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Album Review : Alex Calder – Strange Dreams

The title of Alex Calder’s newest album couldn’t be more accurate. Listening to Strange Dreams is indeed like having a strange dream. The music wobbles and shimmers. It hops along like a…

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Album Review: Japan Soul “Plastic Utopia”

Japan Soul: call it dance music with a conscience, intelligent pop, whatever you like, their new album “Plastic Utopia” is a fantastic slice of intellectual soul. To reflect my eighties predilections, it’s…

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Album Review : The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: Days Of Abandon

There has been a gradual move for New York City’s The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart; from a rough-around-the-edges sound on their debut to something resembling a sunny 80s…

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Not Forgotten – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – The Roaring Silence

Ah pop-prog, that strange little sub-genre that only Electric Light Orchestra, Queen and Supertramp seemed to get right. Each band had their own special way of approaching it, so none…

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New Music: Felt Tip EP “Simple Things”

We’ve already been impressed by the angular sounds of Felt Tip on their single “Milk and Honey” released in January of this year. Their debut EP “Simple Things” is being released…

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Album Review: City States -Geography

Its been a long time coming for Joel Ebner, aka City States. After nearly six years of false starts, mutations and detours, and at the (relatively) ripe old age of…

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Album Review: Louie Fresco – Autophobia

As No.19 Music celebrates its fifth anniversary, Jonny White’s highly influential label looks to hotly tipped Mexican DJ/producer Louie Fresco for the label’s latest album release… No.19 Music has forged a…

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Album Review: Various – Fabric 76 Mixed by Deetron

Swiss DJ and producer Sam Geiser aka Deetron has mixed the latest instalment of fabric’s long running series, due for release on June 16th. It comes at a time when…

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Not Forgotten – Alan Hull – Pipedream

Alan Hull is one of those frequently forgotten names in British rock music. Probably best known as one of the creative forces behind Newcastle folk-rockers Lindisfarne, who were themselves best…

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Album Review: Mr. Scruff – Friendly Bacteria

When I was in the cubs, the leader – I think they were called Arkala or something in those days, happened upon the notion that by making me the leader…

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