Even Butterflies Make A Sound
Jo Bartlett, one half of legendary electronic/folk duo, It’s Jo and Danny, has released her first solo LP – the spookily titled Ghost Tapes 1 to 9.* A life in music: Jo Bartlett Jo and I chatted as part of Paul Dupree’s show on City Sound Radio. Please listen here to our discussion about the […]
I spoke to Leeroy Thornhill and Giuseppe Morena ahead of their joint show at Chelmsford’s Hot Box this coming Saturday (10 May). During the conversation, another news story emerged: they had both remixed tracks from Empirion’s most-recent LP. Please feel free to listen to my chat with them at the end of this article. So, […]
Ian Griffiths. Ian was the founder and sole constant member of kult kosmische rockers Kontakte. Following the untimely death in 2020 of his band-mate Stuart Low, Ian released the band’s final recordings last year. You can read all about the painstaking and often painful process here. Below, Ian guest reviews Hidden View, the new LP […]
Chelmsford dreampoppers, MAGIC SEAS, today (26 April) released their superb second LP, Everything Has Led Me To Here. Mark Gardener, of RIDE, once again took the helm and navigated the production waters. Brothers John and James Prudence kindly took the time to answer a few questions. I wanted to find out what, in fact, were […]
This year’s edition of the annual, nationwide, Record Store Day takes place this Saturday (April 20). In Chelmsford, the play hole will be Intense Records #2, in Meadows Shopping centre. Music of all genres John Shuffle, Intense Records head honcho, said: “Record Store Day is the celebration of vinyl and record stores once a year […]
Spectacle (noun) (Middle English) 1. ‘something that helps understanding’. Breakdown the LP’s title – Love In Constant Spectacle – and a fair indication is provided about the mien of Jane Weaver during the album’s development and recording. It was one of ‘anticipatory grief’ as she bore witness to her father’s illness and death. Consequently, the […]
Ahead of the release of their beguiling new LP, The Galloping Cat, Essex-based harp and synth duo Masal, comprising Özlem Simsek and Alastair Johnson, joined me for a quick video chat. Please press on the two cats below and gambol with us. The Galloping Cat finds this unlikely pair of “neurodiverse nature lovers” collaborating on six meandering tracks […]
Hutch, the self-described twang-pop, post-yacht rock, soft psychers, strike out on the first headline tour to promote Smile and Wave, their euphoric new EP. Also at this time, the band bids adieu to their long-time collaborator (and erstwhile touring member) harpist Eva Lunny. She released her solo album Sonics & Meditations via Bella Union, no […]
No, I am not calling ex-Wire frontman a ‘bastard’. In fact, Bastard is the name of his 1997 solo album, which is being re-released this Friday (26 January). The term refers more to the misfit/hybrid style of music Colin and Malka Spigel, his partner in life and music, created for the LP towards the end […]
A quick round-up of a few singles and EPs that have impressed, including Kontakte, Masal, Colin Newman, and Yoke.