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News: Peggy Gou to release new DJ-Kicks album, plus tour dates

Jim F May 4, 2019

South Korean DJ Peggy Gou has been announced as the presenter of the 69th DJ-Kicks series, out via !K7 on June 28th, and its something of a dream fulfilled. When she released her debut Art of War EP in 2006, little did she realise that within 4 years, two of the items – the DJ-Kicks …

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Track: oWo release the wild-eyed ‘Built’ ahead of EP release and launch.

Arun Kendall April 6, 2024

‘Built’ is a driving angular romp from oWo with a muscular bass spine upon which the motorik beat and shouty vocals hang with a degree of sneery attitude. The guitars scythe through the air and the whole song struts and prances with an arched eyebrow and a dead-eyed stare. It’s terrific stuff from this very …

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Track: Perth’s Peter Bibby is adamant that he’s not that ‘Fun Guy’ any more in a rampant blast of punky fun, ahead of album release and tour.

Arun Kendall April 6, 2024

Peter Bibby laces his punk-infused music with an element of brooding malevolent humour in his new track ‘Fun Guy’. With a driving anarchic onslaught reminiscent of The Cramps, ‘Fun Guy’ launches like a rocket with a pulsing bass and a cataclysm of guitars with a circular riff and a howl of feedback hovering at the …

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News: Pale Wizard Records Release 50 Year Anniversary Tribute To Sparks With ‘Kimono My House – 50 Years Later’ Album

Craig Young April 5, 2024

Sparks first became a household name in the UK in 1974 when their iconic song ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us’ hit number two in the singles chart. Their Top of the Pops BBC TV performance of the song is remembered vividly by everyone who saw it, bringing brothers Ron and Russell …

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Album Review: Adam Wiltzie – ‘Eleven Fugues for Sodium Pentothal’: The composer of definitive ambient music provides an album for your deeper thoughts.

John Parry April 5, 2024

You sometimes get the feeling American composer Adam Wiltzie, despite instigating so much proclaimed ambient classical music for the last three decades, prefers the shadows to the spotlight. Whether intentional or not, Wiltzie’s key artistic contributions have usually been as part of a prolific partnership. Firstly he formed the seminal Stars Of The Lid with …

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News: Indie-Folk Artist Molly Buchan Releases Poignant New Single ‘Ocean On The Moon’

Simon Lucas-Hughes April 5, 2024

Molly Buchan’s latest single, ‘Ocean On The Moon’, is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of the complexities of human emotion, expertly crafted to leave listeners both moved and mesmerized. Based out of Dublin, Ireland, Buchan demonstrates her songwriting prowess with this raw and cathartic piece of artistry. From the moment the ethereal vocals and intricate guitar …

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