2015

A nostalgic net cast wide to capture the beats, breaks and bombs of the rave era....

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‘The sea is its own vast universe’ (AHAB talk about The Boats of the Glen Carrig )

22/10/2015

We play the music for ourselves and if people like it, that’s OK - Daniel Droste, AHAB...

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Reeves Gabrels, the Horn, by Carl Batson

Don’t Get Your Cock Out. Good Gig Etiquette (Reeves Gabrels)

20/10/2015

Suspiciously sticky floors and fingers at The Horn, St Albans...

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Wheatus

Loitered Lens: Wheatus

18/10/2015

Loitered Lens revives its inner teenage dirtbag with photos of Wheatus...

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Back Behind Your Guitars, Boys! The Sistas are Spreading the Blues

17/10/2015

Britain's got some great blues talent, but you have to look closely to locate the stand-up-all-by-yourself vocal guys...

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Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends: The Black Heart, Camden

16/10/2015

When Reeves Gabrels launches into a solo you never quite know what to expect. ...

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Annihilator at O2 Islington, October 2015

Loitered Lens : Annihilator

14/10/2015

Live at the O2, Islington, Annihilator brought the onslaught. Pictures...

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Spock's Beard

No Tribute Act. Spock’s Beard, Islington Academy

14/10/2015

Even twenty years into their career Spock's Beard have avoided the all-too-easy trap of turning into their own tribute act...

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Sleaford Mods

Loitered Lens : Sleaford Mods, The Forum

13/10/2015

Sleaford Mods. Pure energy from the post-punk/hip hop duo...

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Blues Pills

Consult your doctor: Dorian Sorriaux talks Blues Pills

12/10/2015

Interview with guitarist Dorian Sorriaux from Blues Pills at Ramblin' Man Fair 2015. ...

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Loitered Lens: Public Image Ltd

11/10/2015

Photos of Public Image Ltd. October 2nd 2015 @ Shepherds Bush Empire...

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Photos of Hey! Hello! 25th September – London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Loitered Lens: Hey! Hello!

08/10/2015

Photos of Hey! Hello! 25th September – London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire...

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mixing-desk

Make Better Music 78 :The Recording Process (Part Three)

07/10/2015

Music is more about making people connect emotionally with your message than being impressed by your playing ability...

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Florence Joelle

Loitered Lens: Florence Joelle

05/10/2015

Gallic charm at the 100 Club. Photos of Florence Joelle...

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Outside the Coma

It seems like the industry, including some bands, lack ambition (Mikee Goodman, SikTh)

04/10/2015

SikTh's Mikee Goodman discusses his approach to vocals and his musical history leading up to Outside the Coma....

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The Sword

Scimitars and Sabres Shimmer in the Underworld (The Sword)

02/10/2015

The Sword, live in Camden. This was progressive rock smothered over a doomy base (not bass) rather than the heavy, sludgier sound of yesteryear...

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Gideon Wolf

A muscular form of ambient: Near Dark (Gideon Wolf)

01/10/2015

Emotional complexity and implied narrative - Gideon Wolf's ambient electronica has heart...

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Gallic Charm and Gypsy Jazz at the 100 Club (Florence Joelle)

30/09/2015

Allo, allo? Exuding Gallic je ne sais quoi at the 100 Club, Florence Joelle regrets nothing...

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Southern Gothic, Magic and Voodoo: Lose Control (Chantel McGregor)

29/09/2015

On Lose Control, Chantel McGregor puts the emphasis on riffs, and takes a less-is-more approach when it comes to soloing...

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Wildhearts at Shepards Bush Empire. 2015

Loitered Lens: The Wildhearts

28/09/2015

Photos of The Wildhearts 25th September – London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire...

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Hang the Bastard

Loitered Lens: Hang the Bastard

28/09/2015

Thunderous doom and mighty riffage, Hang The Bastard at The Underworld...

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