Released : 1995 You could say Neil Barnes and Paul Daley were the raver’s ravers. The latter had a long … More
Category: Features
Best Albums of 2021 #9 Villagers – Fever Dreams
Whilst in self isolation Connor O’Brien imagined a world outside that was much bigger than the one he remembered living … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #18 Global Communication – 14:31
Released : 1993 Playing machines, sculpting with sound, feeling it’s notes as contours, musicians as philosophers, painters and abstract expressionists. … More
Snail Mail – Valentine review
If your late teenage years typically mean finding out who you are, your early twenties are often spent coming to … More
Best Albums of 2021 #10 Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods
Arguably a concept album about a Korean volcano just had to be better than it sounded, but with the Super … More
Fela Kuti London Scene/Live! With Ginger Baker review
Fela Kuti’s influence on music from the Northern Hemisphere stretches back as far as Talking Heads 1980 masterpiece Remain In … More
Best Albums of 2021 #11 Sault – Nine
There was a whiff of gimmickry around Nine with it only being available on streaming platforms for 99 days, but … More
Best Albums of 2021 #12 Clinic – Fantasy Island
Many artists talk about having complete artistic control. Not all of them excercise it. On Fantasy Island Liverpudlian psych veterans … More
November 2021’s Best New Music
10. Bullet For My Valentine – Rainbow Veins 9. Portico Quartet – A.O.E. 8. Beach Bunny – Oxygen 7. Teleman … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #19 The Shamen – Pro>gen ’91 (Move Any Mountain)
Released : 1991 In his book on dance culture Energy Flash Simon Reynolds devotes a section to what he describes … More