‘Caesura’ (2008) has been keeping me company today. Blissful electronica that avoids being cheesy, it’s emotive stuff. If you like it, you can pick it up over at Boomkat for a mere £3.75.
Archive for January, 2010
January 31, 2010
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The Good The Bad – From 005 to 008
By Ash in Music Reviews
Interesting promo sent to me by this trio who create instrumental surf-rock. I didn’t hate it, nor did I particularly love it. Perhaps if the guitar work had been tighter and more imaginative, I would have gone a bit nuts for it; but ultimately they’re a band making safe, good-time rock n’ roll with surftastic tremolo licks. The Good The Bad are kind of like the boys in the Bikini Beach Band (who play twang covers of modern tunes), but without their sense of humour and all the presumed attitude of Jack White on a particularly introspective day.
January 30, 2010
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Essential Mixes
By Ash in Musical Murmurings
Literally, every single Essential Mix since 1993 for you to stream, download and rate.
I highly recommend the DJ Shadow and Carter & Fearless sessions.
January 27, 2010
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Motorpsycho – Heavy Metal Fruit
By Ash in Music Reviews
More likely to be named after the Russ Meyer film than the Bob Dylan song of the same name, Motorpsycho’s latest album finds the Norwegian trio on drastically effective form. Clocking in at just over an hour, five of the six tracks presented here are expansive prog freakouts sitting around comparatively brief piano ballad, ‘Close Your Eyes’.
January 27, 2010
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Mamer set to tour the UK
By Ash in Musical Murmurings
You may recall me banging on about Mamer’s performances at WOMAD last year. The good news for all concerned, is that he’s touring our fair island in a couple of months. An absolute delight to behold, please make the effort to see this extraordinary musician and buy his wonderful album, ‘Eagle’, at the earliest possible opportunity.
Thursday, 18 March – The Stables, Milton Keynes
Friday, 19 March – South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
Saturday, 20 March – West End Centre, Aldershot
Sunday, 21 March – The Brook Theatre, Chatham
Tuesday, 23 March – The Luminaire, London
Wednesday, 24 March – Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
Thursday, 25 March – South Street Arts Centre, Reading
Saturday, 27 March – Empire Hall, Chichester
January 25, 2010
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Ceephax Acid Crew – United Acid Emirates
By Ash in Music Reviews
Ceephax Acid Crew’s latest album is a whirlwind concoction of thumping technicolour sound layered with synthetic arpeggios that thunder through it like a Bull at Pamplona. If Street Fighter II had come with great music, instead of that ridiculously annoying, noisome theme that plagued the ears of everyone waiting for their playing partner to pick a character (Ryu! Ken! It’s easy enough! Oh, Zangief, well done!), it would have sounded something like the wonderfully named Ceephax Acid Crew. Heavily influenced by 8-bit technology, Andy Jenkinson (yes, brother of that Jenkinson) plasters his flighty ‘United Acid Emirates’ with uplifting techno squall, pastes with experimental digital quirk and papers with complete danceability.
January 25, 2010
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