Kooba Tercu’s latest album, Proto Tekno, barely needs a review. You either like cacophonous chaos like this, or you don’t. But if you do, then you’ll love Proto Tekno. It’s like a militant march of zombified Zeuhl Zoophytes callously cracking…
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Chimpan A – The Empathy Machine
Chimpan A is a fascinating project led by multi-instrumentalist Rob Reed, of Magenta, and the superb vocalist Steve Balsamo, who worked with Reed on Kompendium in 2012. Balsamo is probably best known for his stellar performances on the West End…
View More Chimpan A – The Empathy MachineBand Of Rain – Petrichor
Although founded some 18 years ago by composer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist Chris Gill and Petrichor is Band Of Rain’s seventh release, I can safely say all are completely new to me. Some digging, along with a lot of listening, reveals that…
View More Band Of Rain – PetrichorGrandval – Descendu sur Terre
Grandval are a new band to me, but have immediately endeared me with their sound. Grandval may have begun as a solo vehicle for Henri Vaugrand, but for second album, Descendu sur Terre, they sound like a band – even…
View More Grandval – Descendu sur TerreJudie Tzuke – The Chrysalis Recordings
As its name suggests, these albums are the combined output from Tzuke’s time with Chrysalis, and are made up of two from the studio, Shoot the Moon and Ritmo, and a third a live album composite of concerts at Hammersmith…
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Fren – Where Do You Want Ghosts To Reside
Fren is a band that seems to have come from out of nowhere with their debut album, Where Do You Want Ghosts To Reside. I’ve seen all manner of people mentioning the album on social media in glowing terms, so…
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