Quick Review: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Self Titled
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are a group of brothers, of the brass variety, which hail from the South side of Chicago. They combine elements of modern day hip hop with funk horns so fluidly you almost…
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The Good Ship – ‘Avast! Wretched Sea’
The Good Ship hail from Australia whose debut album explores and harks back to: traditional folk tales, instrumentation and moods. The large group consisting of currently 8 permanent members and an array of guests aim…
Radiohead – ‘In Rainbows’
I thought with my King Of Limbs review I might as well do a review for In Rainbows as a compliment to why I prefer this album over any other Radiohead album and why I…
Morkobot – ‘MoRbO’
Two bass guitars and drums – this is the alchemy in Morkobot – not exactly the most conventional nor obvious choice for a lineup. Spawning from Italy, the trio (Lin, Lan and Len) have claimed…
Endless Knot Live At Taylor Johns 16th September 2011
I was browsing local sites around Birmingham and Coventry for bands that were playing and I stumbled upon ‘Endless Knot’ performing at Taylor Johns. After inviting some friends and basically going out on a whim (it was after all £5 tickets) we headed to Taylor Johns around 7pm on Friday in the hope of hearing something spectacular.
Steve Hackett – Beyond the Shrouded Horizon
Steve Hackett returns with an album packed with not only sounds, but moods, styles and emotions all condensed into 13 tracks, which is no mean feat. Steve along with a collection of fantastic musicians and the always steadfast Roger King, who engineered and produced the album, managing to convey Steve’s thoughts into a huge tapestry of many themes.
Some of these tracks are full blown Rock, others are melodic and calm which take the listener further inside the mind of the artist. Every track seems to be the writer taking the listener through thirteen postcards of journeys from the creator in this case Steve.
Neurosis – Sovereign
Post Metal band Neurosis have been going since 1985 and have had some well acclaimed albums. Their latest EP ‘Sovereign’ came through our door and we thought we would give it a go. ‘Prayer’ features…