Review: Staraya Derevnya ‘Garden Window Escape’
From their early beginnings with the album Expedition, which showcased Gosha Shtasel‘s talent for crafting simple yet deeply moving folk
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Review: Water Damage ‘2 Songs’
I unfailingly enjoy the thrill of the Shaman’s latest list of delectables for review dropping into my inbox, rummaging through
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Review: Plastic Crimewave Syndicate ‘Tales Of The Golden Skull’
It goes without saying that one of the many cool aspects of writing for The Sleeping Shaman is the exposure
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Review: Yaryu ‘For Damage’
The Land of the Rising Sun has no shortage of great jazz-related acts. Some of the best jazz I’ve heard
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The Utopia Strong & Konformer @ The Yard, Manchester, 6th September 2024
As I headed off to Manchester for my thirtieth gig of the year, never in my wildest dreams would I
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Review: Sex Swing ‘Golden Triangle’
Golden Triangle is, the not safe for work named, Sex Swing‘s long-awaited follow-up to 2020’s Type II. Although the intervening
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Review: Smote ‘A Grand Stream’
Since I reviewed last year’s Genog, life has changed somewhat for Smote‘s main man Daniel Foggin who has relocated from
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Review: Kungens Män ‘För Samtida Djur 2’
When I usually want my fill of something relaxed and chilled to listen to, that has dreamy saxophones and hedonistic
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Review: Ivan The Tolerable Quintet ‘Vertigo’
The musical journey of Oli Heffernan, the experimental multi-instrumentalist from Middlesbrough, UK who performs under the moniker Ivan The Tolerable,
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Review: Øresund Space Collective ‘Orgone Unicorn’
Emerging from the connection between Denmark and Sweden forged by the iconic Øresund Bridge, the Danish experimental music collective known
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Review: GNOD ‘Spot Land’
GNOD have been a Salford (Manchester) musical staple since their formation back in 2006 with founding member Paddy Shine a
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