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Album Review: Congotronics International – Where’s The One? : Indispensable document from the Congolese/leftfield indie supergroup, live and locomotive.
Collective, supergroup, ensemble…whatever way you look at it Congotronics International were a big big band. Nineteen musicians, five guitarists, three likembe players, five percussionists, two bass players, three drummers and an overflowing pool of vocal talent, they aimed for scale, scope and scintillation. Formed in 2011 from members of the pioneers of the ‘tradi-modern’ sound, …
Track: Can’s live series continues with ‘Live In Brighton 1975’ hitting the racks in a fortnight; hear an excerpt from the jam ‘Brighton 75 Vier’
WITH the Can Live In Stuttgart 1975 set out in the racks now and being eagerly devoured and analysed by fans, Mute and Spoon Records already have the next live set from the actually legendary Can ready on the runway. We’re just two weeks away from the release of the second, sprawling, transporting and wholly …
Album Review: DMA’s bottle their indie pop magic into the spectacular ‘Live At Brixton’ Album
DMA’s‘ concert at Brixton this time last year marked the launch into the precipice that was the COVID lockdown. As such, it has achieved a certain iconic status as one of the last big gigs of 2020, and it is now hard to remember the feeling of bouncing cheek by jowl in a heaving hall …
SEE: Arctic Monkeys release live track video for ‘Arabella’ in aid of War Child UK
IN PROMOTION of the release of Arctic Monkeys – Live At The Royal Albert Hall on December 4th, the band have revealed the video for AM’s “Arabella”. The proceeds raised from Arctic Monkeys – Live At The Royal Albert Hall will go to War Child UK to help fill what could be up to a £2 million deficit the …
SEE: Steve Hackett releases Hammersmith live set – watch a track
FORMER Genesis axeman Steve Hackett has released a live recording from his 2019 UK tour, entitled Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings: Live at Hammersmith. The album came out last Friday, September 25th. Steve Hackett joined Genesis at the beginning of 1971 and was part of the classic prog-era line-up which also included …
News: Knuckle Release a Live Album – Live At Warehouse 23
Huddersfield & Wakefield based garage rock-trio Knuckle have released a new live album – Live at Warehouse 23 via Philophobia Music. Recorded at their massive headline show at Wakefield’s Warehouse 23. The venue for their launch for their debut album ‘Life Is Hard When You’re Soft Inside’. On the 9th of November 2019, Knuckle played their …
News: Soulfly release their Live Ritual NYC MMXIX EP
Metal icons SOULFLY are proud to announce the release of their Live Ritual NYC MMXIX digital EP. In celebration, the band has offered the fans a live video for the track ‘The Summoning’ Check it out, here Vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera comments, “New York is a mesmerizing city; the city that never sleeps! I always look forward to playing in NY. The Gramercy is a …
NEWS: THE TWILIGHT SAD ANNOUNCE LIVE ALBUM – IT WON’T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME
After the blow of missing what would have been one hell of a two nighter at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom. The Twilight Sad have collected together a discography spanning collection of live recordings from their 2019 tours and releasing a live album – ‘It Won’t Be Like This All The Time’ A fitting title for the …
Not Forgotten: Elton John – 17.11.70
After years, if not decades, of wandering about the cultural wilderness, it has reached the point where even the most indifferent music fan has to admit that between 1970 and 1975, Elton John put out some pretty good music. While it is albums like Tumbleweed Connection, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Captain Fantastic and the …
Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – Live: Bursting Out
When the broom of Punk arrived to sweep away the dust bunnies of the old guard, Jethro Tull took the frankly baffling route of going folk-rock. Having been born out of the 60s British Blues Boom, they’d already undergone an evolutionary career which saw them dabble with hard rock, satirical concept albums, art-rock and even …