Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Jamie Smith has just bought himself a kettle drum and is now officially the first prolific pannist, producer and remix artist in one. Jamie, who is the gray matter behind the beats of the XX, most definitely doesn’t really need to prove his aptitude after his production work for the […]
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Artist: Brutality Will Prevail Title: Root Of All Evil Buy: Holy Roar Records store Release date: October 4th Label: Holy Roar Records South Wales breeds hardcore. I no longer have to imagine the Welsh punk rock-rooted counter culture scene as a massive glittery concussion of post- hardcore contraventions such as The Blackout or Kids In […]
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There are many songs, which remind me of a distant past, now long gone. Certain words, drum kicks or, in this case, synthesized notions appeal to an inner sense in my creative genes. This notion – so it seems -, sends a direct signal to my mind. This signal permits my memory to search for, […]
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Truants companion Thos Henley tells you everything about the ideas behind the artwork for his latest EP Golden Europe in this lovely article; read his previous contribution to our blog here. “A tall man with pompus make up paraded on his cheeks walks stiffly to a spot marked on the marble floor. He holds himself up in […]
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Artist: Bastions Title: Island Living EP Buy: Bastions Big Cartel Release date: September 20 Label: Tangled Talk Records/Holy Roar Records The Isle of Anglesey hides a dark secret in amongst it’s torrent of natural history and arable lands. A dark, sonic secret that renders you incapable of doing anything other than beating your chest red […]
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As a matter of course, there are some artists that stick with you during the years – and even if you don’t rinse their records anymore like you used to do back in the days, you will still go after new releases, cassette tapes and the like just because it’s in your nature. Instinctively I do this […]
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Why do the good always die young? Of course, I’m provoking you to some degree. Not all good people left this world at young, fragile ages, but a good deal have. There are too many names to list here, but I’m quite sure that ninety-five percent of those reading this will stop and think about […]
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So, I was like “Hey Immy, just BRB, gonna make a cup tea.” Then she’s all like: “LOLS! I just put the kettle on for my cup!” I was like “Whoa, that’s weird.” So I moved on, thinking nothing of it. A little later we were like talking about TRUANTS ideas, and it was like […]
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The 1980’s. Stuck in collective memories all over the world as a collage of gated snaredrums, keytars, flashing music videos, lip-syncing and Karate Kid. When talking about this decade many forget all the good it has brought us. How it has influenced so many artists and music we love today in more than one genre. One […]
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Spending my Summer in Berlin has left me with a lot of delightful memories and even the bad ones have turned into something enchanting. The underground stations are probably the places that evoke the widest variety of recaptures. Especially Warschauer Strasse, the S-Bahn and U-Bahn station located in the heart of Friedrichshain. Countless of times […]
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how special a place the world actually is. It’s funny, cause in our limited lives we often only operate within certain spheres, but we never get granted the experience to visit the whole world. Time’s too short for that; and the little time we are given, we spend […]
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Mr. Mirau was a man of the world, a kind soul and tolerant of all things. He had a gift, the gift of inspiration, a muse as it were. Legend has it he is over 100 years old, some say even older, like 500+ years old. Rumours have it he had a hand in creating […]
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