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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
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
Ecki, Anton Barbeau & Pat Fish
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
DMC WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKEND 2007 6TH/7TH OCTOBER 2007
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
Pattie Blingh
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 Tacticians
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
The Nextmen
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
Lonely Boy
....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
Plastic Toys
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
Terror Danjah & Aftershock Present:
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
Deadbeat
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
Tall Pony
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
The Versuvius Club, Eugene Machine, The Elixir
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
The Sursiks
Posted by Paul Giovanni
on 15-06-2007 12:30
Los Perros D'amor
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
Wiley
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
James Yorkston
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
Diesel:U:Music Launch Party
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
Herman Dune
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
THEY CAME FROM THE STARS I SAW THEM
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
Seeed
"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
The Rain
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
Captain Polaroid
'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 Mojo Fins
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
DJ Kentaro
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
DJ Tiesto
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
Marillion
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
BT
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 Portuondo
I 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
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
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
Louie Austen
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