Hungary has really been pulling above its weight in recent years when it comes to original and highly enjoyable music. I’ve added Sauropoda and their debut release Pangaea to my growing list of absolutely magical Hungarian albums. I’m not sure,…
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This Mexican band have two very big hurdles to overcome. Firstly, they are the Mexican Cast, and not the UK Cast. I don’t think I’ve yet talked about this band without having to explain that it’s not the Cast people…
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Last year I reviewed Laughing Stock’s The Island, which was a reinterpretation of their debut album of the same name. As such, this year’s Zero, Acts I & II is either their third or fourth album, depending on how you…
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“The Golden Void speaks to me Denying my reality I lose my body, lose my mind I blow like wind, flow like wine Down a corridor of flame…” …Through Aureate Void. I admit it, before I heard a note, the…
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Russian band Echoes and Signals first came to my attention, as I’m sure was the case for many others, after Marjana Semkina (of iamthemorning) let her followers know that she provided vocals on their second full length album, Monodrama. That…
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Last year, I heard an album I knew I had to review. But no matter how many attempts I made, I struggled to find words to do it justice. Plus, whenever I put it on to listen to for reviewing,…
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The debut album, Find the Others, from Ukrainians Shiva the Destructor, is an absolute delight of sludgy psychedelia. Caught somewhere between mind expanding and mind blowing, the album feels like it occupies the liminal space between Pink Floyd and Sleep.…
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The dearth of live music over the last year has meant many beloved annual events have not taken place. The last gig I was able to attend before the world went tits up was the magnificent 10 Years of Chaos…
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Time is a blurry concept to me after months of a covid changed world. I believe we are now in the year 2021, but I continue to find gems from 2020. After immediately becoming enamoured with Deadburger’s La Chiamata from…
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I very rarely quote from a band’s own description, but in the case of this gc / nc album, Deprecated, I feel it is almost unavoidable. I could direct you to look at the cover art, but it doesn’t explain…
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