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Track/video : James Heather re-imagines his poignant track ‘Hidden Angel’ to uncover new dimensions.
This is in many ways a brave record. Neo-classical composer and pianist James Heather has just released the a new version of his track ‘Hidden Angel’ via Coldcut’s label Ahead of our Time and as you would expect from the boundary pushing explorer of ‘pulse’ music, it’s a piece with resounding emotional depth. A re-interpretation …
Track/Video: Vibrant and vital nu-jazz vocalist And Is Phi previews debut album ‘Double Pink’ with the bite and beauty of ‘White Noise’.
Maybe vocalist, song writer, dancer and visual artist, Andrea Isabelle Phillips (aka And Is Phi) has finally found the creative anchorage that she has been looking for. On a journey that has taken her from tropical buzz of the Philippines and Norway’s deep chill, it’s the nu-jazz community in London that’s provided a period of …
Album Review: Jim Wallis – In Huge Gesturing Loops: moving ‘ambient country’ way beyond passive mood music.
Drumming and making ambient soundscapes is not a well populated intersection on the musician directory Venn diagram but Jim Wallis sits comfortably within that quirky enclave. Perhaps best known for his stick wielding in Modern Nature, Still Corners and Psychic Markers, he’s also a producer/mixer/engineer (recent credits include Bryde and Ellie James) plus one of …
Album Review : Huw Marc Bennett – Days Like Now : Folktronica, funk and global beats make inspired new connections
Welsh producer and bassist Huw Marc Bennett is one of those orbital artists who washes up on your essential listening zones with a tidal regularity. A global beats innovator and world music synergist, his inspired 2016 album ‘Kiera’ under the guise of Susso emerged from his trip through Gambia making music with Mandinka griot families. …
Live Review: Iron Maiden / Lord Of The Lost – The O2, London 07.07.2023
By Rebecca Bush The mighty Maiden are accustomed to selling out stadiums, but it’s still impressive to see a sea ofIron Maiden shirts flow into the O2 in London for night one of their “The Future Past” tour. Lord Of The Lost, a rock band from Hamburg, is the opening act tonight. As this year’s …
Say Psych: EP Review: Nothingheads – Sunlit Uplands
London based Nothingheads have released their debut EP Sunlight Uplands this month and its nothing short of jaw dropping. Formed in 2020, they make dissonant grooves drawing influence from post punk, psych and doom. They are a mainstay in the London’s DIY live music circuit, sharing the stage with Mclusky, Wine Lips and Japanese Television …
Live Review: The Comet Is Coming / Snapped Ankles – Somerset House, London 14.07.2023
Since being Mercury prize-nominated for their first album ‘Channel the Spirits’ in 2016, The Comet is Coming have continued to evolve through our cosmic plane! It’s hard to avoid the astronomical comparisons with this band, as they are truly a galactic force to be reckoned with! The jazz trio (in the loosest term) are all …
Live Review: Bruce Springsteen – British Summer Time (BST), Hyde Park, London 08.07.2023
By Adrian Peel ‘The Boss’ returned to Hyde Park for the second of two shows, as part of the British Summer Time (BST) series of concerts, which concluded on Sunday, July 9th, with a performance by Lana Del Rey. Opening for Bruce on Saturday, July 8th, were a band I’ve liked for years but had never seen live, The Chicks (formerly ‘The …
Album Review: Jonny Wickham – Terra Boa: Vibrant new jazz with a Brazilian heartbeat
Well you can’t say that Jonny Wickham’s first solo album lacks ambition. ‘Terra Boa‘, out now via Fresh Sound Records sees the jazz bassist and composer leading a sizeable band through a set of originals that in his words make up a ‘love letter’ to the complex tapestry of Afro-Brazilian rhythms. Added to that he’s …
News: London punks Tripsun push back against colonial attitudes and racism on new single ‘Civilised’
They may not be a new band, but it’s a new era for London quartet Tripsun, who you may know as Triple Sundae – they snipped the old name in half last year, poking their heads out of debut album mode to serve up ‘Chemstrains’. Fast forward almost a year, and said debut album is …