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Album Review : Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers – Somanti : Vodou energy meets electro dub intensity to break new ground.

The partnership between Haitian mizik rasin (or roots music) collective Chouk Bwa and Brussels electronic beat masters The Ångströmers hasn’t exactly had a smooth ride. First connecting in 2016 around…

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Album Review: Twin Temple – God Is Dead

October 10, 2023

Satanic doo-wop is certainly not a genre I’ve reviewed before, but Twin Temple have corrected that with this, their second studio album God Is Dead. Self proclaimed practicing satanists, the…

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Album Review: Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers’ Debut ‘I LOVE YOU’ Album Release and Australian Tour Announcement

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers have just unleashed their highly anticipated debut album, ‘I Love You’, and it’s a musical rollercoaster of emotions that’s sure to have your heart…

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Album Review: With her glorious vocals, Nat Vazer’s ‘Strange Adrenaline’ powers a euphoric collection of sparkling sonic jewels.

Nat Vazer has just released her album ‘Strange Adrenaline’ and it is a glorious compilation of personal vignettes burnished by Vazer’s diaphanous vocals – velvet and yearning, dripping with melancholy…

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Album Review : Yara Asmar-‘synth waltzes and accordion laments’ : an electro-acoustic journey of deep emotion and rippling beauty.

Here’s a little booster for the difficult days ahead. Lebanese multi-instrumentalist and puppeteer Yara Asmar once again ushers in those intimate, close-knit vibes we so need with her new release…

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Album Review: Troubadour and raconteur Ben Salter unveils the epic album ‘Sublimation’ as he tours across Australia and New Zealand.

The prodigious talented Hobart musician Ben Salter in recent years released a trilogy of recordings he did as artist in residence at the Museum Of Old and New Art (MONA) – the largest…

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Album Review: ‘TENGGER’ by TENGGER : The new age family trio’s melodic electronica glows ever brighter.

Seoul based, Pan Asian new-age travelling band TENGGER gloriously float around the edges of the sonic world, beyond the usual concepts, processes and mechanics. Musical couple Itta and Marqido first…

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Album Review: Melbourne’s beloved psychedelic art-rock protagonists, The Sand Pebbles resume normal service with new album ‘The Antagonist’

Six years on from their last recorded outing, Pleasure Maps, The Sand Pebbles have finally managed to out-manoeuvre a global pandemic to release what is arguably their finest work to…

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Album Review: Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter Five: In The Garden : a powerful and poetic jazz saga.

Jazz composer, saxophonist and visual-artist Matana Roberts powerful and profound Coin Coin album series has reached its fifth chapter with the release of harrowingly resonant ‘In the Garden’ via Montreal’s…

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EP Review: Claudia Fenoglio Shines On Whimsical & Personal New EP ‘What If I’m Here Forever’

Claudia Fenoglio leases the emotive, whimsical and elegant new four track EP ‘What If I’m Here Forever’. At times immersive and delicate, at others vibrant and light, the EP demonstrates…

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