Review: Yourcodenameis:Milo – All Roads To Fault E.P.

Review: Yourcodenameis:Milo – All Roads To Fault E.P.
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YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO ALL ROADS TO FAULT E.P. Beggars Banquet You can now officially add My Bloody Valentine to the list of over-used (and more often than not misused) stack of vernacular that lazy journalists are spewing out these days in an attempt at teasing the world into believing that soon we’ll stop waiting for Kevin Shields

Review: Venomous Concept – Retroactive Abortion

Review: Venomous Concept – Retroactive Abortion
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Venomous Concept Retroactive Abortion Venomous Concept’s album Retroactive Abortion has received mediocre to poor reviews in magazines larger than SLUG. I doubt any writers from those magazines spent their youth in rural Utah County searching for anything weird or obnoxious to counterbalance daily threats from rabid hicks. I don’t think anyone who looks for “pop

Review: The Local Division – Pure Electric Light E.P.

Review: The Local Division – Pure Electric Light E.P.
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THE LOCAL DIVISION PURE ELECTRIC LIGHT E.P.  Aeronaut Records Singer Ian Christian and guitarist Mati met at a Mark Gardener (Ride) show. The only problem was that Ian lived in the UK and Mati was from Los Angeles. Regardless, they’ve released this rather interesting E.P. The first two tracks lift the early heavy strumming from

Review: The Funk Ensamble – Skunk

Review: The Funk Ensamble – Skunk
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THE FUNK ENSAMBLE “SKUNK” Purple Tracks From the label that has brought you KOT—”So Alive” (Purple Tracks) and the infamous Michelle Weeks “The Light” (Purple Music) comes the latest installment of funk and gospel. Produced by Dario Dattis (the man behind Inaya Day’s “Freedom” PM026), this Saturday-night church-floor-filler will keep your crowd in an ass-shaken’

 
 
Review: Tanja Dankner – Will I Ever

Review: Tanja Dankner – Will I Ever
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TANJA DANKNER “WILL I EVER” Purple Music Originally produced in 2000 by famous TV German/Turkish showman Stefan Raab (www.tvtotal.de ), who is known for his composing, acting, producing and TV appearances, this new release from Purple Music is blowin’ up the speakers. Now in a downright groovy manner, PM’s Jamie Lewis takes this bumpin’ lover

Review: Soul Khula Feat. Miss Identity – Fire

Review: Soul Khula Feat. Miss Identity – Fire
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SOUL KHULA FT. MISS IDENTITY “FIRE”  (NNY/Groove Junkies mixes) Undo/Gossip After their success with “Saturday Night,” the South African artist Soul Khula produces another follow-up hit, Fire. In a soulful laid-back house style, this number is a perfect track for the beginning of your club night. On the NNY side, this rough-and-tough remix is peak

Review: Sergeant Sawtooth – Mescaline

Review: Sergeant Sawtooth – Mescaline
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SERGEANT SAWTOOTH MESCALINE www.negative3.com Here is a musician who knows how to shake up industrial stereotypes and rearrange familiar electronic sounds into a fresh approach. Sergeant Sawtooth is the latest project of Rob Robinson, who is known for his work with Kevorkian Death Cycle and Bol. Mescaline skillfully bridges glitchy textures, ambient drones and clicky

Review: Ra – Raoul Loves You

Review: Ra – Raoul Loves You
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RA RAOUL LOVES YOU Core Dump Records You wanna know how much Raoul loves you? Just listen to this and you will be instantly smitten and begging to have Ra’s babies. The French artist Raoul Sinier is already known for his illustrations and movies—add to that his chopped-up, tripped-out masterpiece and you’ll be hooked. Hints

Review: Powd[e]r Pussy – Six Ways From Sunday

Review: Powd[e]r Pussy – Six Ways From Sunday
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POWD[E]R PUSSY SIX WAYS FROM SUNDAY Pflichtkauf “This is a pussy blowout!” The collaborative efforts of Ah-Cama Sotz and This Morn’ Omina is as impressive as the solo work from their individual projects. Six Ways from Sunday is where Pow[d]er Pussy converts anybody reluctant to listen to rhythm noise into a devoted fan. Twelve tracks

Review: Patrick Wolf – Wind In The Wires

Review: Patrick Wolf – Wind In The Wires
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PATRICK WOLF WIND IN THE WIRES Tomlab One moment you’re visiting the exotic world of Marc Almond’s cabaret, the next you’re The Divine Comedy channeling Morrissey at a piano bar, then you’re somewhere else and nowhere the same. There are acoustic guitars, strings, electronic grooves, beats and a whole heap of dramatics. Most artists would