As with most instrumental encounters for us, it is the power to imply, incite and ignite the imagination which draws and excites maybe even more but certainly as much as the craft and invention behind it. Irish duo Bicurious have… Read More ›
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Society Of Losers: Mr Ted – Muscle Milk/ Bisch Nadar – Leaders
Having our own musical journey seeded and bred in the small but tenacious independent record labels which leapt from the punk scene decades back there is an instinctive intrigue and appetite for the energy and passion which fuels such endeavours…. Read More ›
Easter Teeth – Truckstop Fear
Within numerous instinctively magnetic musical lures for us is the temptation of rock ‘n’ roll duos. The past few years has unearthed a host of exciting and stirring propositions across an array of styles and adding to that seemingly ever… Read More ›
Bear Makes Ninja – Shenanagrams
We all like a bit of teasing before being seduced, a touch of flirting before getting fully involved in a lustful union and that is exactly what the songs within Shenanagrams do. The debut album from British math/alternative rock trio… Read More ›
Punching Swans – Nesting
How to describe UK trio Punching Swans? You could say they are a carnivorous groove machine, a sonically schizophrenic rumble, or a rabidly twisted siren; all applying to the creative psyche and adventure that breeds the band’s irresistible sound and… Read More ›
Arcade Messiah – II
Though time wise it has been around a year between releases, it feels like a mere breath in sound and relationship between the self-titled debut Arcade Messiah album and its successor II. Continuing in adventure where its acclaimed progressive rock… Read More ›
We’ll Go Machete – Smile Club
Though knowing the name and reputation earned through their earlier releases, we had yet to get to grips with a We’ll Go Machete encounter. So it is with thanks to the band’s vocalist/guitarist Paul Warner, who introduced band and new… Read More ›
Min Diesel – Mince
Mince, the debut album from Scottish band Min Diesel, is a clash on the senses and for some maybe a car crash as certainly their sound is not going to be an easy fit for many. It is a challenging… Read More ›
Emilio Largo – In Uniform We Divide EP
As the year drifts into the frenzy of Christmas and the clutches of 2014, Scottish band Emilio Largo recently gave it a striking parting gift in the shape of their excellent In Uniform We Divide EP. Consisting of four exciting… Read More ›
Escape The Ocean – Internal Landscapes
UK band Escape The Ocean may not at this moment in time have a sound to break down boundaries or set new fires of individuality, but as it pleases and entices within debut EP Internal Landscapes you cannot stop feeling… Read More ›