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Track; Benny Mails – Buried Alive
South London rapper Benny Mails has released his new single ‘Buried Alive’ ahead of opening for Ghostface Killah and Raekwon in London and appearing at the Great Escape. Produced by Josh Crocker and Tom Henry the track, ‘Buried Alive’ is, according to Benny “… about the pressure of needing the amount of money you need …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: The Oscillation – U.E.F.
The Oscillation is one of the many aliases of Demian Castellanos, a multi instrumentalist tour de force who emerged from the London underground in 2006. He has released 4 previous LPs as well a handful of singes and EPs. Castellanos aims to constantly push the boundaries and drags the divisive term psychedelic rock to the …
Track: The Dank Dark unleash brutal debut track ‘What I am’
The first rotten fruits from new project, The Dank Dark, created by London based Charlie Biles. The style sits within the Blackened Death Metal arena, fusing styles from bands such as Behemoth, Fit For An Autopsy, Humanity’s Last Breath amongst others. All elements of the music are created & crafted from Biles’ home studio in …
See: Black Orchid Empire release new video for ‘Celebrity Summer’
London rockers Black Orchid Empire have released a new video for ‘Celebrity Summer’, the first single from their forthcoming album ‘Yugen’ which drops on May 25th via Long Branch Records. Of the video, vocalist/guitarist Paul Visser says “Making the video for ‘Celebrity Summer’ was a blast – we shot the whole thing in our studio …
Say Psych: News: Black Doldrums announce single and UK tour
London duo Black Doldrums are renowned for delivering multiple layers of echo-drenched guitar and heavy relentless drums, creating their transient and euphoric dark-psych, shoegaze and continuing to astonish audiences with sounds far greater than one may assume. They have recently announced a 17 date UK tour where their performances will be certain to draw crowds. …
See: Organised Scum reveal new video for Unborn Cars
In Werner Herzog’s documentary about the internet Lo and Behold: Rivalries of the Connected World, a GoogleX employee makes reference to ‘Unborn Cars’ of the future. This imagery and turn of phrase both bemused Tom Duggins of London three piece Organised Scum, who took it and used it as inspiration for the song which turned …
Say Psych: Track Review: Ulrika Spacek – Lord Luck
Hot on the heels of second LP Modern English Decoration last year, art rockers Ulrika Spacek announce they are to release a new EP, Suggestive Listening on 21st April through Tough Love Records for this years Record Store Day. Having always been strong believers in a long play format when it comes to making records, but …
Track: Polychrome – Final Kiss
London’s Polychrome have released an absolutely gorgeous single, ‘Final Kiss’ off their forthcoming sel-titled debut album. ‘Final Kiss’ is lush, dreamy electro pop at its best: layered synths, insistent riffs, crisp production and soft, breathy, enigmatic vocals that would perfectly accompany a Nicolas Winding Refn movie. It is a mesmerising, intoxicating sound full of melancholy …
Meet/Live Review: A-ha Unplugged: Bedsit to the O2
I interviewed Pål Waaktar-Savoy before he played guitar for the A-ha MTV unplugged acoustic gig at the O2. That gig was half concert, half band history. Before A-ha, Mags and Pal had been in a band called Bridges. Morten heard them play a song called ‘Sox of the Fox’ and realised he wanted to join …
See: Girl Ray release new video for The Way We Came Back, plus UK tour dates
London trio Girl Ray have released a new track and video for the track ‘The Way We Came Back’ ahead of their headline UK tour. The song was written by Poppy Hankin when she was just 16 years old, but had never been recorded until after the release of the bands debut album Earl Grey. …