Ross McGibbon
October 18, 2020
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WILD HONEY RECORDS 9th October, 2020 At the outset I’m reminded of the crazed askew pop of Leeds’ finest – Cowtown. Similarly a trio and also from a famed place, Lombardy, though nowhere could
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Ross McGibbon
October 18, 2020
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DIGITAL RELEASE 2nd October 2020 PHYSICAL RELEASE 18th December 2020 Music as commentary and why not? An up to the minute album of tough state-of-the nation songs, rush released to make what difference they
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Ross McGibbon
October 4, 2020
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VENN RECORDS – 28 August 2020 It helps when a band is signed to a label you respect. Venn Records is owned by Gallows and their roster is nicely curated and a recommendation in
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Ross McGibbon
October 4, 2020
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CARDINAL FUZZ / ROOSTER 28th August 2020 A great slab of kosmische rock, recorded live at The Thekla in Bristol on the 6th December 2001 at a festival dedicated to gnostic exploration. Gnosticism puts
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Ross McGibbon
October 4, 2020
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THE ACID TEST RECORDINGS 7th August 2020 A blast from the past, this album was originally issued in 2003 and is a monster psychedelic experience that might have been drawn from anywhere in the
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Ross McGibbon
July 6, 2020
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THE ACID TEST RECORDINGS & LITTLE CLOUD RECORDS 10th July 2020 This begins with that lock-step drum sound that is trademarked to Can but moves into garage distortion and drawling spaced vocals. That beat
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Ross McGibbon
July 6, 2020
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DAIS RECORDS 17th July 2020 A classic slice of fuzzy emotional underground guitar rock. Elements of garage, fuzz and Fugazi blend with spikey pop-punk and big tunes, while urgency and propulsion characterise most of
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Ross McGibbon
May 21, 2020
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SOUTHERN LORD 29th May 2020 Hoarsely shouty vocals buried in a torrent of speeding drums and doomy guitar. Normally the sort of thing I have limited time for but there is something exciting about this
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Ross McGibbon
May 21, 2020
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OUT NOW Mani Neumeier is the only member left from Guru Guru’s original line-up, yet this is still a collaborative project. He leads from the drums and takes the vocals but then, he has
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Ross McGibbon
May 21, 2020
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Cleopatra Records Mani Neumeier fronts the long-lasting proto-hippy German band, Guru Guru. With fifty years under their belt, a studio album last year and a live album this year, Mani is a busy man,
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