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ALBUM REVIEW: The Green Child – ‘Shimmering Basset’: curious and mysterious psych synth-pop second

A clever, engaging pop album, in which The Green Child's Raven and Mikey hold up a mirror to baroque-psych and synth pop history, smash it with glee, and use the shards to scry it over their shoulders

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ALBUM REVIEW: Henrik Lindstrand – ‘Nordhem’: absolute piano grace, recorded beautifully

Nordhem is a love letter to the piano with the lightest touches of other ambience, the slightest nuances and textures; like salted caramel, that tiny sprinkle brings so much richness. It's a delight.

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Album Review: Tommy Lee – Andro

You don’t have to read the Youtube comments under the videos for the album singles to realise he’s upset a lot of his long term fans. Instead of Lee dropping…

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Album Review: Machinedrum – ‘A View Of U’

As Machinedrum, LA-based producer Travis Stewart has been steadily outputting innovative records broadly influenced by rave, jungle, hip hop and soundsystem music for the past two decades. 2011’s breakthrough album…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Andy Cooper – ‘L.I.S.T.E.N.’: Ugly Duckling lyrical scientist in flight

Possibly best enjoyed on tape on a decent ghetto blaster wearing elegant shades, let the old-skool embrace you

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Say Psych: Album Review: Singapore Sling – Good Sick Fun

Reykjavík maverick Henrik Björnsson recently released Good Sick Fun, his eleventh album under the Singapore Sling project via Fuzz Club Records. Inspired by goth-rock, dub and big-band jazz on top…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: 11 Questions For 11Roots About Life & Their Excellent Debut Album

Brooklyn rap duo 11Roots recently released their self-titled, debut album, and it’s a compact, spiritually-rooted record, with no wasted space. The songs are lyrically conscious and dense, and powerfully address…

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Galaxy Electric – ‘Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday’: a real trip into raw retrotronic deep space

The Galaxy Electric's new 'un is a real psychedelic trip; If you need a route offworld so you can look at back at humankind from a safe distance in the corona of the galaxy’s beauty, and you’re also not afraid to ride the edge of the solar winds, Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday is likely the record for you

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Album Review: Rough Church – Emergency Breakthrough

Rough Church‘s new release ‘Emergency Breakthrough’ is an album – and sound – that is really difficult to categorise. What is certain is it is a thoroughly enjoyable serving of…

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EP: Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes – What Kinda Music Bonus Tracks

If you got into Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes stellar album ‘What Kinda Music’ released in April this year, then here’s something to help you through the winter wilderness. Blue…

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