Dave Franklin
Musician, scribbler, historian, gnostic, seeker of enlightenment, asker of the wrong questions, delver into the lost archives, fugitive from the law of averages, blogger, quantum spanner, left footed traveller, music journalist, zenarchist, freelance writer, reviewer and gemini. People have woken up to worse.
Lobster Knife Fight – The Cookie Jar Complot (reviewed by Dave...
Just because something doesn’t fit neatly into a genre or conform easily to a specific tag or label doesn’t mean to say that there...
Une Fois dans Une Vie – Sophie J. Posey (reviewed by...
Sophie J. Posey is a cross-genre, cross-culture artist, making music that crosses between sounds and styles, evokes many different eras and even shifts between...
Artificial Life – eNuminous & Archimedes (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
At the risk of repeating myself, eNuminous & Archimedes is more than just about the end result of making music. Whilst most bands/artists/acts/sonic scientists...I...
Void Sweet Void – Ghost Prom (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
I’ve seen Ghost Prom described as a folk duo, which, in a way, they are, but to label them simply as such is to...
Sonic surf-spy adventures with Guitarmy of One
NYC artist Guitarmy of One (aka guitarist Scott Helland, has released his adventurous crowdfunded album The Wave Files mixing dark, ominous guitar riffing with...
Into the Sonic Stratosphere with I Am a Rocketship
Atlanta indie pop duo I Am a Rocketship has released their new La Cruella album, their sixth major release, comprised of ten tracks that...
Silver Linings in the Dark: A Chat with Octavian Winters
As San Francisco’s Octavian Winters gear up to release their new album The Line or The Curve’, I spoke to Randy Gzebb (drums), Ria...
Making a Scene: A Spotlight on… The Lost Trades
I'll be the first to confess that I'm a bit of a music geek. Someone who, in more rarefied and, perhaps, better-paid circles, would...
A Love Revival – Moon & Aries (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
There is an art to blending existing genres into new strains of music, and usually, it doesn’t go well…yes Rap-Metal, I’m looking at you!...
Guitarmy of One drops new manic and marvellous video for Soylent...
NYC indie surf rock instrumental artist Guitarmy of One presents his new video 'Soylent Seafoam Green', filmed in Paris, Whitby, UK and New York...
The Clouds Still Hang On You – Koalra (reviewed by Dave...
There are certainly hints of the 90s sounds woven into this latest release by recent Portland residents Koalra, but it is almost a 90s...
Orient meets Occident: A short conversation with Malena Cadiz
Let’s start by telling me about your musical background and perhaps some of the influences and inspirations in your life.
Growing up, there was always...
Octavian Winters deliver new video for single Velveteen
San Francisco post-punk outfit Octavian Winters presents their new video for 'Velveteen', created by David Kruschke. Lifted from their debut album 'The Line or Curve', recently released via Stratis Capta Records,...
A New Jersey moment with CR & the Nones
New Jersey band CR and The Nones have released their new album The Ghosts Are Coming Home via Montclair-based Magic Door Record Label. The...
Reach For Nearby – Seasonal Falls (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
There is something wonderfully appealing to be found in this debut release from Seasonal Falls. Something that goes against the grain of the modern...
New York’s Been Good To Me – Charlie Diamond (reviewed by...
I’m not sure if the record label name is a knowing reference, but if you connect the dots, real or perceived, between musical tapes...
Cup of Joe – Clay Joule (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
In Clay Joule's world, music is more than just entertainment. It is also there to inform, educate and enlighten, it is there to make...
Rock ‘n’ Roll is My Business states Dmitry Wilde on raucous...
New York-based garage rock purveyor Dmitry Wild has released his new single 'Rock-n-Roll Is My Business'with 'Son of a Gun' as the B-side track, along with its...
Small Town Vampire – Mark Vennis & Different Place (reviewed by...
Somewhere between old-school punk’s swagger and attitude and New Wave’s spikey and frantic agitation, you find Mark Vennis & Different Place’s latest fab and...
Orainn – Emily Magner Hurley (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Never mind that Emily Magner Hurly makes music of such magical magnitude that it feels like it comes from another world, or at least another...
Outlaw The Dead, new, sophomore EP from E.G. Phillips
San Francisco-based artist E.G. Phillips presents his 'Outlaw The Dead' EP, released via Ducks With Pants Records. Produced by Chris McGrew, this EP was...
Bonfire – Polyvoda (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It's one thing to make music influenced by tragic world events; it is a whole other thing to make music whilst caught up within...
Better – Iona Sky (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
In the post-genre world in which we find ourselves, you could argue that putting labels on bands, trying to logistically box their sonic output...
Next Time You Break My Heart – Elital Rychter (reviewed by...
Heartbreak is older than music. But as soon as we invented music, we found that we had the perfect medium for expressing such feelings....
New album and video from synthpunk grindcore pop nerd rap duo,...
Phoenix-based synthpunk grindcore pop nerd rap duo Snailmate is flaunting their new album 'Stress Sandwich'by taking it on tour, continuing a solid tradition that has...
Know Me Well – Gwyn English Nielsen (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
The world seems awash with a tsunami of so-called singer-songwriters right now, wannabes with their wide-brimmed hats and skinny jeans, complicated hair, and a...
Supersticious – Mr. MiLK (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If the advancement of technology within the music sector brought us anything, it was a wave of creatives who previously may not have gone...
Seasick Circus – CatsMelvin (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
With only the previous release, America's Beautiful Waltz, as a guide, I wasn't really sure what to expect from a full CatsMelvin album. But...
Road to Calluna – Taiga and the Tundra (reviewed by Dave...
It is easy to think of classical music as being something that exists only in the past and, if it gets thought of at...
Here We Are Sidereal – Thy Veils (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
At a point where ambient soundscapes crash over gently pulsing beats, where the digital delights of syncopated synths dance delicately with otherworldy harmonies, and,...
