The month of May is proving to be a rather expensive one. Not only does it seem to contain the birthdays of almost everyone I seem to know or am related to but there are also some spectacular works of music out this month, which is leaving me somewhat stony broke, but happy. I have [...]
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Approaching this one was a strange experience. I had bought their previous album Fever on the strength of their co-vocalist Rachel Fannan’s stunning work on that year’s UNKLE album, and was introduced to a band and record that absolutely floored me. And now Rachel’s not part of Sleepy Sun any more, departing suddenly and pointedly towards [...]
I have to admit to being a little bored recently. No idea why this should be the case, as this March has been the strangest and busiest times for 6dft in general, and I’m all for that sort of thing. The thing I suppose that’s been bothering me slightly of late is that 2012 has [...]
This turned out to be a nice surprise last night – I was perusing the merchandise table at Mark Lanegan’s show in Leeds to try to remember which one of his multitude of live CDs I don’t have, and I noticed that the side table that house opening act Creature With The Atom Brain’s stuff [...]
Well. After seeing that title, there was no way that this was not going to be bought. And, before I carry on with this: if you are not of a certain vintage, if you are not from the UK, or if you were both of the former but went playing outside after TISWAS finished, none [...]
Bloody typical. Last full Lunar Eclipse around these parts until 2042, and it’s cloudy. Still, all things considered, in 2042 we’ll possibly all be living on the moon watching the Earth eclipse the Sun. So, swings and roundabouts then. In any case, it’s due to start in about 20 mins here so there may well [...]
And after that slice of breezy wonderment, off to pastures other with this one. This is another blind buy of mine, picking it out of the pages mostly due to the label that this appears on. Jagjaguwar Records is gaining a strong reputation of picking and promoting strong, leftfield acts that maybe other labels [...]
This isn’t a completely new album, as it was originally released online for free for a very limited time (no more than a day or two) back in 2009, which is when I first heard this. Thankfully, it’s now getting a full release next month via the Acid Jazz label and will no doubt attract [...]
Sometimes, the reason for buying a record is simple – maybe I’d heard bits of it and liked it, or possibly I’ve been a longterm fan of the artist/s involved. Occasionally, it’s a bit more random like taking a bit of a fancy to the artwork. And of course there’s the odd “buying stuff off [...]
As musical trends come and go, it’s strange and somewhat sad to see a particular instrument almost vanish entirely from contemporary music. Even modern folksy types seem to shun it. So what is it about the flute that puts off pretty much every band during the past 30 years or so? Does its silvery appearance [...]
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