Economy Of Motion is a two-man outfit, made up of Chris Summerlin (he of diskant.net/Wolves! (Of Greece)/Reynolds/Damo Suzuki’s backing band/etc/etc) and Gareth Hardwick, and their electric guitars. Nothing more than that; no drums, no bass, no keyboards - it’s just electric guitars and the sounds made by them, looped, reverbed and effected-up.
It’s wonderful stuff - […]

I now feel even more guilty for not having listened to John Peel’s show in at least a couple of years since the radio on my stereo stopped working properly. I thought that he’d be there forever so missing a few (hundred) shows wouldn’t really matter so much. As with everyone I spent my teenage […]

Anybody who’s anything to do with independent (in all senses of the word) music now - more than ever - owes it to themselves, and to all of us others who are involved, to keep on making the effort. A mainstay, whom it was all too easy to take for granted, is now gone.
Condolences to […]

I’m really upset, and there’s no way I’m going to escape this bad mood now. All I want to do is listen to sick noise music and sulk.
I had the privilege to meet John Peel a couple of times, and he was just the nicest, most garrulous and enthusiastic guy - his radio personality seemed […]

I just wrote a huge amount about Peel and Blogger crashed. Maybe it’s trying to tell me something.
I’ll try again.
You would never have caught Peel running into a bands dressing room after a gig and yelling
“I AM REBORN! THAT WAS LIKE TAKING YOUR FIRST E!”
I witnessed it.
Peels importance is not as a divining rod of […]

just heard the sad news that john peel has passed away. he truly was a great, and in these days of chris moyles, he’ll be doubly missed. i had the fortune to do a couple of peel sessions, and i really appreciated the opportunity that represented, an opportunity which was given to hundreds (thousands) of […]

Most bands would kill for a riff like this. Maybe Eska did, or maybe they’ve sold their souls but if so, damn, it was worth it. I first heard this song a couple of years ago and was staggered by it and, with only one more hearing a few days later, it was firmly stuck […]

I’ve been wanting to hear Circle for a long, long time, and hearing Empire now leaves me wanting to track down everything else they’ve ever released as soon as possible - it’s nothing short of amazing. Two long (22/23 minute) tracks, recorded live in Finland early this year, introduce Circle as one of those rare […]

For some inexplicable reason (Simon forgot), we haven’t linked up Dave Stockwell’s hilarious column about the Metallica documentary. I went to see it myself last night surrounded by metal fans wearing band tshirts and enjoyed myself tremendously. I was hoping the Metallica fans were going to start headbanging or screendiving but sadly not. I wonder […]

Hurrah! I bought some 7�s last week, and have just got around to giving �em a listen. And three cheers for vinyl with good things etched thereon, they�re both grand. That I�m a fan of London-based Italians Querelle should come as no surprise to anyone who�s read this, but I�d only previously heard them live. […]