Human Don’t Be Angry - s-t (2012) - "the most recent guise for Malcolm Middleton, finds him flexing his 80s melodic muscles in pursuit of a largely instrumental but hugely entertaining project"
Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas - Automaginary (2015) - "music that sounds repetitive, but is constantly undergoing subtle scene shifts and mutations"
The Isley Brothers – Mojo Presents... An Introduction To The Isley Brothers (2004) - "a solid if predictable collection of 17 tunes from the long-lived soul unit that focuses primarily on the 1970s"
Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head (1975) - "a terrific all-star affair that still holds up enormously well"
Träd, Gräs och Stenar - s-t (1970) - "This record is underrated! I am saying that and afterwards giving it two stars"
The Salsoul Orchestra - s-t (1975) - "Their music featured elements of Philadelphia soul, funk, Latin and disco"
Deerhunter - Double Dream Of Spring (2018) - "It sounds somewhere between ghostly demos and a lo-fi avant-garde ambient composition"
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs (2018) - "jangling, propulsive pop-rock"
Circuit des Yeux - In Plain Speech (2015) - "Her disarmingly strange, resonant baritone [and] avant-folk instrumentation"
Michelle Gurevich - Party Girl (2007) - "le hasard d'une rencontre virtuelle m'a fait découvrir Michelle, ses textes font écho a de nombreuses émotions qui me remplissent."
Lee Perry - Songs To Bring Back The Ark (2000) - "Rare Dub CD From The Originator..."
Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus - Kibir-Am-Lak (1977) - "Grounation roots at it's finest"
Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus - Rastafari Dub (1972) - "Stripped down funky nyabinghi early 70s roots music"
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
31 May - 30 Jun
Gwenno - Le Kov (2018) -"Cornish identity in full-colour psychedelia"
Jonathan Wilson - Rare Birds (2018) - "a throwback to a bygone era when soul-baring, peace-loving singer-songwriters ruled supreme"
Howlin' Wolf - London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (1971) - "nowhere near as awful as some blues purists make it out to be"
Muddy Waters - The London Muddy Waters Sessions (1972) - "If you like hearing '70s British rock stars attempting to jam with one of the originators of the form, then you'll probably like the results from this tepid 1971 session."
Muddy Waters - Hard Again (1977) - "Waters is not only at the top of his game, but is having the time of his life while he's at it."
Drinks - Hippo Lite (2018) - "an album of peculiar grace: a mini-odyssey in quiet post-punk experimentation"
Destroyer - Ken (2017) - "contains semi-acoustic strumming, hurtling shoegaze and shimmering Italian house, but mostly settles on a blissful, electronic pop sound"
Lord Huron - Vide Noir (2018) - "cosmic folk-rock trip with a concept"
Soft Machine - Fourth (1971) - "a lot of skillful playing going on, as the mix of free jazz, straight-ahead jazz, and Gong-like psychedelia coalesces into a skronky plateau"
Soft Machine - Fifth (1972) - "Eclectic may be one word but inconsistent is a better one when concerning Soft Machine's fifth album"
Soft Machine - Six (1973) - "The live part is much better than the studio lp for me with some good jams and laidback spaciness"
Annette Peacock - 31:31 (2005) - "inspired by & conceived for the car environment - a trippy ride of songfeels"
Fujiya & Miyagi - Different Blades From The Same Pair Of Scissors (2017) - "Indie Rock, Prog Rock, Krautrock, Space Rock, Disco, Post Rock"
Ryley Walker - Deafman Glance (2018) - "A grower, this. ... It's Tim Buckley to Beefheart to Bert Jansch and beyond"
Lump - Lump (2018) - "Laura Marling's melodic side-project lingers in the mind"
MGMT - Little Dark Age (2018) - "Abandoning the belabored excess of their last two albums, they opt for streamlined synth-pop"
Flat Worms - s-t (2017) - "Psych rock supergroup Flat Worms make as much noise as possible on a messy thrill of a record"
Parquet Courts - Wide Awaaaaake! (2018) - "the joyous sound of a band taking everything that makes them great and amplifying it, toying with it and producing something even greater"
Damien Jurado - The Horizon Just Laughed (2018) - "an intricate personal diorama, teeming with characters and scenery culled from stacks of diaries and snapshots"
Bitchin Bajas - Bitchitronics (2013) - "a serene cloud of hovering tones and near-zero motion, full of sounds that feel so good that they feel like events in themselves"
Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination (2017) - "darkly classy post-punk, in which the ghosts of PJ Harvey and Siouxsie and the Banshees hover over grinding guitars and rasping sax"
Leroy Hutson - The Very Best of Leroy Hutson (1997) - "Hutson closely followed the musical trends of his time, and listeners are liable to be struck by the similarity of some of his songs to the music of better-known R&B acts."
