December 2010
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-19) →
Daft Punk (22) Massive Attack (14) Danny Elfman (10) Disney Characters (6) Amon Tobin (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 29th
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Possible Albums of 2010
For what it’s worth, these are my top ten albums of the year. 2010 hasn’t been a particularly inspiring year in music, in so much that nobody has dramatically created or explored a new path within a genre to the extent that it will be remembered for the following years. ‘Dubstep’ is losing it’s edge, with the main players going back to a more garage/soul 2-step route...
Dec 21st
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Gig Review: Municipal Waste + Saviours + Ramming...
On tonight’s menu is thrash cooked 3 ways, and served with a distinct drenching of beer. Well, that’s the impression I got when I saw the line up; having three bands that play fast with a twist away from each other seemed to cater for most of the audience, despite the cries of some on the night to “play some metal”. There is no pleasing some. Anyway, the early start to this gig meant that most...
Dec 21st
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Dec 18th
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Gig Review: Shrinebuilder + Wolves In The Throne...
Someone has left the fire door open and it is bloody freezing inside the stage room at the labyrinth that is Scala. But this suits Wolves in The Throne Room down to the ground, as their stone cold surroundings is smothered by cool blue spotlights during their set, and I really wouldn’t be surprised if the band wanted it sub-zero for everyone to get that “authentic” black metal feel. The band spent...
Dec 15th
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Dec 10th
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EP Review: Gatekeeper – Giza
Gatekeeper’s Optimus Maximus was a limited release of synth-tech that was both directed towards and influenced by the scores of John Carpenter films (and a few others). Its dramatic sounds were enhanced by a heavy swathe of reverb, arpeggiated minor chord synth lines and a strong backbone of techno beats. However, the main criticism of this was that the title track heavily sampled influential...
Dec 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
Tipper (13) The Upsetters (13) Mad Professor (9) Black Sun Empire (9) Necrophagist (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 6th