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So, all in all, it was difficult to nail Animal Collective into anykind of convenient coffin box.. | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 21-11-2007 15:40 |
The 12 Bar Club is a wonderful venue. It's cavernous, dark and dank - just the kind of place that's gonna stink to high heaven bef... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 02-11-2007 18:40 |
These boys are the proper DJ pros. The guys who choose to make to difficult for themselves. The guys who eat drink and sleep vinyl and Technics 1210s.... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 23-09-2007 12:40 |
So, what is it? Well take 1 part Miss Dynamite, 1 part low jazz rumble, I part Gravediggaz and a whole bunch of randomness and you're getting close. | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 14-09-2007 00:20 |
The tunes are simple and rather predictable. It's the 3 boys in the band routine. It's rather straight ahead light indie, rock, pop... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 13-09-2007 23:50 |
This Was Supposed To Be The Future rolls along. It has the peace and quiet of the country and the ethnic culture clash of a city. It's a quality, smoo... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 24-07-2007 21:30 |
....and other tragedies reminds me a little of the Boo Radleys earlier and quieter moments. It's quite inofensive, the ex-wife might like it, it's OK ... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 24-07-2007 20:50 |
We're talking heavy guitars and hints of Faithless like dance hugeness. There's a worked epic sound - it has promise.. But Let ... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 24-07-2007 20:10 |
The quality of a soundtrack can make or break a film just as easily as the lead actors mood swings can make or break the contents of his or her traile... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 16-07-2007 17:10 |
Journeymans Annual is like a swimming pool of thick and deep black water that swings and sways, and once the bass heavy rhythms kick in, with all the... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 24-06-2007 16:10 |
I’m Your Boyfriend Now is a masterpiece of modern male honesty and lyrical wit and after receiving a tonne of airplay and intense audience response co... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 22-06-2007 09:40 |
When I first heard the name Eugene Machine, I thought they might be dubious. But they're not. They play a kind of bass funk heavy ... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 21-06-2007 00:10 |
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More or less every type of electronic music is squeezed into this LP. Everything from happy techno, thru dub, electornica, lounge and world. The produ... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 13-06-2007 11:30 |
The great thing about this particular LP is that it reflects the general atmosphere of Bow E3, not just the crime and violence that occasionally occur... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 10-06-2007 11:40 |
When James Yorkston came on to a rapturous roar, the temporary congregation of The Union Chapel was at it's sold out peak. A hush descended. So... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 28-05-2007 09:10 |
You know you're onto a good and wholesome thing when a tall Eastern European Princess welcomes you at the door with a tequilla shot in a chocolately e... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 25-05-2007 15:10 |
The doubt i have, is that this kind of thing always borders on the unimaginative hippie acoustic singalong that's all very cool, but lacking anything ... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 22-05-2007 15:00 |
What other band comes clad almost purely in white and gold? What other band has the ability to switch between 2007 disco, euphoric... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 22-05-2007 13:00 |
"German, Asian or de Taleban, the woman make me heart go BAM! BAM! BAM! GOOOOOSEBUMPS!! (KISS ME NECK!) Girl you give me GOOOOOSEBUMPS!! (she give... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 16-05-2007 02:40 |
In short, there's nothing happening on this record that hasn't happenned on many others, most of which have either done it first or executed it better... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 11-05-2007 14:20 |
'Other short stories and better works of fiction' has energy and class. There's playful and accessible distortion, there's super drive, and a vocal de... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 11-05-2007 00:20 |
The debut single from The Mojo Fins is a gentle and melodic glide that travels like some kind of guitar butterfly on a warm afternoon flutter down a c... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 09-05-2007 13:50 |
But this isn't all. For me the highlight of this LP is the quality and fatness of the BASS that pervades more or less every track. Yes boss, DJ Ke... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 04-05-2007 14:50 |
I don't mean to belittle anyones job, but DJaying in such technotropic times is childs play isn't it?? I mean there are DJs who can create something n... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 03-05-2007 12:10 |
My strongest memory of Marillion form back in the day, was that I once went to a bargain Our Price record shop and tried to buy a Marillion album on c... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 02-05-2007 15:30 |
I don’t wish to be excessively mean to BT because there are many similar offenders, but I’m tired of hippie drug dross ‘nature is a goddess’ lyrics li... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 11-04-2007 10:00 |
 Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara PortuondoI like this version of ‘Clocks’ by Coldplay, mainly because it swipes the seriousness and miserability out of Chris Martin and sways his reluctant boo... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 01-04-2007 17:00 |
So let’s be direct here and say ‘Thou Shalt Always Kill’ is a huge tune. It’s so big, you’ve most likely heard it many times already. For that mat... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 01-04-2007 12:00 |
Lyrically, Louie shares his passion for life and the history of music as he remembers it and his delivery is, as you'd expect, liquid smooth and compo... | Posted by Paul Giovanni on 30-03-2007 17:11 |
