For some, there’s always time for nostalgia. Some psychologists believe nostalgia serves a purpose, especially in our hectic, connected world. It empowers our belief in “the good old days”. It’s a form of escapism and who doesn’t need a bit…
View More Classix Nouveaux – The Liberty Recordings (1981-1983)
We are all so lucky to be living in this Age of The Internet. It’s far easier to discover talented people than ever before. Erin Snape is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriting YouTuber. She’s put an album of thirteen songs together and…
View More Erin Snape – First Impressions
We all know that music makes us feel good. The regions of the brain triggered by music, the limbic and paralimbic areas, also deal with sex, good food and the best addictive drugs, but not that shit Zayden sells. I…
View More Sanguine Hum – A Trace of Memory
I must begin with an apology to BYZMUTi! This review is one of a few that I started writing in March 2020 and were somehow lost in time, overtaken by the events of the first quarter of 2020. Although I…
View More BYZMUTi – Τίποτα (Tipota)
Cards on the table from the start: You need this album. Remember my Geph reviews? Yes, of course you do! But as a reminder, I urge you to check them out (Geph & Apophenia). Geph’s Tyler Kent put me on…
View More Patrick S. Barry – ’20
First let me apologise to the band. This is a very late review. I wrote it just before the first UK Lockdown in March. Then events overtook me. Nevertheless, the band deserves it to be published. So this is what…
View More Human Impact – Human Impact
The anticipation of listening to a new album is a bit like the anticipation of making love to a new partner. Remember that? No. Of course you don’t. I know our demographic, I’m part of it (wink)! Imagine, if you…
View More Sproingg – Clam
My mental image of The Progressive Aspect’s demographic dictates that I should warn you: What I am about to say must not put you off. Please read all of this review!!! Questions. I have loads of questions about Ulver. What…
View More Ulver – Flowers of Evil
Sometimes, don’t you want to just buy stuff? When I saw this was out, I bought it without bothering to check anything, I thought it was a safe bet. I was expecting a studio album but was not in the…
View More The Utopia Strong – Dreamsweeper
Why should you take any notice of a Nine Inch Nails Fanboy? At the time of writing, I find myself at home, ironically busier with my day job than ever, because of the Coronavirus pandemic. This “review” is a special…
View More Nine Inch Nails – Ghost V: Together / Ghosts VI: Locusts