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Album review: Sam A La Bamalot – Reminisce –
“How does it feel to reminisce? That was something I wanted to try to capture in soundwaves. I tend to reminisce a lot. About the good and bad parts in the past, and everything in between. I try to remember which specific parts in my life made me who I am today. Thinking about those …
Live Review: Ed Kuepper & Jim White in The Nolan Gallery, MONA (Museum of Old & New Art), Hobart – Friday, 20th May, 2022.
The seminal legends that are Ed Kuepper (The Saints, Laughing Clowns) and Jim White (Dirty Three) finally made their way to MONA (Museum of Old & New Art) in Hobart to deliver two shows, one on Friday and one on Saturday, within the impressive confines of The Nolan Gallery. The duo played their way through …
EP Review: LOXY & INK – SPRAY TRAINS OF THOUGHT – on R&S
Stalwarts of the drum & bass scene for nearly three decades, London duo Loxy & Ink open up their 2022 account with a new single ‘Spray Trains Of Thought‘. The UK breakbeat pioneers have racked up an arsenal of releases for breakthrough labels such as Metalheadz, Hospital Records and Renegade Hardware, as well as their …
Album Review: Rhys Fulber – Brutal Nature
Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer best known for his lengthy (and ongoing) tenures with industrial standard bearers Front Line Assembly and ambient pop exponents Delerium (both with Bill Leeb), his solo project Conjure One, plus a series of recent dark techno-based albums released under his own name. As a producer, he …
Live Review: Bluesfest, Byron Bay (14-18 April, 2022)- Despite Covid-19 Cancellations and Devastating Floods – Still Australia’s Best Festival Experience
Following cancellations in both 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19 and the devastating floods in Northern New South Wales in March 2022, Bluesfest came back in its’ 33rd iteration, bigger and better than ever. A large contingent of Australian artists were named in the initial artist announcements, with Bluesfest committing to getting the music industry …
Album Review – The Allegorist – Blind Emperor
For one empire to rise, another must fall.For us to reach the highs, through dark holes we must crawl.For the vision in the deep, we need,we sacrifice and bleed, to make the leap. The Sacrifice – Poem Written by The Allegorist As a holistic artist, Anna Jordan (The Allegorist) encapsulates a myriad of her talents within her …
Exclusive: Goeran Meyer exclusive takeover mix for Backseat Mafia ahead of his new EP ‘Keep Asking’
Ahead of the release of his new EP, ‘Keep Asking’, which drops soon on his ever-excellent MYR label (February 18th), we’re delighted to have a Takeover Mix from German DJ / Producer Goeran Meyer. Goeran Meyer: Thanks a lot for inviting me onto to the Backseat Mafia Takeover mix series and the opportunity to create …
See: Jeroen Hoogaars official video for the track Dwelling taken from the Sam A La Bamalot album Reminisce
Dutch filmmaker Jeroen Hoogaars elicits curiosity through his vision of a rich and strange visual world that draws on the nostalgia of cosmic horror and eerie mysticism with technological lashings. Created for the track ‘Dwelling’ from Sam A La Bamalot’s ‘Reminisce’ album. Check it out here: REMINISCE (FINAL-50) A perfect visual trip to compliment the …
EP Review: Ethical Governor – Enclosed 05
Overview: The fifth release by Northern Irish producer Ethical Governor is an array ofuncontrollably ripping techno tracks that penetrate the constructs and allowyou to release the inner fury. ‘Control The Narrative’ is a dark, relentless force featuring low frequenciesthat shake foundations to the core and puncture your chest with undeniablepotency. The Chaos becomes addictive on …
New Music: Cie – Adventures EP
Label Overview: Cie has been on an exciting musical journey since the foundation of the Form & Terra Records label and the first record “Auf Los“ and now delivers further highlights with “Adventures“. Along with a remix by Oliver Hess, the record has four driving tracks that will be released exclusively on vinyl. The “Löwenburg” …