We were sent a box of cassettes from the UK micro-label Mantile Records in January 2013, probably on the strength
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Vinyl Sevens round-up (1 of 3)
From Private Leisure Industries, we have Buffalo Bangers (PLI-4) with two nifty songs ‘Granite Grandma’ and ‘Blockader’ which it’s possible
Continue readingThrough a Pre-Memory: a heavyweight sound experience of alienation and despair
ÄÄNIPÄÄ, Through A Pre-Memory, Editions Mego, CD 175 (2013) On their own and with other collaborations, Mika Vainio and Stephen
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DJ Olive Featuring Honeychild Coleman THWIS USA THE AGRICULTURE AG055 CD (2013) Looking past the tiresome and arbitrary nature of
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Wozzeck Act IV RUSSIA OPPOSING MUSIC OPM013 CD (2012) Young Russians (previously known to me only via their interview in
Continue readingGrotesque Mandarin Splashback
Fans of absurdist low-key acoustic mummery should tune into the zig-zag waves emanating from the skewed mind of Daniel Spicer
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An astonishing outpouring of energy from Invisible Things on their Home Is The Sun (PORTER RECORDS PRCD-4069) album. The label
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One day all obscure punk music will be collected, anthologised and reissued, fed to the hungry ears of those who
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KIV Orchestra La Roue AURIS MEDIA AUM 035 / VIALKA VIA-012 CD (2012) La Roue is a new collaboration between
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Ken Hyder / Z’EV / Andy Knight Ghost Time HINTERZIMMER HINT 16 CD (2012) As initial reactions go, the question
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