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15/12/2008

Give Me Love- Songs of the Brokenhearted Baghdad 1925-1929 (103 views 0 comments)

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In the shade of the recent years of war, violence and chaos, Iraq holds an unexpected yet very interesting history of music. The recently released Give Me Love- Songs of the Brokenhearted Baghdad 1925-1929, was released earlier this fall by the record label Honest Jon, and is probably ...

15/12/2008

Ming Ming Dance Company (67 views 0 comments)

 

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John Francis Lindsey, a.k.a Ming Ming Dance Company, is a hard man to pin down. With a swarming mass of synths at his command, the man can bring down a shower of Squarepusher, turn the seas black as ADULT, or res...

15/12/2008

Manfirewheel (63 views 0 comments)

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Mr ManFireWheel began his music career behind the turntables at the tender age of thirteen, working his way methodically through each successive generation of underground music. Having spun and sold his hard house records, his hip hop col...

15/12/2008

Dial M for Murder (73 views 0 comments)

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Apart they are just Andy (aggressive robot dancing) and David (anxious floor rolling). But put them together and they are Sweden’s Dial M for Murder, a disco Interpol with sharp short songs, great lyrics, tight trousers and a d...

15/12/2008

Artist of the Year (28 views 0 comments)

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It’s fortunate that listings can also count as reviews. NME: “Artist of the Year!” / The Wire: “Artist of the Year!” etc, etc.

That’s not to say that the crew are undeserving of the awa...

15/12/2008

Age of Jets (17 views 0 comments)

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Much has happened since Age of Jet’s well-received first EP. For one thing, they’re no longer from Hull (that never really made sense anyway). Head vox Mark Richardson has now moved to Osaka and taken the Age of Jets name with ...

15/12/2008

Paper Sky (48 views 0 comments)

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Paper Sky is a Japanese-based travel magazine. Paper Sky is also an Italian Experimental Rock/Pop Band from Bologna. And when those two meet….the world….better watch out (RIP, Don LaFontaine).

Now embarking on their ...

15/12/2008

Dani Deahl (30 views 0 comments)

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Unsatisfied with simply turning out some of the most accomplished tough electro sets in the business, Dani Deahl has been a tireless champion of the electro blog community, expertly closing the gap between the “bloghouse” sce...

14/12/2008

PILöT (73 views 0 comments)

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France’s Pilöt are a fantastic slice of art-rock, combining the sexier parts of PJ Harvey and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with the experimental flair of bands like The Fall. They’re one of the best finds we’ve found over the last ten wee...

28/11/2008

Ra Ra Riot (94 views 0 comments)

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Ra Ra Riot is beautiful, dramatic, orchestral, indie-pop with real heart. Touring with the likes of flat-mates Vampire Weekend and Tokyo Police Club, their debut album, ‘The Rhumb ...