Johnny Marr - Call the Comet (2018) - "The strongest moments come from Marr’s uniquely colourful guitar arrangements"
Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears (2018) - "alive with furious pop, unapologetic grandeur, intimate ballads..."
Jonathan Wilson - Rare Birds (2018) - "a throwback to a bygone era when soul-baring, peace-loving singer-songwriters ruled supreme"
Howlin' Wolf - London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (1971) - "nowhere near as awful as some blues purists make it out to be"
Muddy Waters - The London Muddy Waters Sessions (1972) - "If you like hearing '70s British rock stars attempting to jam with one of the originators of the form, then you'll probably like the results from this tepid 1971 session."
Muddy Waters - Hard Again (1977) - "Waters is not only at the top of his game, but is having the time of his life while he's at it."
Drinks - Hippo Lite (2018) - "an album of peculiar grace: a mini-odyssey in quiet post-punk experimentation"
Destroyer - Ken (2017) - "contains semi-acoustic strumming, hurtling shoegaze and shimmering Italian house, but mostly settles on a blissful, electronic pop sound"
Lord Huron - Vide Noir (2018) - "cosmic folk-rock trip with a concept"
Soft Machine - Fourth (1971) - "a lot of skillful playing going on, as the mix of free jazz, straight-ahead jazz, and Gong-like psychedelia coalesces into a skronky plateau"
Soft Machine - Fifth (1972) - "Eclectic may be one word but inconsistent is a better one when concerning Soft Machine's fifth album"
Soft Machine - Six (1973) - "The live part is much better than the studio lp for me with some good jams and laidback spaciness"
Annette Peacock - 31:31 (2005) - "inspired by & conceived for the car environment - a trippy ride of songfeels"
Fujiya & Miyagi - Different Blades From The Same Pair Of Scissors (2017) - "Indie Rock, Prog Rock, Krautrock, Space Rock, Disco, Post Rock"
Ryley Walker - Deafman Glance (2018) - "A grower, this. ... It's Tim Buckley to Beefheart to Bert Jansch and beyond"
Lump - Lump (2018) - "Laura Marling's melodic side-project lingers in the mind"
MGMT - Little Dark Age (2018) - "Abandoning the belabored excess of their last two albums, they opt for streamlined synth-pop"
Flat Worms - s-t (2017) - "Psych rock supergroup Flat Worms make as much noise as possible on a messy thrill of a record"
Parquet Courts - Wide Awaaaaake! (2018) - "the joyous sound of a band taking everything that makes them great and amplifying it, toying with it and producing something even greater"
Damien Jurado - The Horizon Just Laughed (2018) - "an intricate personal diorama, teeming with characters and scenery culled from stacks of diaries and snapshots"
Bitchin Bajas - Bitchitronics (2013) - "a serene cloud of hovering tones and near-zero motion, full of sounds that feel so good that they feel like events in themselves"
Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination (2017) - "darkly classy post-punk, in which the ghosts of PJ Harvey and Siouxsie and the Banshees hover over grinding guitars and rasping sax"
Leroy Hutson - The Very Best of Leroy Hutson (1997) - "Hutson closely followed the musical trends of his time, and listeners are liable to be struck by the similarity of some of his songs to the music of better-known R&B acts."
Johnny Marr - Call the Comet (2018) - "The strongest moments come from Marr’s uniquely colourful guitar arrangements"
Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears (2018) - "alive with furious pop, unapologetic grandeur, intimate ballads..."
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