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A-Sun Amissa & Lauren Mason ‘Water Scores’ Artwork

Usually when I start writing down my thoughts and rough notes for a review, I sit, listen and scribble things

AAA Gripper 'We Invented Work For The Common Good' Artwork

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Review: AAA Gripper ‘We Invented Work For The Common Good’

29th May 202529th May 2025 Harry Holmes AAA Gripper, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Spoken Word, Wrong Speed Records

For a record that brings ‘work’ into the frame from the title, there is a surprising amount of play and

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Review: SUMAC And Moor Mother ‘The Film’

9th May 20259th May 2025 Matthew Williams Drone, Experimental, Moor Mother, Spoken Word, Sumac, Thrill Jockey Records

After giving this a few listens, I can confirm that SUMAC are another band that is going to be filed

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Review: Enablers ‘Some Gift’

25th August 202230th September 2022 Simon Brotherton Enablers, Post-Punk, Post-Rock, Spoken Word, Wrong Speed Records

As the press release accompanying this latest long-player from Enablers stresses, there’s no ‘The’ in their name, something which I

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Video Premiere: Enablers ‘Phone Blows Up’ – New Album ‘Some Gift’ Releases 2nd September

18th August 202223rd September 2022 Lee Edwards Enablers, Post-Punk, Spoken Word, Wrong Speed Records

Enablers are a band that, rightly so, are difficult to pigeonhole. Fronted by the enigma that is poet and lyricist

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Review: Enablers ‘Output Negative Space’

26th November 202111th January 2022 Reza Mills Enablers, Human Worth, Post-Punk, Spoken Word

OK folks, some housekeeping first. This is a 15th anniversary reissue from Human Worth of Enablers highly acclaimed 2006 Output

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Premiere: Enablers ‘Output Negative Space’ – Remastered Vinyl Reissue Releases Friday Via Human Worth

23rd November 202124th December 2021 Lee Edwards Enablers, Human Worth, Post-Punk, Spoken Word

Have we got a treat in store for you our dear readers. As 2021 see’s the 15th Anniversary for Enablers

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Review: William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin

17th May 202118th June 2021 Jeremy Moore Brion Gysin, Cold Spring Records, Spoken Word, William S. Burroughs

Like a popular referendum on any oppressive government, the Beat Generation of the 1950s too was a renunciation of the

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Review: Dead Sea Apes, Adam Stone & Black Tempest ‘Dataland’

15th January 20212nd May 2023 Reza Mills Adam Stone, Black Tempest, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Dataland, Dead Sea Apes, Feeding Tube Records, Kraut, Spoken Word

Dataland is collaboration between Dead Sea Apes (Brett Savage, Jack Toker, Chris Hardman, Alistair Reid), Black Tempest aka Stephen Bradbury

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Review: H.P. Lovecraft ‘The Festival’

16th December 202022nd January 2021 Reza Mills Andrew Leman, Cadabra Records, Fabio Frizzi, H.P. Lovecraft, Spoken Word, The Festival

H .P. Lovecraft has been a profound influence on metal bands throughout the ages, Metallica, Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard

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Review: Enablers ‘Pigeon Diaries’

6th May 20205th June 2020 Reza Mills Broken Clover Records, Enablers, Exile On Mainstream Records, Lancashire And Somerset, Pigeon Diaries, Spoken Word

Enablers are a four piece based in San Francisco and consist of Joe Goldring (guitar), Kevin Thomson (Guitar), vocalist/poet Pete

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