In all of this, the spirits of Arthur Lee and Skip Spence are invoked at every turn.
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King Champion Sounds, Arvind Ganga, Selma Peelen, de Groote Weiver, Wormerveer 18/10/14
King Champion Sounds couldn’t really fail; lined up on a stage in perfect order, they blasted out their tough, psyched-out rockasoul.
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Incendiary interview Drvg Cvltvre
Also, it depends on what music has been playing in the office. If someone has been playing singer songwriters all day, there will be distorted kicks and heavy bass lines.
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An Alternative Eurovision Odyssey Part 2 – When a Man Loves a Woman
Things are looking dire for Baz, and if he wants to avoid a future slurping Super Noodles in a damp Damascus bedsit whilst working on his right arm, he needs big bucks fast, which means a new job.
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Xaxaxa, Mannheim, Ell Sol, Sub071, Leiden, 6/10/14
Incendiary interview Eton Crop
As a teenager, John Peel was my lifeline to England and to new music. Everyday I listened to his show. So we were very honoured when we could do our first session. And that we were invited to do 5 in total.
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Incendiary interview DNMF
A sensual side? Man, I was thinking of Conan The Barbarian during the whole writing/recording process…
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Incendiary interview Noveller
While the origin of the music is certainly pitched at myself, once it grows into something that exists as a recording and I’m performing it live in front of an audience I definitely feel like it has transformed.
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Sven Agaath – Simple Field Calculator
…listening to King of Heart Attacks and Senseless Trips, you suspect the big joke Sven Agaath plays on us is to make us listen to a messy, bedroom take on Richie Blackmore or Kiss.
The Homesick – Twst yr Wrsts
This is a brilliant pop release, driven by boredom, daydreams, living in a cut n paste Dutch town, and enlivened by a sort of home-brewed sound that is inspiringly, bullishly, tinny and processed.
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