I will admit I’m a late-comer to Enslaved; my interest initially piqued by a reference in a Mikael Åkerfeldt interview some years back. Once I started exploring their enviably consistent discography I realized that unlike most bands that have been…
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Get Ready for a a very emotional trip through the workings of Daniel Cavanagh’s mind as he explores events and situations that have had a major impact on him over the years, but don’t worry, this is an album of…
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Album title of the year? Most probably. Salford noisy urchins Trojan Horse arrive at a canter with their second album, Fukushima Surfer Boys, announcing an eerie electronic intent with opener GRAD, an inspection of the hull of the craft while…
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I can still remember that voyage of discovery, when as a young teenager, I started to unearth the world of music. Excitedly travelling each Saturday morning to the, then plentiful record shops to buy one album, but which one was…
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From the Deepest, Darkest Depths of Olde London Town, the first release of new material from the 16-limbed beast of depravity that is Thumpermonkey emerges blinking into the light. Has it really been 5 years since Sleep Furiously? It has.…
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Godsticks return with their fourth album, Faced With Rage. Formed in Cardiff during 2008, after a debut EP they released their first album, Spiral Vendetta, in 2010. I have followed Godsticks since their tentative and rather nervous set at the…
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Ask any of the more experimentally inclined progressive rock bands which classical composers influence their work, and it is a fair bet to say that along with Stravinsky and Ligeti, Hungarian composer Bela Bartók will get a mention. Here we…
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From the dark and rainy west coast of Norway something stirs, the long winter nights appear to give rise to youthful creativity and the current crop of bands regularly deliver the goods. Out of this creative Norwegian maelstrom come Himmellegeme…
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In this update we feature:- Kuhn Fu – Kuhnspiracy Anni Elif – Edith Lion Shepherd – Heat David McWilliams – Lord Of Offaly John Steven Morgan – Solo Piano Works The Residents – The Ghost Of Hope As the dampness…
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Cardington is the second studio album from John Young’s Lifesigns after their debut in 2013 and the subsequent Under The Bridge live set in 2015. The album was largely funded via a pledge music campaign that met its target in…
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