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Album Reviews : Daniel García Trio – ‘’Wonderland’ : an exceptional, tight-knit jazz piano trio that keeps its mind open.

The piano trio is such an established form of jazz expressionism that it can be tricky to broaden the scope and keep the messages fresh. In recent times the classic…

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EP Review: Rumin – Horizontal/Vertical

Rumin (short for Rumination) has been long in the making with the band inception can be traced back to 2010 as an initial collaboration between Russ Stedman and Andy Ellis…

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Album Review: Lectric – Thrillseeker

Blistering rock ‘n’ roll bands are never in short supply; however, now and then, one band comes along that stands above the rest. Lectric embodies the classic rock approach but…

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Album Review: Bette Smith – Goodthing

American blues/soul/rock singer Bette Smith may have one of the best voices in the business, and with ‘Goodthing,’ she proves she has one of the best-sounding bands in the business,…

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Album Review: Charly Bliss – Forever

It’s been five years since Charly Bliss graced us with an album. Exhausted from touring their second album, it took a while for the band to pick things up and…

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Album Review: Federico Balducci & fourthousandblackbirds –‘Succulent Succubus’ : probing and powerful philosophical-drone music bursting with ideas.

Writing about any music released via the defiantly unconventional Difficult Art and Music imprint should not be a straightforward undertaking and maybe the task exposes the gaping flaws in the…

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Album Review: Belong – ‘Realistic IX’: The illusive ambient-shoegaze duo return, their deceptive power undiminished.

Things may come and things may go but the shoegaze dance still unravels. Thirty years on from a time when Catherine Wheel were possibly the most important thing in the…

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Album Review: Barbarian Hermit – Mean Sugar

With tracks about tipping point coin pusher machines, poor choices when camping and foot powered Singer sewing machines, Barbarian Hermit’s new album ‘Mean Sugar, has something for everyone. Just make…

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Album Review: Mouses – BWYWTB

Mouses are guitarist and vocalist Steven Bardgett and drummer Nathan Duff, a lo-fi garage punk duo from the North East. For those aware they already know this is one hell…

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EP Review: Hobart’s Black Sea Carnys emit a dark magnificence as they unveil radiant gem in debut EP, Nistar

The Black Sea Carnys are Harry Wass (guitar), Tim Davies (vocals), Alex Thomsen (bass) and Ivan Johnston (drums). Together, they are a glorious mix of post-punk, darkwave and industrial rock…

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