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SUPERSONIC 2007

SUPERSONIC 2007

The diskant team report back from their fun day out at the Supersonic festival in Birmingham. Headlined by Sunn 0))), Mogwai, Om and Qui with sunshine, cake and films it really was the perfect festival experience. Read more >>

THE WALK OFF

THE WALK OFF

Simon Minter finds out more about The Walk Off from Oxford and their messier, noisier and more downright bizarre take on New Rave. Read more >>

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Archive for October, 2007

THE BLUES IS NUMBER ONE

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Love and marriage

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Hi
No posts for a while so sorry for that but I seem to have been at home for about 5 mins in the last month. I’ve long been using my Flickr profile as a Blog of sorts so I’m just uploading some photos of the last month or so and I will link them from […]

I Love Warp Records

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

New Flying Lotus EP - massive, incredible. Like a squelchy Prefuse 73 - big beats!!!
Phew.
Pascal xx

VOLE - Vole Radio 1 (3-inch EP, Self Released)

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Vole Radio 1 is a shimmering 3-Inch EP of fun from Brighton improv collection Vole, a grand mix of electronic rattlings, flute pieces and percussive works. Seven untitled tracks which respectively share their own charming peculiarity, the next tune sounding altogether different from the one that precedes it. An interesting start to the EP with […]

Prinzhorn Dance School

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

I had hoped to write something about Prinzhorn Dance School today, after seeing them play last night but I am off to Japan tomorrow and I haven’t found the time. I am slightly obsessed with the album so, if this continues, I will likely write something on my return. I would just like to say […]

CONTROL (Dir. Anton Corbijn)

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Anton Corbijn’s Control follows the life of Ian Curtis, from a teenager who got married too young through his time with Joy Division, struggles with epilepsy and eventual suicide at the age of only 23. Based on his widow Deborah’s memoir “Touching From a Distance”, as well as the testimony of many of those […]

CHAPTERS - EP1 (CDEP, World In Winter Recordings)

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Chapters are a new musical proposition, formed in London despite the fact that all 3 members originally met at school in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Ex-members of Dakota Oak Trio and Pedro, their musical ease and cohesiveness as performers together belies the band’s short lifespan so far. This is backed up by some lovely drumming work provided […]

D’ASTRO - Records / Milk It (7", Run Of The Mill Records)

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Run Of The Mill don’t release a lot of records, but when they do they’re invariably peaches, plucked from the ever-fertile DIY scene in Leeds. D’Astro may be one of the most unusual looking fruits of the LS6 forest, germinated and tended to by frontman (and solo artist in his own right) D. Millard. They […]

Self Promo

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

I’m kinda sad to report that most of my 2007 has been consumed with work woes and issues. At the beginning of the year I finally qualified as a fully blown certified accountant after too many years of study taking up too much of my “leisure” time. Anyhow, it proved quite the poison […]

GIRAFFE RUNNING - Giraffe Running (Learn To Love/Red F)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Yum.Giraffe Running - Great name for a band, great name for an album.So that’s two out of two so far.
Giraffe Running are a duo of Greg Barrett on bass (formerly of Joan Of Arse) and Hag on drums.Yes I know, that smacks of Lightning Bolt BUT (and it’s a big BUT), GR are an entirely […]