Reviews
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VARIOUS ARTISTS: BEAUTIFUL ESCAPE… IS COMING RIGHT ALONG EP
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The Posies were a power-pop outfit from Washington State that didn’t so much set the world on fire as give it a nasty Chinese burn. They did, however, produce…
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NINE INCH NAILS: GHOSTS I-IV
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Recorded over ten weeks in the autumn of 2007, Ghosts I-IV is a departure in many ways for Nine Inch Nails mainstay Trent Reznor. No song titles, no record label, no…
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PAUL STANLEY: LIVE TO WIN
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Some people have been waiting since 1978 for a new Paul Stanley solo album. The last effort was the second best out of a batch of four solo albums…
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OPTIMO: PSYCH OUT
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Optimo is a Scottish DJ duo: Twitch and Jonnie Wilkes. Or, perhaps more accurately, Optimo is a club in Glasgow, Scotland that seems to pride itself on its musical…
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HELLO STRANGER: HELLO STRANGER
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When you are the son of such famous musician as Ry Cooder, it must be really difficult to strike out on your own and make your own mark in…
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THE HOLY FIRE: IN THE NAME OF THE WORLD
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The thumping opener “Raised on Planes” prepares the way for the coming of a great six-track mini album. You hold on to you seat for a white-knuckle ride of…
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ROBIN GUTHRIE: CONTINENTAL
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There is a certain tension coming from within this latest Robin Guthrie release. It seems on the face of it that Continental is just another ambient, collection of haunting melodies. The…
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HEZIKIAH JONES: HEZEKIAH SAYS YOURE A-OK
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There is something gorgeously brittle about Hezekiah Says You’re A-OK. In around 30 minutes we are taken on a melancholy ride through a world that is constructed completely from harmonies….
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UNDERGROUND ORCHESTRA: ACTIVE INGREDIENT
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I could wax lyrical about how these ten instrumental pieces are so well crafted, and how the musicianship of the band is beyond reproach. These two statements might be…
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ALAN SINGLEY AND PANTS MACHINE: LOVINGKINDNESS
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I wonder what it is like in Alan Singley’s head? If I could take a Being John Malkovich-type trip through the cobwebs and the undoubtedly dark places that reside in…