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November 1, 2017April 23, 2018 Pete Leave a Comment

The Blue Hour A few weeks ago, The Blue Hour presented their new single ‘One More Mystery’, giving us a taste of early 4AD-style ethereal folk-noir par excellence with a dance of Siouxsie Sioux thrown in for good measure. The video and original animation was created by Rayhan Khan and produced by Rooster Studio. Seattle-based 4AD-styled ethereal folk-noir duo The Blue […]

DARMA
October 18, 2018
DARMA “Darma’s music reaches the depth of your being and stays fixed in your consciousness long after the last chords have faded away.” – Roxy Gillespie, Louder Than War The Manchester-based trio DARMA, Harry Corbett (vocals), Lloyd Whitehead (bass), and Issac Whitehead (drums), give such new meaning to the term garage rock, that simply labeling …
Dispak
October 18, 2018
Dispak DISPAK is the synthesis of electronic music composers/producers Chris Child and Kasson Crooker. Over the past 20 years, Chris through his moniker Kodomo and Kasson through Symbion Project have released a wide breadth of electronic music drawing from ambient, techno, IDM, downtempo, and cinematic soundscapes. After years of struggling to collaborate on opposite sides …
Charles in the Kitchen
October 18, 2018
Charles in the Kitchen A few weeks after releasing a brand new double sided split-single 7′ with their co-conspirators of Them Stones curated by the amazing Division Records(dIVA, Jonbar Hinge, Kehlvin, Unfold…), Swiss gentlemen of Charles In The Kitchen just unveiled an official music video for the single “Arrogant Teenage Rag” available right now on YouTube. With “Arrogant Teenage Rag”, Charles in the Kitchen continues its unique …
Buildings and Food
October 18, 2018
Buildings and Food Buildings and Food has announced the debut album ‘Quick Beat Save’. Hailing from Toronto, this is the artist persona of Jen K. Wilson, an independent Canadian music artist espousing electronic avant pop. Ahead of this release, she offers a beautiful teaser in the way of lead track ‘Slow to Reverse’, which shows strong leanings towards cult …
Slaves
October 17, 2018
Slaves British punk duo Slaves debuted the video for their third single “Magnolia” via a premiere on NME. A slab of catchy, grungy guitar pop, “Magnolia” is both a sneering takedown of suburban consumerism and a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the bland and ubiquitous paint which has found its way into so many UK homes. The video finds the band indulging …
Blast Bomb
October 17, 2018
Blast Bomb An incendiary device as precise in its roar as it is feral in its instincts and attack, the uncompromising sound of Blast Bomb simply demands attention. Proof has already been full in the reactions to and support of the quintet s debut release and live presence and already beginning to escalate in anticipation of …