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News: Luxembourg’s dark folk icon ROME announces debut Australian tour on 20th anniversary and release of album ‘Civitas Solis’

With a dark gothic timbre that sounds like a mixture of The The, Pete Murphy and Editors, the Luxembourg artist ROME has announced a debut Australian tour to celebrate 20…

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Album Review: Quayola/Seta – Transient : an evocative debut album from these multi-media originals.

Acclaimed media artist Quayola is a visualiser who works within the confluence of sound and vision. As well as his extensive globe-trotting catalogue of solo exhibitions he has collaborated with…

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New Track: Multi-media originals Quayola/Seta preview their evocative debut album ‘Transient’

Sound and vision, vision and sound, acclaimed media artist Quayola is a visualiser who works with convergence and endless flow, breaking down boundaries, exploring possibilities and creating experiences. Having collaborated…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: On His LP Border Patrol, Singer-Songwriter Farees Turns Trauma Into Art, With Humor, Grace and Righteous Anger

When Farees, the singer-song writer, released his stirring debut solo album in 2015, Mississippi to Sahara, (under the name Faris), he did what many artists do; he planned a tour…

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Say Psych: Video Premiere: Modern Stars – Jesus Walks Alone

Modern Stars are Andrea Merolle, Barbara Margani and Andrea Sperduti. Andrea and Andrea played in several bands of the Latium underground scene, while Barbara is a lyric soprano. Their music…

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Say Psych: Track: Black Rainbows – Radio 666

Italians Black Rainbows have recently announced the release of their eight studio album Cosmic Ritual Supertrip, to be released on Heavy Psych Sounds, and unveil new track ‘Radio 666’. Recorded at Forward Studios…

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Say Psych: Premiere: Crimen – Six Weeks

BSM and Fuzz Club Records are pleased to bring you the premiere of ‘Six Weeks’, the first rack to air from Italian trio Crimen, taken from their forthcoming debut album. Silent…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Killer Boogie – Acid Cream

Rating: 7/10 Rome’s Killer Boogie are the latest in a sequence of Italian bands bringing out great albums and thrusting their way unashamedly to prominence. Comprised of Gabriele Fiori (guitars,…

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Track: Snow In Mexico – Juno Beach

Out this week on Saint Marie Records is the new, third, EP from Italian electronic duo Snow In Mexico, aka Andrea Novelli and Massimiliano Cruciani. Titled Juno Beach, it sits…

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