Category: EP Review
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EP Review: MDME SPKR – ‘Humanoid’
MDME SPKR‘s ‘Humanoid’, vinyl is not even in my sweaty little mitts quite yet, but the sense of anticipation on this one goes wwwaaayyy beyond palpable! The official release date is October 01st, only 4 more sleeps, only 4 more sleeps… How long have I been waiting for this? Since 13:25 on 11th March 2014,…
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LP Review / Interview: Polska Radio One – ‘Early Broadcasts’
‘Early Broadcasts’ is the latest vinyl release from Polska Radio One. Their 2014 vinyl release of ‘Cosmos Inside’, was easily one of my standout records of last year – which in a year of standout releases, gives you some idea of their collective and unique aural quality. Polska Radio One, from Yekaterinburg, in the Ural’s…
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EP Review: TAU – ‘Wirikuta’
TAU is the collective brainchild of Dubliner, Shaun Mulrooney. Shaun is perhaps best known for his involvement with the Dead Skeletons and as the “Invisible Man” with Camera. TAU’s ‘Medicine Music’ was envisioned during a Mulrooney sojourn in Mexico with the Wixárikas, an ancient shamanic tribe whose culture and mythology is immersed in peyote lore.…
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EP Review: La Casa al Mare – ‘This Astro’
‘This Astro’ is the debut EP from Rome three-piece La Casa al Mare. Available as a 7 track CD, in a limited edition of 300 or as a 6 track digital download via bandcamp. CD bonus track is the self-titled ‘This Astro’. La Casa al Mare describe themselves as, “a three piece band from Rome,…
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E Gone – ‘Smokediver’ EP
‘Smokediver’ EP is E Gone‘s latest highly anticipated release, it follows last years exhilarating ‘All The Suns Of The Earth’ long player, reviewed here. ‘Smokediver’ is a mystical eastern odyssey, a Xanadu bound Silk Road caravan staging post. With a sleeve invoking Rorschach, the euphonic content will test your psychological perceptions with it’s labyrinthine algo-rhythyms…
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Helicon – ‘Gehenna’ EP Vinyl Release
Back in January as part of a Featured Artist profile on the band Helicon, I reviewed the digital release of their latest EP ‘Gehenna’. Thursday 23rd April sees the highly anticipated vinyl release through EXAG Records, whose press release states as follows; “We’re glad to announce that Helicon (UK) recently record their 8th EP. On the…
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The Mushroom Club – ‘EP2’
The Mushroom Club first emerged in the summer of 2012, sprouting from the germinating spores of Sonic Shroom’s personal vision of psychedelic rock and roll. Quickly joined by Blair Miller, the ensuing debut 4 track ‘EP1‘ was released in November 2012. Having opened the magical portal, The Mushroom Club then featured on the hypnotic collaborative…
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My Invisible Friend – ‘My Invisible Friend’ EP
“My Invisible Friend is an Italian trio based in Parma. Livid colours, penetrating, with a Roland TR-505 as filter. Somewhere a dreaming voice. Guitars’ bites, that mouth turns into a speaker and finally shouts louder, louder!” I love it when a band know themselves well enough to be this succinct. Welcome to the world of Ann:::bass,vocals, Cristian:::guitar,vocals, Joe S:::guitar,…