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Oneida - Rated O
As a triple-CD set released as the second instalment of a triptych of albums, Rated O could either have turned out an epic listen or an indulgent d... Read more »| 02 Jul 2009 -
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Billy Talent - III
At the minute, Canada is ludicrously fertile territory for new bands; everywhere you turn, another one sprouts up, seemingly fully formed ('What's that? The ... Read more »| 02 Jul 2009 -
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Clark - Totems Flare
Clark’s third album follows a similar path to recent glitch-hop pioneers such as Mark Pritchard’s Harmonic 313 and rising Glaswegian star Hudson ... Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
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Kong - Snake Magnet
Every city has its fair share of nutters, but trust Manchester to churn out a trio who are both unhinged and musically brilliant. With their scuzzy, down-tun... Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
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November's Doom - Into Night's Requiem Infernal
For sure, death/doom is an unusual amalgam of two already esoteric genres. Add to that the grandiose barkings of November's Doom founder member Paul Kuhr and... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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Celan - Halo
This was an ambitious project from the off: Ari Benjamin Meyers of legendary Germans Einstürzende Neubauten and Chris Spencer of red-throated New York r... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009
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El Dog - The Lamps of Terrahead
This is a pleasant surprise. Seemingly picking up the torch laid down during the unfortunate demise of Aerogramme, El Dog don't so much wear their hearts on ... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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Discovery - LP
Like a bizarre hybrid of slick American R&B and plaintive blue-eyed indie, Discovery is the joint product of Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmangli... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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Acoustic Ladyland - Living With A Tiger
Persistently overshadowed by their Mercury-nominated sister band Polar Bear (indeed, you may only recognise this band from their drummer's splendid afro), Ac... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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Diamond Sea - Songss
Initially, Diamond Sea seem so preoccupied with constructing a minimalist soundscape that it's difficult not to feel left out from their self-indulgent micro... Read more »| 30 Jun 2009 -
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Jackie-O Motherfucker - Ballad of the Revolution
During their creative lifespan, some bands morph from challenging radicals intent on beating their listeners into stunned submission, into fully-fledged pop ... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
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Middx - Middx
The self-titled debut album from the mysterious Middx is the perfect example of what is possible when one man masters his craft. The masked producer uses sam... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
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Tinariwen - Imidiwan: Companions
Tinariwen wandered the deserts of North West Africa for almost twenty years before Westerners detected their Tishoumaren mix of electric blues and traditiona... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
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That Fucking Tank - Tanknology
Let's not beat about the bush: track three on Tanknology, Mr Blood, is surely the best thing put to tape by this Leeds two-piece. It's a throbbing expulsion ... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009 -
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The Minus 5 - Killingsworth
The Minus 5 remain relatively obscure, which is astonishing when you consider that past line-ups have included members of Sonic Youth and Wilco, as well as E... Read more »| 29 Jun 2009