If the sound offered by Graveyard Tapes really is ‘their wound’, then it’s an oozy, self-inflicted gash reeking of antiseptic and self-loathing. Let’s hope it doesn’t heal
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PAS Musique – Abandoned Bird Egg and Kine – Meditations in April Green
Both these records are uncompromising, but neither revel in obscurity: and PAS Musique’s brilliant Abandoned Bird Egg is one record you really have to listen to.
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Future Bible Heroes – Partygoing
…John Shuttleworth practising his Casio chops in Johnny Minton’s flat, the North Sea ferry act Anthony H Wilson would have booked on the spot, Soft Cell turning up as the new entertainers in Hi de Hi
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Justin Walter – Lullabies and Nightmares
Suffice to say I think this release is tops, the gloopy, gluey sound is mired in a sort of ambient analogue fug, furring up the sonic arteries with a glut of wibbling synths and something called an Electronic Valve Instrument.
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Sarah Neufeld – Hero Brother
Fear and Loving in Heaton Park: Part Eight – Intermission
The end seemed nigh for our intrepid reporter and yet once again he’s leaving the concert, the sense of déjà vu providing a welcome relief from the spirit-crushing ennui. Apparently this is the ideal place for Stephen to gather his thoughts before setting off into the wet grey yonder in search of the magic bus to Didsbury.
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How Not to Be In a Band – Reality Bites Back
As my hero Les McQueen, former rhythm guitarist with Crème Brulée, says: ‘It’s a shit business; I’m glad I’m out of it.’
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Eleanor Friedberger – Personal Record
This is no clever tribute record mind, or accomplished addition to an already impressive back catalogue; this is a bona fide classic.
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William Basinski – Nocturnes
The opener Nocturnes – weighing in at over 40 minutes – got me through my shirts and the girlfriend’s dresses. The second track, The Trail of Tears, saw me finish off the other nicks and nacks and gave me time to put the ironing board away.
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Death Row Radio – Yummy
I think this lot hail from Newcastle, a Roman city with a defined and often celebrated Northern work ethic.
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