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Track: Jacana People – ‘And The Lake Was …’: a masterful lope of electronica atmospheres with Neil Cowley at the keys

IF YOU’RE a fan of the leftfield musics, ambient and textural and nuanced, whatever its provenance, be it modern compositional or electronic or anywhere through the ultraviolets and infrareds along…

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Film Review: Night Raiders

It says something about the natural cynicism of our species that dystopian visions have historically been, and still are, decidedly popular. Many writers agree that we’ll end up wiping ourselves…

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See: The short monochrome film for the dreamy Saint Etienne festive single, ‘Winter Coat’

CAST your mind to a far-off time, if you will: the 1980s and before. And then: the Christmas music you’d hear. Back then, before t’interweb and swipe-right, there wasn’t really…

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News: Jack Cheshire finally launches his excellent ‘Fractal Future Plays’ album with a gig and a live stream

JACK CHESHIRE is a voyage in the best traditions of a very British strain of pastorally inflected psychedelia who, by some as-yet unexplained quirk of the space-time continuum, isn’t as…

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News: Enslaved Announce ‘The Otherworldly Big Band Experience’ Streamed Event On December 21st

Enslaved‘s new EP Caravans To The Outer Worlds was released unto the universe last month (read our review here). It is a tale of departure, about leaving behind a barren and desolate world, travelling…

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Track: Melbourne’s Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird unveil the glorious anthemic track ‘When This Over’, a track so epically beautiful, you don’t want it to stop

‘When This Is Over’ from Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird, is one of those epic, cinematic tracks that makes you hope that it is actually never ever over. It has…

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News: New Zealand’s Mild Orange, purveyors of shimmering dream pop magic, announce new album and release double singles ‘What’s Your Fire?’ and ‘Hollywood Dreams’ as a tasty aperitif

There is nothing balmy or equable about Mild Orange‘s musical output. This year has seen a stream of the most sparkling, dreamy pop magic from one of New Zealand’s most…

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Say Psych: Live Review: Blanketman, SPLINT & Threads @ Night & Day Mcr, 26.11.2021

It’s the 30th Birthday of Manchester’s Night & Day Cafe this week, and to celebrate they lined up a week of special gigs (and received a noise complaint to boot).…

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PREMIERE: KRISTEENYOUNG goes for the jugular as she shares striking new song ‘Life Kills’

This song and its accompanying video aren’t for the faint of heart, so fair warning – it thrives on chaos and the thrill of the unexpected. If you’re new to…

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Album Review: Matt Baber & Richard Wileman – Baber Wileman

Richard Wileman’s 2020 album, ‘Arcana’ was a melodic yet unnerving gothic treat, with a Hammer Horror, Wicker Man vibe. This new offering continues in a similar vein, a collaboration with…

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Track: Jacana People – ‘And The Lake Was …’: a masterful lope of electronica atmospheres with Neil Cowley at the keys

Film Review: Night Raiders

See: The short monochrome film for the dreamy Saint Etienne festive single, ‘Winter Coat’

News: Jack Cheshire finally launches his excellent ‘Fractal Future Plays’ album with a gig and a live stream

News: Enslaved Announce ‘The Otherworldly Big Band Experience’ Streamed Event On December 21st

Track: Melbourne’s Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird unveil the glorious anthemic track ‘When This Over’, a track so epically beautiful, you don’t want it to stop

News: New Zealand’s Mild Orange, purveyors of shimmering dream pop magic, announce new album and release double singles ‘What’s Your Fire?’ and ‘Hollywood Dreams’ as a tasty aperitif

Say Psych: Live Review: Blanketman, SPLINT & Threads @ Night & Day Mcr, 26.11.2021

PREMIERE: KRISTEENYOUNG goes for the jugular as she shares striking new song ‘Life Kills’

Album Review: Matt Baber & Richard Wileman – Baber Wileman