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ALBUM REVIEW: Andy Bell – ‘The View From Halfway Down’: superb psych-pop solo set

The View From Halfway Down is an eclectic and heady mix of psych, folk, tronica, baggy looseness and more - and nary puts a foot wrong. An absolutely excellent solo set

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NEWS: Oneohtrix Point Never announces October album; hear the prelude suite

DANIEL LOPATIN, the boundary-pushing New York producer behind the Oneohtrix Point Never moniker, has announced a new album with Bridget Riley-style eye-dazzling cover art – and equally potent and bewitching…

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SEE: The beautiful visuals for Ólafur Arnalds’ ‘Woven Song’

ÓLAFUR ARNALDS is preparing for his new album, some kind of peace, to hit turntables across the world on November 6th; and he’s followed the beautiful noir of previous single-track…

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Album Review: An Early Bird – Echoes of Unspoken Words

An Early Bird is essentially the work of Stefano Di Stefano – a quintessentially romantic troubadour from Naples and now based in Milan. Backseat Mafia has followed closely Di Stefano’s…

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Track: Magon – Change

Along with announcing his 2nd album ‘Hour After Hour’ due for release January 29, 2021. Magon has also shared the first single – ‘Change’. Born out of a year-long period during…

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TRACK: Machinedrum feat. Father – ‘Spin Blocks’: glimmering lyrical flow ahead of the new album

MACHINEDRUM, the Ninja Tune artist who delights in pulling hiphop, electro, R’n’B, grime and other such musics into curious new shapes, is releasing his first album in four years and…

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Track: Rhyal Knight – Summer’s Over Soon

Rhyal Knight’s released “Summer’s Over Soon” as single via Grumpy Bastard Recordings. It’s his first single from the forthcoming album, Tresxha Clarity. Overdriven guitar and great vocals sees Rhyal Knight create…

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SEE: Molly Millions – ‘Ketamine Jass’: conceptual future dixieland protests drug laws

COMING at us outta Berlin wrapped in an enigma, but toting a very clear message of the personal-political, Molly Millions, the Berlin-based electronic producer, has shared the video for “Ketamine…

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Track: Left Field Messiah – A.M Moonlight

Left Field Messiah are Steve Bays (of Hot Hot Heat), Jeremy Ruzumna (of Fitz & The Tantrums) and Erik Janson (formerly of Wildling). They have announced their new project with the…

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News: Live Skull Announce new album ‘Dangerous Visions’ – A collection of new and old recordings, including unreleased tracks from their 1989 Peel Session

NYC’s Live Skull have announced a new album, ‘Dangerous Visions’, to be released via Bronson Recordings on December 11th. Emerging in the early 80s at the end of New York’s legendary No Wave scene alongside Manhattan…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Andy Bell – ‘The View From Halfway Down’: superb psych-pop solo set

NEWS: Oneohtrix Point Never announces October album; hear the prelude suite

SEE: The beautiful visuals for Ólafur Arnalds’ ‘Woven Song’

Album Review: An Early Bird – Echoes of Unspoken Words

Track: Magon – Change

TRACK: Machinedrum feat. Father – ‘Spin Blocks’: glimmering lyrical flow ahead of the new album

Track: Rhyal Knight – Summer’s Over Soon

SEE: Molly Millions – ‘Ketamine Jass’: conceptual future dixieland protests drug laws

Track: Left Field Messiah – A.M Moonlight

News: Live Skull Announce new album ‘Dangerous Visions’ – A collection of new and old recordings, including unreleased tracks from their 1989 Peel Session