“Meat is Murder was the point where cerebral met celibate and the social, political and cultural ley lines of this island nation were united under a flag of The Smiths’ convenience. At the time, most other things seemed pointless.”
The Chameleons – Live In Toronto
“You ache to have been there. Afterwards the band strolled anonymously into the warm Canadian night, just ordinary people, making remarkable music.”
Mylo – Destroy Rock & Roll review
“Mylo proves that there is art into splicing together his petty thefts and making the whole a dippy, dance-tastic sum greater than it’s mostly forgotten parts.”
Hüsker Dü- Candy Apple Grey review
“Don’t wanna know if you are lonely” should be fed to cheating lovers with their breakfast cereal; “Sorry Somehow” spits deep into the cavernous hole your heart was ripped from.”
Boards of Canada – Music Has The Right To Children review
“Beats chug, disembodied voices carry, somnambulant washes rise and fall apparently in a state of drug induced hypnosis and the endless doctoring removes the root ethic of the sounds, but then renders them back into something intrinsically familiar.”
The Gun Club – Fire of Love review
Originally released 31st August 1981. Review originally published April 1st, 2007. Author’s note: The first drafts of this piece were…
Fun Lovin’ Criminals – 100% Colombian review
Originally Released 17th November 1998. Review published in it’s original form 1st April 2007. Amongst many other things, the Criminals’…
New Order – Technique
Originally released 30th January 1989. Review originally posted 29th August 2007. Of all of the Mancunian’s albums between Movement and…
Burial – The Man behind the mask
Feature, originally published 21st August 2008. A few weeks ago a young British artist updated his MySpace blog and added…
Ballistic Brothers – Rude System review
Originally released 18th July 1997. Review originally posted 29th June 2008. So 1997 then; a pivotal year for dance music…