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MARKERS BORN IN TIME

posted September 28th, 2020

Oh boy. 2020..."Don't complain, don't explain", right? But in the six years since since Magik Markers  Surrender To The Fantasy, lots happened!  2020 was meant as a sweet'n'sour commentary on this already-incisive year way before COVID and everything else; now, the Markers' time-stamped album statement is poised to hit even harder, its exterior further textured by coarse residue of the glue that binds us all together. Fortunately, the music in this statement doubles as a timeless demonstration of what John Shaw, Pete Nolan and Elisa Ambrogio do best:... (read more)

Artists in this story: Magik Markers

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Dominique Knowles' The Sun Sinks at Soccer Club Club

posted September 22nd, 2020

"I remember being home and just watching a storm from the horizon
Walk over like a cloak of death
The rain was so thick that it looked like another cloud, a phantom
Though other clouds near it would cause the sun’s light to bounce off of it,
And create a different light
It’s strange seeing a sunset and a storm together
Soon the storm reaches the land and you’re in the rain,
All under the glow of
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Artists in this story: Soccer Club Club

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BLESS THAN ZERO

posted September 21st, 2020

Lama Lobsang Palden and Jim Becker's forthcoming Compassion delivers a universal message through the only otherworldly methods that are available to man that don't involve destroying life as we know it. It's simple - just listen to and feel sounds of third single, "Blessings", Lama's voice, chants and percussion join with Becker's eclectic production, with layers of overdubs transmitting deep overtones to strengthen a peaceful atmosphere. 
 


Jim's deep musical ability is on full... (read more)

Artists in this story: Lama Lobsang Palden and Jim Becker

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GET YER STITCHES OUT!

posted September 15th, 2020

Rock and roll was a relief after the rigor of Henry Cow.  
 
That was one of the thoughts in Anthony Moore's brain in late 1975. Of course, leaving Henry Cow had meant the dissolution of the band he'd founded, Slapp Happy, as the two groups had essentially merged over the previous year. Still, there was plenty yet to do with music, and with Anthony's propensity for odd left turns, a solo career in the pop world seemed like a... (read more)

Artists in this story: Anthony Moore

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THE SILENCE 5: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

posted September 10th, 2020

Launched in 2015 by Ghost's Masaki BatohThe Silence have rocketed to their fifth album in an impressive arc, continuing their singular journey to known and unknown places in the musical universe with Electric Meditations. Recorded in an all-analog process at GOK Studios in Tokyo, the sounds are a measure of the The Silence's soul! Descending to great depths and expanding immeasurably from minimal to maximal, The Silence resonate off blues and hard rock vibes in the process.

The first Electric... (read more)

Artists in this story: The Silence

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JER MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO TASTE

posted September 8th, 2020

Dope Body's sonic mutations boil out from their flesh like a lather of sweat, dripping into yer mouth with the tang of toxic waste. Illuminated by hammer-on harmony leads, funky post-hardcore, and glinting metallic edges, their latest single "Jer Bang" breaks the chain and bursts through the daily routine like a grim landmark. Raw aggression detonates, unblinking at the blinding flash in the chorus (to be shouted from rooftops around the world): "Watch me - revolt!"
 

Filmed in an isolated location by lead... (read more)

Artists in this story: Dope Body

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RE-FUSION ENGINE

posted September 2nd, 2020

Orbiting our planet - a guitar in space. As the world turns, it's only a few minutes between continents - we're not that far apart at all! Receiving and transmitting the actions from the surface has moments of disconnect before the signal becomes clear: the play of rich tonalities, and the complimentary music of nations that Tashi Dorji finds in the neck of his acoustic guitar.

Piss and vinegar spray from Tashi's resolute, resourceful acoustic guitar improvisation, while behind the initial flurries lies a tactile,... (read more)

Artists in this story: Tashi Dorji