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IDFA Review: The One Who Runs Away Is the Ghost

It’s remarkable how young minds work. Whilst adults spend their time concentrating on the important business of daily life, moving from one mundane, yet important, task to another, the imagination…

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News: Ferocious Dog Release New Album ‘The Hope’ On Vinyl

Ferocious Dog proudly release their new album ‘The Hope’ on vinyl, through Graphite Records. (Read our review here) The album is available on limited edition green vinyl from the band’s store…

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Track: Spanish ambient explorers Suso Sáiz and Menhir combine for the deep, pristine drift of ‘Alike’ ahead of their album for Spirituals

HE MAY Not be quite as familiar a name on these shores, but in Spain Suso Sáiz is something of an Eno figure; a pioneer of ambient and minimalist music…

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See: DITZ get fiery ‘n’ wiry on declamatory new single, ‘The Warden’, extend their tour into next year

BRIGHTON’S DITZ, who, on more than one occasion this year we’ve found the overwhelming urge to catapult into the perspiring throng to, only to find our living rooms sadly lacking…

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See: Raveloe finds escape in the fine, rolling folk-rock of ‘Catkins’ – she’s so one to watch in ’22

IT’S THAT time of year when those of us who spill ink about music begin to look forward; the old year nearly done and captured and bottled barring end-of-year lists…

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Track: Erin Rae glides into an album and tour in the new year on the psych-country of ‘Candy & Curry’

WITH a sweet, hook-laden but straighter country-pop number, “Modern Woman”, dropping last month, Nashville’s Erin Rae has revealed a more gossamer, delicate psych-folk side to her forthcoming third album in…

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Film Review: Dying for Divorce

Domestic violence is a major issue in every corner of the world but in more traditional cultures it’s almost endemic. In Turkey, for example, more than one-in-three women (and girls)…

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See: New project from flautist Gina Izzo brings the listener “into what is wanted”

For many classically-trained musicians, performing at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Jazz Standard are the pinnacle of career success. Having achieved this before the age of 35, Gina Izzo…

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Tallinn Black Night Review: A PLace Called Dignity

After the end of World War II, many Nazis fled to safe havens abroad, often ending up in South America where they (generally) received a warm welcome. It’s estimated that…

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Album Review: Fluxion – Parallel Moves

Overview: Fluxion continues to carve his own musical path, taking us all together to a personal journey in his inner world, moods and moments, showcasing the importance of being influenced…

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IDFA Review: The One Who Runs Away Is the Ghost

News: Ferocious Dog Release New Album ‘The Hope’ On Vinyl

Track: Spanish ambient explorers Suso Sáiz and Menhir combine for the deep, pristine drift of ‘Alike’ ahead of their album for Spirituals

See: DITZ get fiery ‘n’ wiry on declamatory new single, ‘The Warden’, extend their tour into next year

See: Raveloe finds escape in the fine, rolling folk-rock of ‘Catkins’ – she’s so one to watch in ’22

Track: Erin Rae glides into an album and tour in the new year on the psych-country of ‘Candy & Curry’

Film Review: Dying for Divorce

See: New project from flautist Gina Izzo brings the listener “into what is wanted”

Tallinn Black Night Review: A PLace Called Dignity

Album Review: Fluxion – Parallel Moves