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Album Review: Zavoloka – Amulet

Ukrainian folk instruments dissolve into abstract psychoactive sounds from the improvisational universe. The meditative engine of multi-instrumental music drives the magical means of influencing perception. This is the sonic amulet,…

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Album Review: Henry Rollins Curates A “Best Of” Collection Of The Californian Hardcore Scene 1978-1983

March 8, 2023

Futurismo Records asked ex-Black Flag singer, Henry Rollins to select his favourite tracks from the Californian hardcore scene for the 5 year period between 1978 and 1983, for many the…

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Album Review: Grade 2 Release The Best Punk LP You’re Likely To Hear In 2023

March 7, 2023

I’m going out on a limb here, but I don’t think there will be a better punk album released in 2023 than this. 10 years in and 4 albums out.…

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Album Review: Tagua Tagua – ‘Tanto’ : Lush and lived in Brazilian nu-soul.

Riding the upward surge of new Brazilian pop comes Felipe Puperi (a.k.a Tagua Tagua) with solo album two, Tanto, available now via those global dance aficionados Wonderwheel Recordings. Acclaimed in…

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Album Review : Basile Petite & Drew Wynen – On s’amuse : Broken beat sophistication from the nu-jazz duo.

Now here are two musicians stepping out from the world of sessions and band membership to spotlight their own soundscape. Basile Petite’s past associations include Earl Thomas and Todd Sharpville…

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Album Review: Alice – L’Oiseau Magnifique : A lo- fi mini choir that conjure everyday magic.

You’ve got to be curious about Alice, the off-kilter Genevan trio formed by mother/ daughter/visual artist pairing Yvonne and Lisa Harder with their friend, graphic novelist Sarah Andre. Self-styled as…

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Review: Jen Cloher’s ‘I am the river, the river is me’ is an album of startling beauty

Jen Cloher's 'I am the river, the river is me' is an album of stark and startling beauty

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Album Review: Night Plow/Night Plow : a pulsating electronic offering, beat driven and sonically fresh.

Some things are just meant to happen. For proof just plug into the highly charged self-titled debut from Night Plow, available now from the venerable We Are Busy Bodies. It’s…

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EP Review: Queen Cult – For Now, Not Forever

Rock trio Queen Cult explore cinematic, atmospheric electronics and explosive rock across their new four track EP ‘For Now, Not Forever’, showcasing their ability to craft exciting, multi-faceted, punchy soundscapes.…

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Album Review: Dead Miranda unleash the anarchic and thoroughly satisfying ‘Anima Pod’: a brutal sonic assault with a soft heart.

Anarchic sonic terrorists from Ital, Dead Miranda, have unleashed their debut album ‘Anima Pod’ on the world and it is a battering ram of deliciously dark noise that puts in…

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