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AlbumsHidden Orchestra – Night Walks
Following in the footsteps of hip-hop inflected brethren The Cinematic Orchestra, the similarly named, similarly styled Hidden Orchestra have set an Olympian... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsChapter – III (A Collection of Monsters)
A Collection of Monsters is a compelling record that excites and frustrates in equal measure. The songs - fusing elements of folk, electronica and chamber-po... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsThe Hundred In The Hands – The Hundred In The Hands
Fostering one of the most vibrant music scenes on the planet today, Brooklyn, NYC unearths another gem in The Hundred In The Hands aka Eleanore Everdell and ... Read more »| 03 Sep 2010 -
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Blonde Redhead – Penny Sparkle
Having instigated an evolution away from their Sonic Youth-aping origins with the release of 2000’s, Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons, Blond Redhead&rs... Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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Helsinki Seven – Divisions
Helsinki Seven are purveyors of bombastic popular hardcore, the likes of which initially propelled Boy Sets Fire onto the Warped tour and wider acceptance. C... Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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Black Mountain – Wilderness Heart
Unlike the musical trajectory of many of the influences Black Mountain happily wear on their sleeves, Wilderness Heart finds the Canadian troupe temp... Read more »| 02 Sep 2010
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AlbumsLosers – Beautiful Losers
This side project by radio DJ Eddy Temple-Morris along with Tom Bellamy from the Cooper Temple Clause attempts to follow the manifesto of Temple-Morris&rsquo... Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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Gaudi – No Prisoners
Of all the ridiculous utopian political messages, the most magnificent has got to be ‘one nation under a groove’, as No Prisoners reminds us with... Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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Envy – Recitation
Recitation is an apt title for Japanese hardcore band Envy’s fifth long player, invoking the scene of a dramatic storyteller with an audience in the pa... Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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Manic Street Preachers – Postcards From A Young Man
This is, according to Nicky Wire, the Manics’ “last chance to attempt to communicate on a mass level” – a peculiar statement, conside... Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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Castanets - Texas Rose, the Thaw and the Beasts
Fifth album from experimental folk soloist Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
AlbumsOf Montreal – False Priest
Credit the presence of Jon Brion (Kanye West) or cameos by pop singers, but False Priest is easily Of Montreal's most accessible album since 2004's Satanic P... Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
Having previously shelved his seminal post-punk band back in 1997, Young God Records founder Michael Gira has continued to write under his Angels of Light mo... Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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Tricky - Mixed Race
Like various associates in the mid-90s trip-hop scene, Tricky has struggled to develop his style beyond his first couple of great albums. Now onto his ninth,... Read more »| 01 Sep 2010 -
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Fabriclive 53: Drop The Lime
Fabriclive's latest offering veers of the beaten track, but does it benefit from varied track selection? Read more »| 01 Sep 2010