Who better to reflect the massive divisions in the UK than mighty noise duo Guttersnipe? Scything guitar, knock down drums, screaming synth combine in a hellish void-bound maelstrom. They redefine noise, immolate you in their sound, grip you and squeeze. It’s tantrum music, music that squeals its opposition until it no longer can.’Alive On TuesdayContinue reading “Album Review: Guttersnipe- Extinction Burst!”
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Overlooked Classic : Bat For Lashes- Two Suns (2009)
For me, Natasha Khan is a much overlooked singer songwriter. Bat For Lashes- her main musical project – are in that lovely sweet spot between classic songwriter and more experimental musician. I was thinking lately how she never quite gets her dues. It’s possible that she’s too strange for the Dua Lipa crowd, yet tooContinue reading “Overlooked Classic : Bat For Lashes- Two Suns (2009)”
Nick Cave Virtual Exhibition: Stranger Than Kindness
Available through Nick Cave’s website is the chance to virtually take a trip through his exhibition, Stranger Than Kindness. It’s a fascinating wander through his passions, inspiration, musings and the creative process itself. Featuring artwork by Cave and a painting by old flame Anita Lane, to mocked-up studios, an old bedroom and library, ephemera, toContinue reading “Nick Cave Virtual Exhibition: Stranger Than Kindness”
Just Step Sideways : Gelli Haha- Klouds Will Carry Me to Sleep
Spring always makes me listen to hyperpop or bubblegum. Gelli Haha fuses both together. It’s absurdist, neon bright music that’s psychedelic and pure disco, as if Superorganism and Tom Tom Club had got together and eaten too many E numbers (ahem!) in a fever dream. It’s fabulous, melodic and febrile. Angel Abaya’s voice is justContinue reading “Just Step Sideways : Gelli Haha- Klouds Will Carry Me to Sleep”
Overlooked Classic : Ben Golomstock- Stories From the Moon
The late composer, DJ and musician Ben Golomstock created an album with some of his friends, and it’s glorious: a melee of Miranda Sex Garden style enchanted rock and the more classical, cinematic side. Having joined Miranda Sex Garden early doors, this album Golomstock co-wrote with his collaboraters can’t help but lean into the gothicContinue reading “Overlooked Classic : Ben Golomstock- Stories From the Moon”
Lost In Music: David Bowie – Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Remix)
This is a cut from The Next Day, a remix by James Murphy for DFA featuring the one and only Steve Reich, sampling his ‘Clapping Music’ and a soupcon of Bowie’s ‘Ashes to Ashes’. The clown is faded- the hat may be jaunty, but love is lost.It’s at once a jump forward and a lookContinue reading “Lost In Music: David Bowie – Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Remix)”
Album Review : Maria BC- Marathon
Non-binary, California -based artist Maria BC has a duality to their work. This, their third album, occupies liminal spaces between sleeping and awake states. Their gorgeous ambient sounds can turn from soothing to jarring. It keeps the listener on their toes. Maria BC is a classically trained vocalist, and it shows. Their range is subtleContinue reading “Album Review : Maria BC- Marathon”
Overlooked Classic: Broadcast- The Noise Made By People
Label: Warp Records 1 Long Was The Year2 Unchanging Window3 Minus One4 Come On Let’s Go5 Echo’s Answer6 Tower Of Our Tuning7 Papercuts8 You Can Fall9 Look Outside10 Until Then11 City In Progress12 Dead The Long Year http://warp.net/ Broadcast were formed in Birmingham in 1995 by singer Trish Keenan and James Cargill. Both shared a similar aesthetic and love of the esoteric. They quickly developed a huge following,Continue reading “Overlooked Classic: Broadcast- The Noise Made By People”
Overlooked Classics: Miranda Sex Garden – Suspiria
Katharine Blake’s band of merry goth minstrels – who ultimately expanded into the more “palatable” Mediaeval Baebes, were always wilfully out of step with the prevailing trends of the time. Britain in 1993 was mired in all things Britpop,: seventies Adidas tracksuits, floppy curtains hairstyles and bucket hats. Lads and ladettes stalked the land. MirandaContinue reading “Overlooked Classics: Miranda Sex Garden – Suspiria”
Fallen To Earth, Low But Not Down
“It’s very, very sad… Very romantic” , David Bowie explained to a bemused Russell Harty in one of their many infamous awkward chatshow exchanges, after of course the pompous host remained fixated on the aesthetics and not substance, yet again. He was of course referring to The Man Who Fall To Earth. Low, the albumContinue reading “Fallen To Earth, Low But Not Down”
Hit The North 