Be patient, and you should be rewarded. But it’s not a record that is going to give up its best moments lightly.
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A Hawk and a Hacksaw – You Have Already Gone to The Other World
No, this record’s got its own inherent, slightly psychedelic power to it: this certainly seems to be the most complete LP in terms of outlook; (maybe the idea of basing the idea for the record round a film helped both concentrate minds and allow a new, unifying force into proceedings).
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Seal of Quality – Fate Patterns
You could wonder how you are supposed to react to music as restless as Tickle Tickle and Cities Unfold, as it’s an ever moving myriad of attitudes and perspectives.
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Monokino – Fake Virtue
I’ll stand by an old observation I made of them, that they are a loner’s band and as such best enjoyed in the confines of your bedroom.
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Helado Negro – Invisible Life
So, we can safely predict a release that will work well in the company of a glass of red wine on a terrace, whilst idly turning the pages of the Sunday papers.
Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol 3: To See More Light
I suppose my essential message here is that the record is superb. It’s exhausting for sure, and I found I had to approach it incrementally, taking bits at a time.
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Bernays Propoganda – Zabraneta Planeta
So, in summary it’s attractive, tough, and uncompromising music. Well worth a spin. I suspect they are dynamite live.
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Dur-Dur Band – Volume 5
This record is a superb listen all round, it must be said. Of course the sardonic side of me can’t help a scintilla of sharp comment slipping through at this current trend for digging up and consuming old half-forgotten sounds from other continents.
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Godspunk Volume 12
I’m guessing that Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld must have been a big hit on the Fylde coast. When Howl in the Typewriter start joining in with tracks like Derek’s Briefcase, you begin to note that this is the most psychedelic, most cinematic of Godspunks yet.
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The Pheromoans – Does This Guy Stack Up?
I wonder if this is the sort of record that is looking to stir up some obscure but bug-eyed revolution: taking over a carpet warehouse or something. The songs could be hymns for a cult.
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