Category: Sound

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

Integration and interrelation between the orchestral and the electronic [Michael Price]

As an exercise in demonstrating the possibilities of digital/orchestral enmeshment, Entanglement is at the top table. ...

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Denying the standard of musicianship (Neal Morse)

Neal Morse Band at Islington Assembly Hall, March 7...

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The Rezillos attack every fibre of your being

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”P/dropcapresented in glorious 3D THING-O-RAMA, a live stream of B-Movie horror was intercepted from outer space and beamed directly into The...

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Jackie Chan-loving metalcore Alaskans : 36 Crazyfists

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”’With/dropcap the new album a cathartic cry from vocalist Brock Lindow, following the death of his mother… grief never sounded...

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Composing With Particle Interactions. How Does the Invisible Sound?

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcaphere is a lot going on in Q07, particularly for a record which qualifies wholeheartedly as ambient noodling. Thanks to the obliging...

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No pleading nor voodoo but only tight riffs and impassioned howls

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”L/dropcap ooking forward to the first proper metal of 2015, the line up of Shvpes, All Hail the Yeti and the incomparable 36 Crazyfists was...

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Someone we all thought was cool. [Johnny Marr on Chris Spedding]

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcaphe name Chris Spedding is likely to garner blank looks or ardent admiration, depending on your conversation partner. While he...

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The Carnabys

Reviving the beatnik boho spirit of old London, The Carnabys entertain the Garage regulars. Photos...

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How to ride a comet side-saddle. Lydia Ainsworth live.

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcap he moon turns cycles and the horse year now makes way for the gentler graces of the goat. Lighter hooves are the order of the day....

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Boilersuit in a field [The Orb]

I always think of “Towers of Dub” as The Orb in microcosm. Although at around 15 minutes it’s not particularly micro, which I suppose is part of the point. But with that brilliant sample...

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High Definition sonic adventures: Joe Snape in 24-Bit

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”N/dropcapaysayers love to make sweeping judgements about 24-bit sound reproduction. The physical capabilties of the human ear provide a...

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Blues, English folk, Americana & a dash of Rock’n’Roll. [Josh Flowers]

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”J/dropcaposh Flowers & The Wild are one of those bands that manage to cross genres to create an unmistakable sound of their own. A blend...

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On the trail of the Nephilim…. Toundra’s battle for the hearts and minds of Madrid via Hackney

This is a seamless blend, a symphony with thunderous undertones....

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Amon Amarth, Huntress and Savage Messiah: 1865, Southampton [Live]

Moshers dropping to the floor and rowing like they were in a longboat, because it's not metal without irony.......

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Manns’ slightly plain voice is flawless, but uninspired.

There are some moderately engaging, essentially pleasant, songs on the album. Actually, they all are....

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No shades of grey here, it’s pure high definition vibrovision

The Greasy Slicks are a headline act, even if security doesn’t recognize their drummer....

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Lonely Robot : Please Come Home

The first essential record of 2015 from the British progressive rock scene...

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Our ‘songlines’ are contained in our technology, we are technological beings [Cristian Vogel]

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”W/dropcapith releases spanning two decades, Cristian Vogel is widely recognised as one of the more thoughtful and inventive producers of his...

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Hoffman : Serenity

Even though Hoffman is widely regarded as a veteran of the UK breaks scene, Serenity is his first opportunity to explore his sound over the course of a full length solo record...

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Fogh Depot [Album]

This is brooding jazz with an electronic twist or, if you prefer, brooding electronica with a jazz twist....

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Alcalica : YΔΩP

A valuable document of Europe under conditions of imminent neo-feudalism...

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I was full of shit and I still am (JJ Grey)

JJ Grey interview I want my music to be like a jambalaya, or some kind of dish where you can taste all the elements but they all blend together and make one taste. ...

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Loitered Lens : Luke Haines

Photos of Luke Haines at Islington Assembly Halls, January 2015...

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Zakk Wylde [Black Label Society] : Interview

I always tell kids that you gotta have passion for whatever it is you're playing. It's easier said than done....

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JD McPherson / The Cactus Blossoms : Islington Assembly Halls [Live]

An authentic rock and roll, rockabilly and rhythm and blues sound that sounded great...

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Monthly Metal Mixup [Venom, Wells Valley, Olam EIn Sof]

It may not be ground-breaking but it’s great fun and it doesn’t put a foot wrong...

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I’m just a primate falling in love (Diagrams)

I couldn't quite say : 'Oh yeah I had a master plan and it all turned out exactly how I wanted!'....

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Loitered Lens : JD McPherson

Rockabilly blues from Oklahoma, photos of JD McPherson at Islington Assembly Halls, January 2015...

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Pretty Vicious

Pretty Vicious: four disaffected indie teenagers eager to put their hormone-fuelled stain on the music scene...

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Sometimes you have doubts and delusions and you go off the path a bit [Youth]

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”M/dropcapartin “Youth” Glover, known by many as the bassist and founding member of the influential Post-Punk band Killing Joke,  is...

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