Super Empowered is not a procession of monolithic blarings.
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Howl Ensemble – Prooi
I’ve seen Howl Ensemble play and as musicians they look nothing like the sort of band you’d think (after listening to this) they should look like; coming over as a bunch of Heavy Metal escapees.
Richard’s Record Round Up – Samhain 2014 Part 3
There’s even a song called Mustache In Your Face. Jesu H. But my all-time fave is Jaded’s The King Was. Far fucking out, that ditty. What is it all about?
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Richard’s Record Round Up – Samhain 2014 Part 2
For the most part the tracks are spellbinding mixes of 60s/70s spiritualism, 70s prog (specifically the enticing organ/synth bits on Gong or Hillage solo LPs before the guitar battles and zany lyrics kick in) and the ambient minimalism let loose by Riley or Eno.
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Richard’s Record Round Up – Samhain 2014 Part 1
There’s even something in It’s Time to Be Clear that reminds me of Terry Jacks’ Seasons in the Sun. Enough for you to know. Who reads Bonnie Prince Billy reviews anyway?
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Incendiary interview Samy Ben Redjeb of the Analog Africa label
Cuban music is… You have God and directly below is Cuban music. For everybody who really is in the music scene, Cuban music is sacred. But African music is not far below it.
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Incendiary hang out with Yuko Yuko and The Homesick
That is a bit of a Dokkum thing funnily enough, because we want to play with our friends rather than have a band with other people; you know, just to ‘be in a band’.
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A Letter to Corno Zwetsloot
You were always busy building things or making things, out of sound, making beer for your hobby, or fixing that bloody mixing desk!
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An Alternative Eurovision Odyssey – Part 3 Tales of the Expected
Textured white-linen envelope, hand-written address and was that a whiff of fondue and Nazi gold? The provenance was evident, especially considering the wax seal embossed with the hallowed crest of the European Broadcasting Company. The long wait was over.
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Le Guess Who Day Four 23/11/14 Dronefest, Sleaford Mods
See, this was the beauty of the whole drone scene; you just logged in or out when you needed to, it helped refresh the mind rather than zonk it out.
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