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One man, one big sound. The first collection of heartfelt songs from Jack Morgan comes in the shape of the 5 track “Sleep In Heavenly Peace”. Intro “Make No Mistake” is something that wouldn’t rais... Lees meer

Electro-wunderkind Mr Fogg (Philip to his mum) is back with the “Keep Your Teeth Sharp” EP. The title track is part grime stomper, part expansive, Icelandic, orchestral post-rock blow out. On initi... Lees meer

Having enjoyed their last album “Adventures in Freestyle” and been amazed it wasn’t a bigger success, I was looking forward to this 3 track E.P. As a taster for the forthcoming album it doesn’t dis... Lees meer

World music fans unite, your new saviours are here. If you choose Womad before Reading Festival (actually, I would these days..) and you know what an Oud is, then French/Algerian band Speed Caravan... Lees meer

Pushed into the mainstream with their appearance on Guitar Hero (F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.), “In The Likely Event” is the Fall Of Troy album I have been waiting for. The first time I heard them I described ... Lees meer

It’s not often that I would use this sentence, but Italy has just produced the new Rush. Essenza are a prog-metal three piece and have released an album that could have been an undiscovered gem fro... Lees meer

The UK Hip Hop scene has another jewel in its gold fronts with Foreign Beggar’s fourth album “United Colours of Beggattron”. I’m not going to pretend I’m a hip hop aficionado but I know what I like... Lees meer

Battle MC champion Eyedea seems to have lost the plot. He has morphed from angry b-boy (think early Eminem) into a tortured soul of an Emo-Hop artiste. The new album “By The Throat” has less tradit... Lees meer

Comparisons to Tori Amos are expected when listening to Mimes of Wine, but after repeat listens to the haunting “Apocalypse Sets In” it becomes apparent that unlike the cornflake girl there is a mo... Lees meer

Now this is a tricky one. At first, The Vanguards sound like any other piss-weak indie band, which made me start thinking about when people learn the guitar. Why would you ever stop at jingly-jang... Lees meer