Real individuality has been a blossoming aspect of our favourite releases this year, an ingredient which has surged it seems in the imagination of a great many artists and amongst them sits STOCKHAUSEN & THE AMPLIFIED RIOT who has set… Read More ›
Powersolo
Salo – From Melmac With Hate
When sparking our instinctive appetite for noise rock/punk, leaving our ears ringing and imagination exhausted is a requirement and with ease we can say that From Melmac With Hate, the new album from French noise mongers Salo did that and… Read More ›
King Kong Blues – Bam Bam
King Kong Blues is a French band which has ripped up stages at home and across Europe, sharing stages with the likes of Meteors, Fleshtones, Powersolo and many more along the way. They create an incitement which makes you throw… Read More ›
Raketkanon – RKTKN#3
Four years or so back with a single track Belgium outfit Raketkanon had us hooked. Florent was one of those lust fuelled moments we all have from time to time; an inescapable connection which their subsequent second album reinforced with… Read More ›
The Chewers – Downhill Calendar
Defying the claws of pigeonholes and predictability with even greater relish and mischief, US duo The Chewers release their new album in the devilish shape of Downhill Calendar. Off kilter rock is pretty much what the band calls its sound… Read More ›
Escobar – The Biggest Sound
Whether you wish to call the Escobar sound grunge, punk, garage rock or something else, all flavours involved in its riotous tapestry, there is no escaping that it is one glorious rock ‘n’ roll cacophony. The irrefutable proof is to… Read More ›
Madjive – Business first
All work and no play makes…. well you know the rest though no one seems to have told French rockers Madjive. There new album suggests that it is Business first but it is a sentiment which does not stop the… Read More ›
Los Cabrones Profanos – Ogun Vodun
Hailing from Milan, Los Cabrones Profanos is a band creating incendiary stomps from the collusion of varied strains of country blues and garage punk. The evidence can be found on the band’s new album Ogun Vodun, thirteen tracks of illegitimate… Read More ›
Archie and the Bunkers + PowerSolo Split Single
Dirt Water Records are never slow in giving us a treat or two and they have set the bar with the recent release of the split single featuring US duo Archie and the Bunkers and one of our sonic favs,… Read More ›
Murena Murena – Shame Over
Genius or lunacy? A question to ponder as Shame Over seduces ears and infects the psyche with its deranged carousel of dark imagination and off-kilter rock ‘n’ roll. The riveting aural amusement park of warped thrills and twisted adventures is… Read More ›
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