Back to form with Orbital’s new release “Optical Delusion”
Coming together in Kent in 1989, Phil and Paul Hartnoll, collectively known as Orbital, have had something of a strange ride. After over three decades of starts and stops, the brothers are …
Album Reviews
Sam Goku makes a return with “Things We See When We Look Closer”
It has been two years since Robin Wang, better known as Sam Goku, graced the world with his eclectic blend of Chinese Traditional and Euro-Dace beats. This month sees the release of his …
Can’t repeat the past? Why, of course you can! BEAT AWFULS “PAWS”
In 2017 Alan Cross wrote about the 30-Year nostalgia cycle. He said, “There’s a reason that the culture of the 1980s is experiencing a resurgence right now. Just as there’s a reason that …
Young Fathers’ “Heavy Heavy” is an album of utter abandon
Young Fathers are back. The always-fresh Scottish trio returns after a five-year break with their fourth studio album Heavy Heavy, a distinct evolution of its tidier predecessor Cocoa Sugar. …
A conversational review of Widows Gold new record “Love Drops”
What I like about writing album reviews is the introduction to new music. Discovering new bands and artists I’d never heard of prior to their album landing on my desk. Now, to be honest, I …
Getting experimental with Identified Patient’s “Elevator Music For Headbangers”
One of Europe’s most celebrated DJs, Job Veerman, known to fans as Identified Patient, brings his unpredictable soundscape to the New Year with Music For Headbangers, out on January 20th. A …
Back to form with Wesley Joseph’s “GLOW”
Referred to as an ‘auteur,’ the London-based songwriter, producer, and filmmaker Wesley Joseph is about to mount a glorious return, after his 2021 EP Ultramarine, his newest release, GLOW, …
Testing new waters with ZDBT’s “Evening Star”
Known for an experimental spirit, blending electro with orchestral, adding elements of rap for spice, the mysterious personage known as ZDBT is back for their fourth full-length album, …
Quiet Contemplation with Lord of the Isles’ “Subtle Thoughts”
‘Etherial’ is a descriptor often applied to music, for good or ill, and the work of Neil McDonald, better known as Lord of the Isles, is no exception. Other terms used to describe his …
Music reimagined with Barbie Bertisch’s new ” Prelude Remixes” EP
Art is known for its variations, especially in terms of music. The most famous, and infamous, work by Bach is widely known as the “Goldberg Variations”. Seen in some circles as the death of …