Adrian Barr, Author at Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Paper Tiger – Rogue Planet

The Leeds and London-based outfit are back with their third album ‘Rogue Planet’ a combination of elements from live recordings and improvisations, with an emphasis on blending organic sounds with electronic production…

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New Music – Aniseed – Geranium EP

Aniseed is a musician working quietly in the Norfolk countryside who over the years has been building a catalogue of work and sound experiments across a swathe of styles. This…

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Re-Issue: Mark Archer – Songs For Einna

In 2007 an EP entitled ‘Songs For Einna‘ was released on the DS93, first as a White Label/Test Press as seventeen copies and then as an official DS93 release as…

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New Music – Foxtrott – Meditations I-II-III

Introducing: Marie-Hélène L. Delorme, aka FOXTROTT Incoming: her second LP ‘Meditations I-II-III‘, a collection of all three of the Meditation EPs. What they say: Meditations I-II-III sees the inimitable producer,…

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Album Review – MOONTRIBE – MOONTRIBE LP

What they say: Fortuna Records return with a mysterious album by the anonymous artist known only as Moontribe. A deep-space journey between tribal percussion, hypnotizing organs and long echo ripples, all joining in…

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Album Review – Peluché – Unforgettable

Trip Jam: an emerging genre that fuses elements of Latin, funk, psychedelia, soul and hip-hop, Meet Peluché, pioneers of the above mentioned genre are a trio that are becoming a standout force in…

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New Music – AMA//MIZU – Discordant In Colour

Seeking inspiration as diverse as the likes of Dirty Projectors, I:Cube and Scott Walker, AMA//MIZU is defined by a desire to seek authentic and unusual sounds. Weather a circuit bent…

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New Music – Get the Blessing – Bristopia

Get the Blessing are a Bristol (UK) based four-piece band formed back in 1999 by bassist Jim Barr and drummer Clive Deamer (rhythm section of seminal act Portishead) alongside Jake…

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New Music – Resonators – Won’t Suffer / Miles Says EP

Following on from their last single ‘Something Special / Why I (Discomix) (championed by the likes of David Rodigan, Huey Morgan & Don Letts) UK Dub outfit Resonators return with…

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New Music – Jonny Drop – The Only Sound

Jonny’s been busy since his debut LP ‘Sub Plot’ in 2016. As well as being a drummer for Andrew Ashong, The Bongolian and Connie Constance, he’s also had his hands…

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