September 2011
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Language of Landscape - The Immensity of Unstained...
Language of Landscape are something of a cult concern, and probably will stay that way considering this is going to be their final release as a duo. Previously they released an excellent EP/Mini-Album titled Memories Fade Under A Shallow Autumn Snow through the now defunct web-label Phantom Channel. This was following the sell out of its absurdly short run of 15 physical copies. Yet in spite...
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Roll The Dice - In Dust
In Dust, the second album by Swedish duo Malcolm Pardon and Peder Mannerfelt aka Roll The Dice, follows on from last year’s self-titled debut which gathered the group quiet murmurings of acclaim. Not too surprising given the common ground it shared with some of the most-blogged sounds of 2010, bracketed with the likes of Oneohtrix Point Never and Emeralds; it is all komische pounding loops...
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WatchOur Brother The Native - Rhythm Hymns
Our Brother The Native have threatened for some time to make a properly great album, but to date have only made three thoroughly expressive records which did continue to show a great potential but had a ‘still finding their feet’ vibe. Listening to this first single from forthcoming album ‘Vows’ though it seems like they might just...
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WatchRemember Remember - Scottish Widows
Scottish Widows is the first track to be released from The Quickening, the forthcoming second album by Scottish instrumental troupe Remember Remember. Since the release of the acclaimed self titled debut in 2008, the one time solo guise of Graeme Ronald has been scaled up into a full band capable of making a much louder and more textured sound than evident...
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The Rapture - In The Grace Of Your Love
Going back almost a decade now The Rapture were some of the hippest dudes in music, at the epicentre of the NY punk-funk explosion after ‘House of Jealous Lovers’ became a monster hit and Echoes was critically adored they seemed like they’d have it all sorted from henceforth.
The group have been through a lot in the five years since the ‘kind of unfairly’ maligned follow up Pieces of The...
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