Counterparts + Expire + Landscapes + Knocked Loose + Renounced 6th December 2016 – Camden Underworld I would like to point out first and foremost that, yes, the picture above is extremely unflattering, but it probably encapsulates the night of debauchery we experienced better than this bulk of words can. Deal with it. Another week, another chance…
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Rejoice! All of culture has been saved! For a while it seemed as though we were all doomed, culture was dead and all of London was a sterilised cesspit of soullessness, but thanks to an out of court settlement between Islington Council and the nightclub fabric, it seems as though we really did do it!…
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It was a night that was, for me, around 8 years in the making. On seeing the announcement that Dance Gavin Dance were back in the UK for the first time in 5 years for a 10 year anniversary, bringing along past vocalists Jonny Craig and Kurt Travis for the ride, it was a chance…
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Out Now As a founding member of Snarky Puppy and having heard their previous work, I knew that chances are, keyboardist Bill Laurance’s new album Live At Union Chapel would be a strong one. The album was recorded live in May 2015 at Union Chapel in London, joined by Snarky Puppy bandmates Michael League on…
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Out Now Unless you consider yourself to be a Jazz connoisseur (I don’t) or have well and truly fallen down the rabbit hole that is the European jazz scene, you may not have heard of EST, or, the Esbjörn Svensson trio. If you have however, you will know that the band reached the very height…
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Keats meets Nietzsche; how Bob Dabbles with the Romantics through three takes of ‘Visions’ The Cutting Edge is a fascinating collection of alternate takes on Dylan classics between 1965 and 1966, a time when Dylan’s surreal punk folk was setting the music world ablaze. Released towards the end of last year, the collection contains a…
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UK Release Date – 7 October 2016 “GIMME THAT CANVAS LET ME PAINT SOME SHIT!” yells Jon Mess to kick off Dance Gavin Dance’s seventh – yes, SEVENTH – studio album in ten years. I always struggle to describe DGD to virgin ears, but it’s safe to say that Jon has absolutely nailed it in…
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UK Release Date – 16th September 2016 Preoccupations: a band in a state of disarray, uncertain of any future they may have, but perhaps their eponymous new release will put these fears to rest. Preoccupations are by no means unacquainted with instability and controversy; band members Patrick Flegel and Mike Wallace know this all too…
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UK Release Date – 16th September 2016 Unsongs, the latest album from the Norwegian singer-songwriter Moddi, is an ambitious and interesting project that deserves attention for its concept alone. Having been introduced to the story of Eli Geva, an Israeli officer who refused to lead his forces into Beirut, Moddi became intrigued by the idea…
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UK Release Date – 16th September 2016 Mm, concept albums. They are definitely an acquired taste. Such albums have gone down in the annals of musical history as some of the greatest ever made. Here are some of note: – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles: I’m not a Beatles fan, but…
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