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May14

CD: “Lost Light Receiver” by Lunarians

by Jon on May 14th, 2013 at 20:12
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

Describing themselves as “sonic architects” we have Lunarians a 5 piece from Bristol, who fuse art rock and electronica with a resultant effect of enthralling the listener in addictive beats, sculptural rhythms, blended in with a little dose of the 80′s synth.

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May14

CD: “Square Peg in a Square Hole” by firewheelbombfire

by Jon on May 14th, 2013 at 18:04
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

From Cardiff comes the debut solo project from firewheelbomb, and experimental solo project.

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May08

EP: “Flickers of Dawn” by Attica’s Ashes

by Jon on May 8th, 2013 at 21:31
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

Somewhere between good ole rock, punk, goth horror, and sprinkle of metal you will find Attica’s Ashes. This EP is great rollercoaster of fun with it’s catchy rhythms pulling you in, almost anthemic chorus’s, some great bass riffs. All with a slightly dark feel, a theatrical feel pervades proceedings.

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May07

EP: “Imola” by Armchair Committee

by Jon on May 7th, 2013 at 19:34
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

Earlier this month saw Bristol based rockers Armchair Committee release their new EP “Imola”.

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Apr17

CD: “The Gentlemen Bastards” by The Gentlemen Bastards

by Jon on April 17th, 2013 at 22:29
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

Who likes their rock hard? Who likes their rock to come from a band called The Gentlemen Bastards? Who likes rock you can buy for $1?

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Apr17

CD: “Two Halves” by Lukas Cresswell-Rost

by Jon on April 17th, 2013 at 21:38
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

Coming from Leeds, but now residing in Berlin, Lukas has blown the dust off some old material recorded back in 2007 and 2008 (one half for each year), and has released it.

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Apr05

CD: “Bones In the Closet” by Helldorado

by Jon on April 5th, 2013 at 08:04
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

From the dusty desert plains of Norway come Helldorado (and apparently they are very popular in Turkey!) with their dark take on spaghetti westerns, with a sound that appears to be influenced by Ennio Morricone (the use of horns is uncanny), and Quentin Tarantino. Conjuring up images of a dark isolated pained world. Welcome to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr04

EP: “Outside” by Hellbound Hearts

by Jon on April 4th, 2013 at 08:03
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

Hellbound Hearts from York have a new EP called “Outside”, are set to take over the world this year.

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Apr04

CD: “Unchartered Water, Faded Glory, And Other Stories” by Mark Vennis And A Different Place

by Jon on April 4th, 2013 at 07:12
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Portsmouth based, and inspired Mark Vennis recently released their new album “Unchartered Water, Faded Glory, And Other Stories”.

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Apr03

CD: “Make Believe” by Candy Cavalry

by Jon on April 3rd, 2013 at 22:46
Posted In: CD, Reviews, Jon

All the way from Fareham comes Candy Cavalry who, earlier in March, released “Make Believe” their third release, second album, with an EP in between the two.