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Milton Man Gogh: Live at Lazybones Bar 04.03.2017 Review

The first band of the night was Martin Kay Group. They played an exploratory set with a nice balance between each player. Their sound seemed to be designed to take you on a journey and whilst I’m not so certain … Continue reading

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Sophia: As we Make our way (the Live Recordings) Review

During their tour to support the release of As we Make our way (Unknown Harbours), Sophia recorded each (as far as I’m aware) live show which has now lead to the release of As we Make our way (the Live … Continue reading

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Sophia: Live at Stengade, Copenhagen (DK) 13/02/1997 Review

Between Fixed Water and The Infinite Circle Sophia played their first performance in Copenhagen which was recorded by Danish National Radio. Earlier in 2017 with the assistance of a friend, Robin Proper-Sheppard made the recording available for everyone to hear. … Continue reading

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Godflesh: Streetcleaner: Live at Roadburn 2011

Roughly two years after they performed Streetcleaner at Roadburn, a live document of the performance was released on vinyl. Once the vinyl was sold out, work on a C.D. / digital release was meant to commence. It appears as though … Continue reading

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Neurosis: Live at Manning Bar 17/02/2017 Review

Kicking off the proceedings was the sounds of Dispossessed. Their sound was harsh and intense without becoming a noisy mess. Aside from a mic not being loud enough for singing at one point, it was a strong set. Regardless of … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 164: About Houses

Sometimes I go into these without the faintest idea of what I’m going to write about, which is probably a good thing as it means that I’m challenging myself more than I usually would. However, I wonder as to whatever … Continue reading

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Meshuggah: The Violent Sleep of Reason Review

Meshuggah. Complex polyrhythms. Harsh dissonance. Odd time signatures. Technical drumming. Heavy guitar. Harsh vocals. Brutal heaviness. Musically chaotic. Menacing sound. Experimental nature. Chug: the Album. I could go on about Meshuggah’s skill as musicians and how well they work their … Continue reading

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Regurgitator: Live at The Metro 21/10/2016

First band of the gig, SEIMS, opened the show with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. Despite being firmly rooted in “math rock”, they played an upbeat set that could easily be danced to. They played hard and well, eliciting … Continue reading

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Cog: Live at The Metro 17/07/2016

The last time I saw Cog was in 2009. Whilst I like Cog’s music, the major incentive for me to get tickets was that it Oceansize were conducting their first (an sadly, only) tour of Australia as support for Cog. … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 77: At Least the Wine is Good

It’s dark, I’m drinking wine and thinking of an endless expanse of wasteland. Well, I’m not actually thinking of an endless expanse of wasteland, or an endless expanse of anything for that matter. I have been thinking about writing for … Continue reading

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