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Review: Milkweed ‘Folklore 1979’

4th June 20244th June 2024 George Green Broadside Hacks, Folk, Milkweed, Trip-Hop

It doesn’t happen very often, but just occasionally, I find myself listening to a piece of music and thinking ‘WHAT

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Review: Arms And Sleepers ‘What Tomorrow Brings’

4th March 20244th March 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Arms And Sleepers, Electronic, Experimental, Pelagic Records, Trip-Hop

The sheer volume of available music in the modern age is simply staggering. We have certainly experienced the uptick in

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Review: She The Throne ‘Nuntis’

23rd November 202323rd November 2023 Reza Mills Electronic, Industrial, She The Throne, Trepanation Recordings, Trip-Hop

The members of this mysterious Manchester duo have been involved in various metal/electronic/noise/hip-hop projects since the late 1990s, and as

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Virta 'Horros' Artwork
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Review: Virta ‘Horros’

13th October 202313th October 2023 Lee Beamish Electronic, Experimental, Svart Records, Trip-Hop, Virta

Some bands are a revelation. You can’t quite put your finger on just what it is exactly, but they manage

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Interesting Times Gang 'Are We OK'
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Review: Interesting Times Gang ‘Are We OK’ EP

11th April 202226th May 2022 Reza Mills Independent, Interesting Times Gang, Trip-Hop

The appropriately named Interesting Times Gang is a solo project for Ian Miller which to quote Shaman Lee in the

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GGGOLDDD 'This Shame Should Not Be Mine'
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Review: GGGOLDDD ‘This Shame Should Not Be Mine’

30th March 202226th May 2022 Lee Beamish Alternative, Artoffact Records, GGGOLDDD, Trip-Hop

Music, one of the most expressive things we, as humans, can create. It can convey mood, feeling, raw emotion, and

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Premiere: Interesting Times Gang ‘Are We OK’

10th March 20224th May 2022 Lee Edwards Independent, Interesting Times Gang, Trip-Hop

Ian Miller is a name known for his post-metal exploits in Kowloon Walled City, but with his solo project, Interesting

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Devour Every Star ‘Antiquity’
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Review: Devour Every Star ‘Antiquity’

24th December 20218th February 2022 Richard Murray Blue Bedroom Records, Devour Every Star, Trip-Hop

Life is so often a rushed mess. Upon waking we have to prepare ourselves both mentally and physically for the

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Kool Keith + Scorn + Submerged 'Distortion'
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Review: Kool Keith + Scorn + Submerged ‘Distortion’ EP

16th April 202116th December 2021 Jamie Grimes Distortion, Dub, Kool Keith, Mick Harris, Ohm Resistance, Scorn, Submerged, Trip-Hop

Fuckin’ ell, does Kool Keith ever sleep? Here he is again on this extremely heavyweight collab with Submerged and the

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Manslaughter 777 'World Vision Perfect Harmony'
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Review: Manslaughter 777 ‘World Vision Perfect Harmony’

15th March 202118th April 2021 Jamie Grimes Dub, Manslaughter 777, Thrill Jockey Records, Trip-Hop, World Vision Perfect Harmony

Hearing that two drummers from two heavy bands have teamed up to make a record – in this case the

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Harmaa Getto ‘Ovenvartija’
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Review: Harmaa Getto ‘Ovenvartija’

13th January 202031st January 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden Harmaa Getto, Ovenvartija, Svart Records, Trip-Hop

Sometimes a record can come along and just leaves you wondering what you have listened to. I like to think

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Following Wednesday’s premiere of an excerpt built around INTERVAL 1, TESA return with a second glimpse into TESA MAN, this

Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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