Category: Experimental

Album Reviews, Experimental, Indie Rock, Psych, Video

ALBUM REVIEW: Deerhunter | Halcyon Digest

written by Chris Familton It has been quite fascinating to watch Deerhunter evolve and develop their craft over the last few years. From the tripped out, grab-bag shoegaze of 2007’s Cryptograms to the produced and tighter sounds of 2008’s Microcastle theirs has been a progression towards indie pop royalty not dissimilar to the path taken by Pavement. Halcyon Digest sees the quartet changing direction once … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Deerhunter | Halcyon Digest

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Audio Stream, Electronica, Experimental, Indie Rock

STREAM: Wild Beasts | Two Dancers (Remixes)

Wild Beasts are hav ing a bit of fun farming out tracks from last year’s Two Dancers album and after releasing a 12″ of We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues they are set to release a double 12″ pack of The Fun Powder Plot and This Is Our Lot in November 8th. The first 12″ features dancefloor-orientated remixes courtesy of Canadian synth-pop … Continue reading STREAM: Wild Beasts | Two Dancers (Remixes)

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Americana / Alt-Country, Audio Stream, Experimental, News, Video

VIDEO: Neil Young | Angry World…

It’s a big Neil Young day today with the unveiling of the first track from his new record Le Noise, recorded solo with Daniel Lanois providing studio effects. Angry World is a fantastic swirling sonic wash of Neil’s gritty guitar, vocal effects and typical railing against the world lyrics. Definitely a departure from the recent garage rock and country folk and it sounds brilliant! You … Continue reading VIDEO: Neil Young | Angry World…

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Electronica, Experimental, Indie Rock, Live Photos, Live Reviews, Post-Punk

LIVE REVIEW: Xiu Xiu / High Places @ OAF, Sydney 03/09/10

written by Chris Familton This was to be the night of music high on artistic cunning and grandeur with three acts willing to push boundaries of standard song structure and delivery. Locals Kyu impressed with their angelic harmonies that sounded at times like an offshoot of the recent Bjork/Dirty Projectors collaboration. What made Kyu so appealing was the duo’s multi-tasking skills. While both singing layered … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Xiu Xiu / High Places @ OAF, Sydney 03/09/10

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Album Covers, Electronica, Experimental, News

NEWS: Philip Jeck releases A New Ark For The Listener…

In the worlds of Jeck’s label Touch… Philip Jeck works with old records and record players salvaged from junk shops turning them to his own purposes. He really does play them as musical instruments, creating an intensely personal language that evolves with each added part of a record. Philip Jeck makes geniunely moving and transfixing music, where we hear the art not the gimmick. Philip … Continue reading NEWS: Philip Jeck releases A New Ark For The Listener…

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