Electronic
Album Review: Zavoloka – Amulet
Ukrainian folk instruments dissolve into abstract psychoactive sounds from the improvisational universe. The meditative engine of multi-instrumental music drives the magical means of influencing perception. This is the sonic amulet, which is decorated with radiant tones and the colorful ceremonial musical outline. Mythological music is spirited by epic historical times and ideas of freedom, dignity, …
Track/Video : Soundscape creator aus previews new album ‘Everis’ with the serene and subtle ‘Landia’.
Creativity and adversity often seem to dance together and the making of ‘Everis’, the upcoming album from Tokyo musician Yasuhiko Fukuzono (AKA aus), more than reinforces this notion. When his home was burgled the loss of a wealth of archive and work in progress forced Fukuzono to re-constitute the developing ideas for his next work …
Premiere: Kid Francescoli kicks off a busy 2023 with ‘You Are Everywhere’
You’re gonna hear a lot about him this year so we’d recommend you get familiar with Mathieu Hocine, AKA Kid Francescoli. He’s been at work on the follow-up to 2020’s Lovers, with a brief detour into score and soundtrack territory for last year’s Azuro, and while not ready to reveal it just yet, the Marseille-based …
News: Stepping ahead of the curve once more – Supersonic Festival returns for 2023
It’s staggering to think that Birmingham’s Supersonic Festival returns this year for its 20th inspirational iteration. No wonder it’s been called ‘The Mother of British underground festivals’. Here is an event of significance dedicated to championing those sonic explorers who occupy the outer fringes of noise, rock and experimentation. Expertly curated, proudly inclusive and defiantly …
Album Review: Night Plow/Night Plow : a pulsating electronic offering, beat driven and sonically fresh.
Some things are just meant to happen. For proof just plug into the highly charged self-titled debut from Night Plow, available now from the venerable We Are Busy Bodies. It’s a pulsating electronic offering carved out from the partnership of bassist/beat maker Tim Lefebrve and keyboard afficionado Gregory MacDonald (aka Cola Wars), a spontaneous collaboration …
Album Review: Slow Readers Club Release Anthemic 6th LP “Knowledge Freedom Power”
Band Image – Credit: Trust A Fox Photography One of the great things about being a music journalist is that you get early access to new music. The downside of that is that you have to keep it to yourself, until the day of release. Yes, you can talk about it, write about, tell everyone …
News: Host Featuring Paradise Lost Vocalist Nick Holmes And Guitarist Greg Mackintosh Are Set To Release Their Debut Album ‘IX’
The origins of Host, the new project featuring Paradise Lost vocalist Nick Holmes and guitarist Greg Mackintosh, do not trace back to their 1999 album bearing the same name but instead to the West Yorkshire music clubs of the mid-to-late 1980s. While Holmes and Mackintosh were already certified heavy metal fanatics, they were equally drawn to the New Wave and Goth music scenes. The pounding rhythms, …
Meet: Greg Mackintosh Of Host
Massive thanks to Greg for taking the time to answer our questions on the in preparation for the release of debut album IX from the new project, Host, which features himself and fellow Paradise Lost member, Nick Holmes. It was around 4 years ago that I first thought about doing this and I called it …
News: Glüme releases new album ‘Main Character’
Electro-pop évocateur Glüme releases her brand new album, Main Character, released via independent record label Italians Do It Better. LISTEN TO MAIN CHARACTER HERE The album is released alongside a new music video for ‘Queen Of LA’, which features on the album. The video is set to premiere today, 17th February, at 2pm. The music video was directed by Manny Liottaand is available to watch …
Album Review: Yossari Baby – Inferiority Complex (Alphaville Records)
If you believed every single press release which accompanies any new album, you’d be excused for just throwing away all your record collection each time, as what’s just arrived in your inbox is truly the dogs danglies. Very occasionally, the hype meets the reality, and with Manchester Electo/New Wave 3 piece, Yossari Baby’s debut release, …