Label Profile #16: Chemikal Underground
Established in 1995, Chemikal Underground has been a home to some of DiS’s favourite bands: Mogwai, Arab Strap, The Delgados and many more. We catch up with co-founder Alun Woodward»
Established in 1995, Chemikal Underground has been a home to some of DiS’s favourite bands: Mogwai, Arab Strap, The Delgados and many more. We catch up with co-founder Alun Woodward»
Send one DiS writer to the first-ever Connect festival? We think not. Here, three intrepid festival-goers – Jordan Dowling, Dom Gourlay and Dave Kerr – bring us their experiences of three days that can only be summarised as: a muddy festival in Inveraray, Scotland. With some ace bands, as it happened…»
So the Mercury nominations for this year aren’t so bad, a couple of proper WTF examples aside (The View? Really? Come on…). However good this year’s nominations generally are, though, we at DiS got the old grey matter burning away to compile an alternative list of twelve that could have made the cut...»
January was cold. But for a few days it wasn’t, and we all feared London would flood when the rising sea level overpowered the wonder of modern technology that is the Thames Barrier. Then it got colder, still, and we remembered that The Netherlands will drown way before us. But all this talk of evolving into a race of webbed-limbed freaks is totally off the subject at hand, which is January’s finest long-play releases...»
SuperSonic 2005 might’ve ended in unsettling evacuation, controlled explosions reverberating the tarmac outside, but as Birmingham’s city centre was cleared amid security alerts, shockwaves from two perception-altering acts remained most lasting. Lucky that dropping sonic bombs is the only terrorism we’re interested in round these parts, then.»
Drowned in Sound Records' very own Redjetson would like to inform you of the following dates:»
You join us with one half of Aereogramme, a band that manages the stunning feat of being able to weld together visceral metal with heart-breakingly sensitive indie ballads, while still being one of the greatest rock bands in the country. Relaxing before going onstage to play in Aberdeen, bearded singer-guitarist»
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It’s really bloody cold outside but Glaswegian Stink-core pioneers Aereogramme are surely used to weather far worse than this in Scotland so I shall complain no further. Signed to notorious Scotch label Chemikal Underground , Aereogramme have recently completed their first American tour and are back in t»
Aereogramme’s sound is an apocalyptic blend of electronica, hardcore, lo-fi and metal. As far as releases go, they’ve had two singles ‘Translations’ and ‘Hatred’ on their own Babi Yaga label, the first has sold out but if your quick you might get the second via Cargo Distribution. Their next release will be»