Album Review: Dante – New Places
New Places‘ is Dante‘s third studio album – and his most daring yet. It‘s an album breaking new ground and redefines Dante‘s sound. It was created entirely in London – a…
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Album Review: Near Minerals- ‘The Talking Castle’: A tantalising synth soundtrack to a shape-shifting novel.
Postcards, seed bookmarks, graphic novels, music scores, research magazines, a fully-working record player, a Perspex ice sculpture and an academic thesis have all been components of music released on the…
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Album Review: Penelope Trappes – ‘OPVS NOVUM: A Requiem Reworked’ : A stunning re-imagined collection that shapes its own cathartic soundscape.
Last year we were graced by Penelope Trappes ‘A Requiem’, an album of stunning intensity and gothic shadings which stood out amongst other electronic/ experimental releases because of its sheer…
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Album Review: ‘Boss’ – No Bosses, No Rules, No Brakes – The Vors Deliver a Riotous Debut
There’s something gloriously unfashionable about ‘Boss’, the debut album from Sydney’s The Vors. At a time when so much guitar music seems trapped between algorithm-friendly restraint and self-conscious nostalgia, The…
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Album Review: ‘Totally Sick!!’ Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon provide a delicious, restorative fare for our consumption.
With a national tour on the cards and a series of fabulous singles to wet the appetite, Australia’s king of grunge and all round legend Kim Salmon and his merry…
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News: Eddy Current Suppression Ring release latest album, In Light Of Recent Events
It isn’t often that we get truly excited about a new release, but Melbourne’s hugely popular DIY garage-punks, Eddy Current Suppression Ring have dropped their latest long-player, the aptly named…
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Album Review: McCaslin Dahle – ‘MXD’: An irresistable post-progressive, jazz-rock thriller.
Crossing paths on sessions and tours, bouncing musical ideas around online and joining together for live shows has now reached the obvious conclusion for saxophonist Donny McCaslin and songwriter Ryan…
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Album Review: Looking For People To Unfollow Finds Ecca Vandal Refusing Every Genre Boundary
When Ecca Vandal released her self-titled debut in 2017, it felt like somebody had kicked a hole through the polite boundaries of Australian alternative music. Hip-hop, punk, electronica, metal and pop all…
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Album Review: Distant Birds – ‘Vol 01& Vol 02’: A rhythm packed instrumental journey that’s momentous and mesmeric.
You might think ‘getting into the groove’ was a pretty straight-forward proposition. Well this album from Sydney – based Distant Birds (The Necks keyboardist Chris Abrahams, Boy & Bear bass-player…
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Album Review: REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE confirms Genesis Owusu’s singular brilliance
Trying to summarise Genesis Owusu in neat terms at this point feels almost pointless. Across three albums he has dismantled genre, expectation and the increasingly flimsy boundaries between political commentary, theatre, punk…
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