Release Reviews
Air - 10 000 Hz Legend
It’s now been over three years since Air’s last proper album and, sporadic live dates and low-key soundtrack projects aside, questions over what they’ve actually been up to have rarely ceased. Even the comeback single, the ‘We Are The Robots’ for the playlist generation ‘Radio #1’, did little to cease to flo»
Snuff - Blue Gravy: Phase 9
Shortly due to appear, at an Arena near you, with Pennywise on the Deconstruction tour, Snuff have been around since 1986, emerging out of the post-Jam punk scene that also produced bands like the Mega City Four.Together with The Wildhearts, who appeared several years later, they came up with a sound that was to »
Farse - Whatever Happened to the Allstars
It’s 10.54am on a Sunday morning. I’ve spent the last 2 hours wishing I hadn’t downed so much tequila last night whilst also trying to write a review of Farse’s latest EP, “Whatever Happened to the Allstars”. It’s a hard job, so I think it’s best that I start with the facts: (1) This is the best CD I’ve ever heard »
Fear Factory - Digimortal
I wasn't really that keen on "Obsolete", Fear Factory's last full-length effort. It wasn't bad as such, but after the innovation of remix album "Remanufacture" it felt like a couple of steps backwards. Where "Remanufacture" showed us a bit of leg, "Obsolete" clamped its frig»
King Of Woolworths - Stalker Song
Those of you interested in the avant-electronica scene may well have heard vague murmurings about the King Of Woolworth's last release, a 10" on his own label called 'Kentish Town'. That particular track was a blissed out ambient wash, somewhere between the understated beauty of prime Boards Of Canada<»
Ensign - The Price of Progression
If I was feeling particularly lazy I could sum up this album in six words: Cast the First Stone; Part 2. For it is because of Ensign’s characteristic, but still rather limiting old skool Gorilla Biscuits /In My Eyes hardcore formula that unfortunately makes this sound like it was recorded in the same sessions as»
The Music - Take The Long Road And Walk It
Regular listeners to Radio One’s Evening Session will no doubt have already come across this, the latest new sensation hailing from up North; Ladies and Gentlemen I am proud to announce, The Music. With their attitude-splattered baggy-esque indie sound, Steve Lamacq favourites The Music, release this thei»
Emetrex - Metacomet
It’s impossible not to turn on the radio or TV these days and not be harassed by one of two devastating evils; a stream of pop music and the apathy that accompanies it or numetal/ska punk (cos lets face it they don’t know the difference themselves) inflicting depression on a nation’s youth and trying to instil an oh»
Muse - Origin of Symmetry
You know the story. You’ve heard the rumours. You may own a t-shirt. If you’ve been naughty you may have the dodgy live mp3’s from Napster… But do you know WHO Muse are? The singer, Matt Bellamy clearly isn’t the same as everyone else and that is definitely not a bad thing. “Paradise comes at a price” is »
Sparklehorse - It's a Wonderful Life
As I scrape the pixie dust from the corner of my eyes, I press play. My head returns to the pillow. Several minutes pass. These are several minutes, maybe an hour or so of dreamy perfection. Sparklehorse have created a perfect barely awake, sleepy layering of introflective sound – and that is a good thing»
Lahannya - Drowning EP
As many people know, a lot of demos suck, so imagine my joy when I found out this 4 track CD didn't. An artist on the Kabuki label, they expect big thing from her... and it's not hard to see why. Lahannya's music is remeniscent of The Cranberries in vocal style but musically, it is like a les»
Pete Rock - PeteStrumentals
“In early 2000 BBE hooked up with Pete Rock and he decided to produce an eclectic album for our BEAT GENERATION. A fusion of jazz, pop, folk, rock and soul laces this ground-breaking project. A scattering of MC tracks (featuring a new crew called the UN) are also present to whet the appetites of Pete’s traditiona»
Destrovert - No Need To Shout
Destrovert are a metal band of four young men who have perverted the eardrums of those in Walthamstow's popular music emporium - The Standard. Incredibly young nu-metal types SugarComa have also appeared at this venue. "Oh no! Not another nu-metal band! " I hear you cry. Yes, you »
The Buggers - Here Comes The Times
The Buggers first grabbed my attention when I saw them a few weeks ago playing a small local punk night at the Foundry in Birmingham. Their set was top notch, skilfully dishing out tuneful punk rock anthems to a wilful crowd lapping up every strum & beat. It’s no wonder they were voted No.7 best unsigned band in last y»
Jennifer Lopez - Play
The Butt is back. She has dumped Puffy (no, I never will be able to bring myself to call him P Diddy as I get the giggles each time I say it.). She has changed her name to the infinitely snappier J-Lo. And she is releasing a nice little r’n’b number that is a bit like most of her other tunes. »
8:58 - The Weakest Linc
I should warn everyone that this thing ‘ere is a novelty club track, sampling, funnilly enough, excerpts from that popular self-esteem lowering quiz show “The Weakest Link.” The proper song is shit. But then proper novelty club songs always are shit, ‘cos the black box noodlers are trying too hard. Ok, »
Black Candy - Downfall
There’s a well touted quote from the NME imploring all the ‘fat, lazy, deaf A & R bastards’ (or words to that effect) to sign up this bunch of rap-metal heavyweights who hail from perhaps the most unlikely place to find metal, Oxford. So, is this challenge to major labeldom justified or is the NME just talking c»
Horny Toad - Thirteen
'Thirteen' is one of the most shamefully over looked albums of the past 10 years in a genre which adores bands like Smash Mouth, Rancid and [Spunge]. Imagine [Spunge] jamming with Bullyrag and Eddie Grant's backing band and you are almost on the right track. Their style of up-t»
Jan Johnson - Flesh
Trance and proud. There’s nothing here to distinguish this from the Fragma’s of this world but that’s not such a bad thing. A dreamy female vocal, a 4/4 beat, a 303, a 909, and a couple of novel electronic riffs and piano lines. I see thousands of hands in the air all over Ibiza this summer (again)… Better than Hi-Gate»
Echobelly - Tell Me Why
2001 seems to be the year for britpop comebacks. Along with new releases from both Shed 7 and Cast, come Echobelly, now releasing through their own indie label. Musically nothing much has changed, a jaunty strum combined with Sonya Aurora-Madden’s familiar gliding vocal. In sho»
Shed Seven - Truth Be Told
Shed 7 are a band that no-one can link to specific songs but can sing along to when they’re on the radio. For a band who’ve had enough top 20 hits to compile a greatest hits package Rick Witter’s gang disappeared with little fanfare when they split from Polydor some 2 years ago. Now back on an indie the Shed’s pick up »
Luck & Neat - Present...II
A double cd of garage grooves and two step exclusives. Luck & Neat have left pretension at home and collected some 44 tracks that will appeal to anymore, opposed to anal selecta trainspotters. The bumbling MC banter works to a degree and gives the package some personality at the very least. Choice tracks include the or»
Timo Maas - Connected
Important point, this is not an album by Timo Maas. This album does not even include the “whoomp whoomp” Maas remix of the Ibiza 2000 anthem “Dooms Night”. This is Timo’s record collection, slung together in an ever so professional mix by the man himself. The problem is that said record collection is so homogenous, and»
Weezer - The Green Album
The fact that Weezer are back is a reason to celebrate in itself. After creating the two greatest pop-rock records in existance it's time to add a third. One listen to The Green Album has you eating out of Rivers Cuomo's hand just like in the past. For the un-educated amongst our readers it's a case of this, if you lik»
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