Daily Archives: 12 February 2012
Still Corners @ Cargo
12 February 2012 | aaamusicLondon, 8th February
Although Creatures Of An Hour, the first album released by the London-based band Still Corners, was celebrated by the international music press as one the best of 2011, seems like this four-piece still hasn’t received the deserves … Read More
Phenomenal Handclap Band – Form & Control
12 February 2012 | aaamusicNew York ensemble Phenomenal Handclap Band returns with a new album after the same titled debut and consequent remixes’ album. Laura Marin, Quinn Luke & co. seem to have found here the right balance between imagination and nostalgia, with … Read More
A CHAT WITH GREG CARMICHAEL of ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY
12 February 2012 | aaamusicAcoustic Alchemy has shown great persistence and an extraordinary energy over a 25 year period. Despite serious tragedy, the success of the group is reflected through the many songs which have become contemporary classics.
In 1987 Nick Webb and … Read More
Jesse Ruins – Dream Analysis EP
12 February 2012 | aaamusicThe EP starts with Dream Analysis, its synth and whispered, tangled vocals giving it very much a dream-like feel and giving a vision for the entire EP, which I can only describe as a bit like perfumed purple velvet … Read More
Littlemores – Idle Idols II EP
12 February 2012 | aaamusicLittle bit of an odd combination, Indie and Ska, but the Littlemores manage to make it work as a combination. And it certainly gives the Littlemores a standout point, which makes it a very clever one. The Littlemores’ first … Read More
Rendevouz – Another Round Please
12 February 2012 | aaamusicIsraeli duo Rendevouz have a new album out on Rough Trade Records, Another Round Please. It is the biggest commitment to electro music to surface in quite some time: giving a nod to everything from Swedish club dance to … Read More
False-Heads – Without a Doubt/Where is Your Man?
12 February 2012 | aaamusicFalse-Heads shed some lo-fi light on 2012 with this single from their album Animation Draining Needles. Where is your man? is the musical equivalent of an elegant kick in the guts: a Sonic Youth-reminiscent song on friction and feigned indifference … Read More
SID Chip Sounds – The Music Of The Commodore 64
12 February 2012 | aaamusicWhen I started writing about music, I’m pretty sure I didn’t for a second think I’d be reviewing a compilation of Commodore 64 soundtracks. But it’s a funny old world, and here we are. Now, this may well make … Read More
Kadavrik – N.O.A.H.
12 February 2012 | aaamusicI’ll have to go with the press release here. Kadavrik are doing something different here. The sound on ‘N.O.A.H.’ is not quite death metal, and not quite black metal. Frenzied riffing and endless bass drum is tempered by a … Read More
ANAIS MITCHELL – Young Man in America
12 February 2012 | aaamusicAnais Mitchell, a Vermont singer songwriter and daughter to an inspiring novelist, was encouraged to have an interest in music by her early worldwide travels. In style she’s compared to Gillian Welch, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.
Hadestown, her … Read More