Archive for November, 2009

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Castanets - Texas Rose The Thaw & The Beast

Texas Rose is a kind of ambient country album that uncoils lazily like a strip of tarmac in the desert while frontman Ray Raposa recounts his dark tales in a comfortably worn in voice.

30Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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November Podcast - Trippy Mushroom Mix Available Now

Here’s a trippy DJ mix ripe with psychedelic guitars, gentle plodding beats and dreamlike vocals. Stylewise you get a heady cocktail of 70’s Funk, 80’s Disco and Rock as well as box fresh sounds.

12Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Broadcast & The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age

If somebody had to turn cult UK horror movie The Wicker Man into a radio play, then it would sound like this. ‘Witch Cults Of The Radio Age’ is an unusual and very addictive album.

12Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Duck Sauce Serve Up Surefire Christmas Party Hit ‘aNYway’

‘aNYway’ by Duck Sauce looks like it will be the big floor filler for the upcoming Christmas party season. Think ‘Music’ by French geezers Stardust re-hashed for the naughties.

4Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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The Dimes ‘The King Can Drink The Harbour Dry’

Now here’s a concept album that will blow your mind. The Dimes dig out colourful characters from early American history and make them love, suffer, triumph, fail and die. Set to lush Folk Rock harmonies that would do the Byrds proud, the unusual lyrics unravel a story every bit as gripping as a blockbuster movie.

4Nov2009 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
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King Midas Sound ‘Waiting For You’

King Midas Sound revive the lost heritage of the Dub Poets, a unique scene that combined gritty social realism with mellow Reggae vibes in 1980’s Britain. Roger Robinson’s hypnotic falsetto voice and the easy flowing music let the words speak for themselves. The ultimate chill-out album with a message.

3Nov2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued