An Archive of Incendiary Magazine 2002 – 2017
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To be honest, listening to this recording maddens me. Therefore I shan’t describe or try to review any of the bloody music for once as I’ll have a fit and turn purple. Rather, let’s talk about the peripheral stuff for a change, because, just for this once, you can describe a CD by its cover. Condon treats the whole Central/Eastern/Balkan/Russian Europe thang like a huge tray of exotic chocolates, a giant dressing up box in which to indulge his vague, ill-formed fantasies.
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“My mother came from Indonesia with only mix tapes from there. Which are really great by the way! (Laughs) My father came from this very Catholic family where they only played Dutch folk music, and marching band music!”
Continue reading “De Nieuwe Vrolijkheid “The Boekhorststraat Interview” part two”
“Western Nebraska is really beautiful, you can drive through it and there is like nothing as far as you can see.”
Continue reading “Incendiary interview Eagle*Seagull at the Paradiso part two”
“In Miller’s own words this is music designed “to beat the steering wheel of your van to or sing along with while drinking whiskey in the bathtub on a Saturday night with your dog.” ”
Continue reading “Howlin’ Rain – Howlin’ Rain”
“The lyrics are more or less indecipherable, throbbing in and out of the music, seeping into your brain. Not that this matters of course. ”
Continue reading “Niobe – White Hats”
“A truly great compilation from one of theee premier independent labels, covering the last ten years or so of recorded output. ”
Continue reading “Chemikal Underground Records – Chem 087 CD+DVD”
“I feel the krautrock similarities are fully justified, truly its like seeing early Can or T-Dream in their rawest incarnations. Drums are smashed, trombones & saxes are blown, the sound guy Marcel (part of the band) walks up to the front of the stage and adjusts some wires totally oblivious to the audience.”
Continue reading “De Nieuwe Vrolijkheid – De Nieuwe Anita 17/07/06”
“I had huge fights with John Balance and Julian hasn’t spoken to me for almost four years and I doubt he ever will again but conflict does spark creativity and I thrive on that.”
Continue reading “Incendiary speak to the legendary Thighpaulsandra.”
“By contrast, Jenny Again is a simple stripped down acoustic number with nary a hint of anything else, except a mention of Little Chef.”