“In a way Grizzly Bear sound a bit like Akron/Family’s younger, more placid brother. A group of men singing (often together) to tunes that are not particularly memorable, nor that go anywhere in particular, but are peculiarly beguiling nonetheless.”
Leafcutter John – The Forest and the Sea
“Contained within are wonderful tunes, disconcerting sounds and shrieks, ambient music, musique concrete, and an atmosphere all of its own.”
Rhys Chatham – An Angel Moves Too Fast to See (Table of the Elements)
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It’s not everyday that an album comes along with 100 guitars and for this reason alone you should buy it. Given that it is a vital artefact of the New York sound of the seventies and eighties, and is bloody brilliant to boot, you’d be mad to let it pass you by.
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The Witch and the Robot – Dying Mancake and the Creature Feature
“Imagine you’re watching 1970s kids TV, probably the BBC, its 3 o clock and it’s time for the educational “make your own instrument from a car wheel then play it in an orchestra with your mates” hippy nonsense that pervaded the airwaves at the time. You know the sort of thing, lots of well scrubbed kids playing recorders, usually presided over by Play Away’s Brian Cant, or Heads and Tails’ Derek Griffiths. Only this time don Van Vliet’s in the studio. And he’s pissed. ”
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Letter from London; Artrocker & more…
“This is Deathline’s debut gig apparently, and they do well, pulling in about sixty punters. For me, it’s simple with this lot; the fast ones are good, the slow ones are poor. ”
Les Georges Leningrad – Sangue Puro
“Ennio Morricone is a kind of tribute I suppose, albeit one that is firmly placed within the boundaries of Les Georges Lenningrad’s sonic rules. I should also point out that there’s a lot of screaming.”
The Blow – Paper Television
“The best of these leftfield pop songs is Babay Eat a Critter (Feel its Wrath) which starts as some low grade Shirelles number before mutating into a disturbing song about defecation.”
It’s a dwarf thing…you wouldn’t understand… Incendiary ask BIG dwarf some que
“We’re a bit Spinal Tap… where they could go “1 louder” we like to go “1 weirder”!!! ha ha. I would say our best critical appraisal was once whilst listening to our toones a Woman passed out and a Guy had a panic attack (possibly chemically induced I may add) LoL ha ha! ”
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Incendiary interview CSS
“Alcohol is about an ex friend, someone who Lovefoxx (the singer) hated for a week, but now she loves her again. Still, in that week she used her feelings and wrote a song.”
Incendiary interview The Long Blondes
“I believe we’ve got to be about being someone’s favourite ever band. And that’s not about selling so many albums, or fitting into a certain demographic, nor is it being cussedly out on a limb, it’s more to do with contributing positively to a form of culture.”