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Posts about music.

Shiny dance machine

It was the 1980s. We all had glossy hair, wore shoulder pads, and made music with the same three models … More

Akwaba Beach, Mory Kanté, Willy N'for, Yé ké yé ké

Bonfire of the hierarchies

As a librarian, as a lover of history and the literature that constitutes it, as a custodian and celebrant of … More

Ariel Zamonsky, Gontse Makhene, Mandla Mlangeni, Mthunzi Mvubu, Nduduzo Makhathini, Shabaka and the Ancestors, Shabaka Hutchings, Siyabonga Mthembu, Thandi Ntuli, Tumi Mogorosi, We Are Sent Here By History

Once upon a time in Canterbury…

Lots of regional music scenes have come and gone. Some we’ve heard of. We know that there were interesting things … More

Mark from the Zoo, Mr. Loop, The Brewdelics, The Bury All

No detour

Slayer’s fourth album, South of Heaven was released when their sound and status were well-established, and it was conceived as … More

Dave Lombardo, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Slayer, South of Heaven, Tom Araya

Joyous celebration

People whose names appear on albums are often not ‘professional musicians’ in the sense of someone who has honed their … More

Cory Wong, Cory Wong and the Green Screen Band, funk, soul, Yes Wave

A ritual of world-building

A rich, deep evocation of… Well, it’s something of a cliché to say ‘the movement of the earth’, or ‘geology’, … More

Asva, drone, drone metal, Futurists Against The Ocean, Jessika Kenney, Trey Spruance

Staring back

Darkness, an absence of light, is an obvious, unavoidable presence in the visual realm. We live in a world of … More

Cold Spring Records, Dying Art Productions, Orgetos, Voice of Morrigan

Balancing act

So what happens when you take one of the most distinctive and stylish rhythm sections of the post-punk era and … More

Brendan Canty, Cuneiform Records, Dischord Records, Fugazi, Joe Lally, Palo Colorado Dream, The Messthetics

Sharing the fun

Herbie Hancock was right at the beginning of his career as a sideman when he made his debut recording as … More

Billy Higgins, Blue Note, Butch Warren, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Rudy Van Gelder, Takin' Off

What punk is for

A lot of the time, I listen to contemporary punk records, and I wonder where the anger’s coming from. I … More

Bob Vylan, grime, punk, We Live Here

Presence

There are no cum shots in Black Oni. There are long builds, ecstatic crescendi, contemplative soundfields, thunderous riffs, all the … More

art rock, avant-prog, Black Oni, Daniel O'Sullivan, Dave Smith, Guapo, Matt Thompson

Being themselves

I reviewed this album in 2013 when it came out, but I didn’t spend a huge amount of time with … More

ADS, Bertrand Russell, Deej, Keith Champion Presents…, Ken Masters, Rick Fury, Skrufz

Staying true

There’s a sense that musicians (and other artists) are supposed to keep innovating, to follow an endless quest for the … More

13, cyco, Mike Muir, Stephen Bruner, Suicidal Tendencies, Thundercat

A body speaks its truth

Having trained as an instrumentalist, and associated with other instrumentalists over many years, I’ve often found myself having to argue … More

Athena, Brittney Parks, Sudan Archive

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