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Something Bitchin' This Way Comes by Lock Up

Review by cglaume

Gnagnagna, « Lock Up c’est quand même ‘achement moins bien que RATM »… Mais ils sont cons ou quoi ? Est-ce que du Lock Up anglais ont dit « c’est quand même ‘achement moins bien que Napalm Death » ? Non. Parce qu’on peut déguster à la fois la boule v...

Doll Creature by David Toop & Max Eastley

Review by Colin Buttimer

Doll Creature is Max Eastley and David Toop's first recording since 1994's Buried Dreams and only their third since 1975's New and Rediscovered Musical Instruments. Both are criminally long out of print. Buried Dreams in particular was a brilliantly ...

Hours Before The Sun by Noxura

Review by ace

The Presence of Night: Inside Noxura's New Album, "Hours Before The Sun" An artist’s name is a promise, a statement of intent. For the project known as Noxura, that promise is found in its very definition: “the presence of night”. It’s a concept that...

Odd and Awkward by Nils Wogram

Review by Peter Marsh

Trombonist Nils Wogram is pretty much unknown over here but has made a name for himself on the Eurojazz circuit, and this double CD is a fine showcase of his talent as both a player and composer. CD one is given over to Wogram's sextet, an all brass ...

Parade by Prince and The Revolution

Review by Mike Diver

Whereas 1984's Purple Rain had seen Prince merge the on-screen and on-record perfectly, remaining a classic to this day, Parade can't quite claim to be as essential. Again a soundtrack to one of the Purple One's excursions into cinema, it supports th...

Karthik Calling Karthik by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Review by Jaspreet Pandohar

There's no stopping the music machine that is Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendosa. Having started 2010 on a high with the soundtrack to My Name is Khan, the trio hit the rights notes once again with Karthik Calling Karthik. Fresh and fu...

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