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Say Psych: Album Review, High Collider by Melting Hand

Melting Hand describe themselves as a ‘psych dirge’ super-group which sort of leaves me in a binary quandary; because to me ‘psych dirge’ sounds just excellent. But super-group? I’m immediately…

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Album Review: Highasakite – Camp Echo

The inexorable march of Norwegian five piece Highasakite continues with the release of their second (at least internationally, pendants will no doubt note its their third) album, Camp Echo. Those…

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Album Review: Mogwai – Atomic

I have to admit, it took me a while to find my way to Mogwai. Even after seeing them in 2004 during an ear-shattering assault that left a good friend…

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Album Review: Terminal Gods – Wave / Form

Wave / Form – Terminal Gods debut album – kicks in with the fuzz fed guitar feedback, drum machine heavy intro to Shockwave and right from the off makes clear…

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Say Psych: Album Review, Celestial Bums – Ascend

Celestial Bums are a dreamy psych rock band hailing from the Catalan capital, Barcelona. The band who’s members are fluid, with three having recorded the album, but the live offering never…

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Album Review: Bat for Lashes – The Bride

It’s been 10 years since Natasha Khan, aka Bat For Lashes released her first album Fur and Gold (2006) and introduced her whimisical storytelling on the world. She honed her…

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Album Review: Various Artists: C87

Its been 3o years since the release of the original C86 compilation a mail order cassette from the NME, which at the time was a must have and introduced the…

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Album Review: Cool Sounds – Dance Moves

Melbourne’s Cool Sounds live up to their namesake. Imagine an alternate universe where Mac Demarco, My Morning Jacket, and a less Beach Boys-centric Dent May formed an indie rock Voltron…

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Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate review

I was immediately intrigued when I first heard Michael Kiwanuka. That feeling of intrigue later changed to one of being deeply impressed when I saw him live for the first…

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Compilation – On-U Sound presents: Sherwood At The Controls Volume 2: 1985 – 1990

Okey dokey, Adrian Sherwood is back with the follow up to the first Sherwood at the controls this time hitting from ’85 to ’90. Electro, Industrial, Noise, Hip-Hop, Afrobeat and Dub.…

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