Review: The Black Swans – Who will Walk In The Darkness With You?

Review: The Black Swans – Who will Walk In The...
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THE BLACK SWANS WHO WILL WALK IN THE DARKNESS WITH YOU? Delmore Recording Society Having recently listened to The Tiger Lillies masterpiece Shockheaded Peter: A Junk Opera I was primed for a slice of this overtly theatrical debut release from Jerry DeCicca and Co. What makes Shockheaded Peter brilliant is that even though it is

Review: Devendra Banhart – Niño Rojo

Review: Devendra Banhart – Niño Rojo
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DEVENDRA BANHART NIÑO ROJO Young God A companion piece to Banhart’s well received album Rejoicing in the Handsthat was released earlier this year. For the uninitiated Devandra Banhart is a fine songsmith who captures the starkness of label mate/co-producer Michael Gira’s dark folk experiments but adds a quirky twist that puts forward a recklessness and

Review: Hope Of The States – The Lost Riots

Review: Hope Of The States – The Lost Riots
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HOPE OF THE STATES THE LOST RIOTS (Epic)AM Musically you aren’t going to find a band out there that capture the epic dimensions that The Verve were perfecting more accurately than Hope of the States. The Lost Riots is a deeply moving political record that serves as a British view of the great American implosion

Review: Appendix – Money Is Not My Currency

Review: Appendix – Money Is Not My Currency
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APPENDIX MONEY IS NOT MY CURRENCY CD Propaganda Records Collector scum will pay close to $1000.00 for Appendix LPs, making them completely out of reach for every punk I know. Propaganda’s CD includes the Money Is Not My Currency LP plus their songs from the Russia Bombs Finland comp for $13.00 including shipping, so the

Review: Bastards – Siberian Hardcore CD

Review: Bastards – Siberian Hardcore CD
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BASTARDS SIBERIAN HARDCORE CD Propaganda Records While Appendix showed varied songwriting and influences from ’77 punk to proto-hardcore, Bastards stuck mostly to fast Discharge-inspired ‘core with few slow or melodic parts. Discharge has inspired tons of generic-ass punk bands, but Bastards have chops that make their songs interesting and memorable despite the faster pace. This

Review: Mambana – Felicidad

Review: Mambana – Felicidad
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MAMBANA “FELICIDAD” Soulfuric Trax Mambana is a combination of two very different personalities united by music, Isabel Fructuosos (of Afro Medusa, Afro Angel) a Spanish singer and songwriter writer with a wandering spirit full of Latin flava and Axwell (DJ/producer/mixer: Jetlag, Usher, Stonebridge, Room 5 and Soulsearcher) a young Swedish producer, with the expertise of

Review: Groove Junkies Feat. Alex Sky – I’ve Got It Bad

Review: Groove Junkies Feat. Alex Sky – I’ve Got It...
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  GROOVE JUNKIES FEAT. ALEX SKY “I’VE GOT IT BAD” Morehouse Records If you haven’t planned to pick this one up – stop reading and pre-order it now! We are blessed with another kick-ass, passionate lovin’ wicked track from the kings of house. Featuring the debut of multi-talented singer/songwriter, Alexander Sky – “I’ve got it

Review: Jennifer Holliday – Think It Over

Review: Jennifer Holliday – Think It Over
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JENNIFER HOLLIDAY “THINK IT OVER” (REMIXES) JellyBean Soul Another classic hit is rediscovered and delivered in full force on JellyBean Soul; this time with Texan singer Jennifer Holliday on the vocals. Perhaps best known for her appearances on the Broadway stage (think New York people!) where she starred in a number of musicals from “Your

Review: Deep Sensation – Somehow, Somewhere

Review: Deep Sensation – Somehow, Somewhere
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DEEP SENSATION “SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE” In the house (Defected) This timeless classic receives a re-edit with a coat of new paint from the kings of soulful sound – Copyright. Originally surfaced on Guidance Recordings (think Dave Tada style), this has always been a favorite, among the biggest names surfaced in house (MAW, Dimitri from Paris, Soulfuric

Review: [:SITD] – Stronghold

Review: [:SITD] – Stronghold
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[:SITD:] Stronghold Metropolis 5/5 Originally released on Accession Records, [:SITD:] has become one of my favorite acts to come out in the last few years. It all started with their single, “Snuff Machinery,” on the Septic II compilation on Dependent Records. The infamous Snuff EP created a buzz in 2002, leading people to wonder when