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Obituary: Industrial musician Jeremy Inkel dead at 34

The world of electronic industrial music has been saddened to learn of the sudden recent death of Canadian keyboard player and programmer Jeremy Inkel due to complications arising from an…

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Premiere: Evil Blizzard release new video for ‘Fast Forward Rewind’

Preston five piece Evil Blizzard return with their first material in two years, a single called ‘Fast Forward Rewind’, out on February 12th via their own newly founded ‘Crackedankles Records’.…

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Track: Vowws – Esseff

“‘Esseff’ is like James Bond spy music updated for the modern world”, say LA-via-Australian based duo Vowws. “We wanted to create a sound that felt like you were being chased…

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News: Soul II Soul embark on Club Classics Vol 1 30th Anniversary tour

Iconic British band Soul II Soul will embark on a landmark tour of the UK in 2018 marking 30 years of hugely influential success, paying tribute to their legendary debut…

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Track: Cabbage – Arms of Pleonexia, plus debut album news

Mossley quintet Cabbage have just announced their debut album, called Nihilistic Glamour Shots, will drop on March 30th via Infectious Music, produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey at Parr…

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Track: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Mainland

Inspired by a trip to his grandparent’s birthplace of the Aeolian Islands off Sicily, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever guitarist Tom Russo describes their new single, Mainland’s genesis as “I was…

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News: Brix Smith Start releases statement following the death of Mark E Smith

Joined the outpouring of grief and sadness at the news of Fall mainman Mark E Smith, his former wife and Fall member Brix Smith Start has issued a statement via…

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See: Wolf Parade release new video for ‘You’re Dreaming’, plus European/US tour dates.

Taken from their much admired Cry Cry Cry album, which came out in October last year on the mighty Sub Pop label, Wolf Parade have released a Raymond Knight directed…

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Track: Dead Meadow – Keep your Head, plus new album news

Keep your head is the first single to be taken from Dead Meadow’s new album, The Nothing They Need, out on Xemu Records on March 30th 2018. O)f the new…

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See: Mien reveal new video for Black Habit, plus new album news

Taken from their forthcoming self-titled debut album on Rocket Recordings, psych-krautrock supergroup Mien have released a new video for the single Black Habit. The band, comprised of The Black Angel’s…

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