Electronic
Meet: David Best from Fujiya & Miyagi
Weaving between the lines of electronic music are Brighton’s Fujiya & Miyagi, who have released a series of genre-hopping records spanning almost 20 years. Now their back with a new self-titled LP, out on April 7th via Impossible Objects of Desire, and it sees the band embracing the positive, despite everything thats going on in …
EP: Jon Kennedy – Ha!
Jon Kennedy is a man about the world. He travels the globe leaving scorched dance floors as a DJ extraordinaire, and just for kicks he remixes tunes of all color, shape, and size. He’s a rhythm man at heart, calling home behind a drum set. Basking behind the real thing and as a programmer of …
Track: The Bug Vs Earth – Snakes vs Rats
What happens when you put two artists – namely Kevin Martin and Dylan Carlson, aka The Bug and Earth, respectively, both explorers of everything….heavy, together. Well, you’ll have some idea if you picked up the Boa/Cold EP, made during the sessions for The Bug’s ‘Angels & Devils’ album back in 2014, but, taken from their …
Track: Kid Koala – Fallaway (Feat. Emilíana Torrini)
If you think you know the music of Kid Koala, be prepared because with his new album ‘Music To Draw To: Satellite’, out on April 7th via the Arts & Crafts label, he’s take a rather dramatic sidestep. It’s an album that tells a heartrending tale of discovery and loss through the lens of lovers …
News: Belle & Sebastian to headline BBC 6 Music Festival in Glasgow
As the BBC 6 Music Festival prepares to make its Glasgow debut, local stars Belle & Sebastian are announced as headliners. As one of Glasgow’s most loved bands, it’s fitting that Belle & Sebastian are topping the bill on the last night of the BBC 6 Music Festival on Sunday 26 March at the O2 …
Track: Fujiya & Miyagi – Solitaire
Taken from their forthcoming self-titled album, due out on 7th April via Impossible Objects of Desire, Brighton electro-genre hoppers Fujiya & Miyagi have released a new single, Solitaire. It’s the bands sixth album, but actually it’s the culmination of a year-long project that sees the release of three EP’s which traverse disco, electro, pop, and …
Live Review: Be Charlotte – Attic at The Garage Glasgow 17.2.2017 Plus Gallery
Half way through their short tour of Scotland, Be Charlotte enthral a packed Attic with a set of stunningly artistic and irresistibly catchy anthems. As we’re waiting for Be Charlotte to take to the stage, I’m told by a fellow photographer that I should prepare myself for something special and when the band – made …
Track: Warm Digits Share “End Times” (Featuring Field Music)
Fans of Metronomy, Les Rhythm Digitales, Les Rythmes Digitales and Hot Chip will want to know that Warm Digits have shared new track “End Times” (Featuring Field Music). Warm Digits are Newcastle-based Andrew Hodson and Steve Jefferis). Now signed to a delighted Memphis Industries, their first emission is the track “End Times” incorporating neighbouring partnership …
Album Review: Holy Holy – Paint
Holy Holy, a duo hailing from Melbourne, Australia are about to release their sophomore album, “Paint” through Sony Records on 24 February 2017. This is a delightful pop album which seems to collide seventies harmony-laden vocals with an eighties synth pop mentality to create a very modern soundscape. Holy Holy are without doubt one of …
Not Forgotten: The Human League – Hysteria
In the early 80s people wanted Pop Stars and Pop delivered. Debbie Harry, Boy George, Adam Ant, Gary Numan, each one putting their own unique stamp on it, with an unforgettable look. And then along came Phil Oakey, who’d been germinating in a dark world of weirdness. He was androgynous pop perfection; all the girls …