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AlbumsEaters – Shouting At The Wind
“We had a first class delivery, like the Royal Mail,” spits Eaters' emcee Laughing Gear on Burn, a track which details the Edinburgh hip-hop coll... Read more »| 13 Dec 2010 -
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Metropak – The Singles Collection
The late 70s spawned a vastly varied pool of talent within the UK, one hotbed of which was undoubtedly Edinburgh. From here came Metropak, four lads and two ... Read more »| 10 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsThe Dogbones – The Dogbones
With a photo on the back sleeve that resembles an identity parade of rock casualties and an accompanying press release that merely declares “just liste... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
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Kabanjak – Tree of Mystery
As one half of German production duo Ancient Astronauts, Kabanjak's credentials are well established; that Tree Of Mystery deals in soulful hip-hop should co... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsHookah the Fuzz – Hookah the Fuzz
In music, there are innovators and there are followers: Birmingham’s Hookah the Fuzz are firmly in the latter camp, though this is by no means a dispar... Read more »| 09 Dec 2010 -
AlbumsDifferent Frequencies - Botanic Dreams
Rob Watson has shaken many a dancefloor with his work as producer The Magic Fly, and here he teams up with seasoned club vocalist Benjamin McCourt for a coll... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010
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Daft Punk – Tron: Legacy
If the prospect of having Daft Punk soundtrack the 28-year follow up to cult video-game-as-movie Tron sounds like a marriage made in digital heaven, then wha... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010 -
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Robert Francis – Before Nightfall
With a rich musical heritage – including family ties with Ry Cooder - cindering good looks, and a barrow-load of brooding introspection, American racon... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010 -
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Steven Milne – Chasing Phantoms
Chasing Phantoms is Aberdonian Steven Milne’s first solo outing; however it’s far from being the work of a novice, with the young songwriter havi... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010 -
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Marmaduke Dando – Heathcliffian Surly
Marmaduke Dando has been described as an author channelling the 'horrors and beauties of the modern world', but hyperbole aside, his music sounds something l... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Lyrics Born – As U Were
As co-founder of indie hip-hop collective Quannum Projects with DJ Shadow and Gift of Gab, Bay Area's Lyrics Born (Tom Shimura) has earned a reputation as po... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
AlbumsVarious Artists – The Sound of Siam: Leftfield Luk-Thung, Jazz & Molam in Thailand 1964-1975 Soundway
While Japanese and Chinese takes on Western musical styles are well documented, Thailand has always remained something of an unexplored frontier which makes ... Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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Joseph Dean Osgood – Rock n' Roll Man
There will always be an audience for the old and familiar – wouldn’t the world be dreadful if everyone chased the witch-house-aqua-crunk-chillwav... Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
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Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
“Have you lost your mind?" asks Yeezy on Hell Of A Life. "Tell me when you think we’ve crossed the line...” And so Twitter's most dangerous... Read more »| 26 Nov 2010 -
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Console – Herself
Somewhere on India’s Goa beach there is a man playing the first tune on this record, nodding his dreadlocked head, and feeling at one with the world; f... Read more »| 26 Nov 2010