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Preview: Download Festival 2019 – Friday
We’re into the final week before Download Festival and now we’re aware of the full line-up, here is a quick round up of who might pique your interest on the Friday night of the festival. Sheffield natives Def Leppard (Main Stage @ 9:10pm) are set to finish off the day with a bang, including their …
Track: Farai – Rebirth Remixed
“Bankers are gangsters” – that was the immortal line that beckoned listeners to the works of Farai late last year, as Big Dada released the producers work, Rebirth, to critical acclaim. “National Gangsters” happened to be one of the stand out tracks among the admittedly many great songs Farai and producer TONE dropped on their release, so it …
See: Sebastian releases new single and music video “Thirst”, plus tour dates
French DJ and electronic musician Sebastian has released a new single, with an accompanying video directed by Gaspar Noe. The video for “Thirst” was also produced by French fashion house Saint Laurent, for whom Sebastian created the soundtrack for their autumn/winter 2017 collection, unveiled in Paris. “Thirst” is an ambient electric track that sits somewhere …
Track: Exiled – Lita’s Place
Up and coming indie rockers Exiled have released their latest single, “Lita’s Place”. The band, all of whom are still students with roots in Bristol and Sheffield, have recently been tipped by BBC Introducing in Sheffield and compared to Circa Waves and Catfish and the Bottlemen. The influence of both of these can clearly …
Live Review: Idle Ross / Red Rum Club / Lucid Dreams, Record Junkee, Sheffield (09/03/19)
Record Junkee’s snug first floor venue is the perfect spot for those bands on the verge of breaking into the big time and for those with loyal fanbases to comfortably sell out and create an electric atmosphere. The place is full early on and the inevitable surge forwards as the headliners come out only serves …
Re-Issue: Mark Archer – Songs For Einna
In 2007 an EP entitled ‘Songs For Einna‘ was released on the DS93, first as a White Label/Test Press as seventeen copies and then as an official DS93 release as ninty three copies, DS93 (a off-shoot of Dust Science Recordings) was set up with a strict release code: No Represses, No Downloads, No CD Compilation. Over …
Live: The Amity Affliction + Support, Church Leeds, 03/10/18
The nights are getting darker and the leaves are tumbling from the trees so it must mean it’s time for the annual fall tour season. Each year The Amity Affliction ditch the Australian summer and dig out their winter coats as they spend time in Europe and the UK towards the end of the year. …
Album Review – Peluché – Unforgettable
Trip Jam: an emerging genre that fuses elements of Latin, funk, psychedelia, soul and hip-hop, Meet Peluché, pioneers of the above mentioned genre are a trio that are becoming a standout force in London’s diverse music scene. Slippery Latin bass grooves, subtle instrumental flourishes, funk breakdowns, and a touch of magical lyricism makes for a sonic journey into the tinderbox …
New Music – Resonators – Won’t Suffer / Miles Says EP
Following on from their last single ‘Something Special / Why I (Discomix) (championed by the likes of David Rodigan, Huey Morgan & Don Letts) UK Dub outfit Resonators return with another fresh dubwise offering released on Wah Wah 45s. ‘Won’t Suffer‘ brings the smooth dub sound with all the elements of the genre played to …
KARMA FEST VII: Leeds own psych fest returns to its roots – 08/09/18
What goes around, comes around. And so the time is almost upon us. September the 8th see’s Karma Fest return to its roots and light up the Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds with one if it’s finest line ups yet. Mark Keds – (ex-Senseless Things) – brings his post-punk outfit Deadcuts, to play alongside, Matt Hollywood …