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.
Sometime Soon – The Snakes (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Watching a band evolve over time is an interesting experience, an experience made even the more enjoyable when the people involved are familiar to...
Breathing Backwards – Joe Anthony (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Some music creates an impact by throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the listener; bombastic riffs and heavy beats have their time and...
The Dacoits – The Dacoits (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It's one thing to aim for exceptionally high standards. It's quite another when you have set those standards for yourself. Such was the challenge...
Warm Robot – Jen Olive (reviewed by Dave Franklin
It's a testament to modern technology that an artist in America can collaborate with a record label in England to make an album without...
Human Gold – The Listening Device (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
An afternoon at a local venue can manifest all manner of results. Having popped down to catch the last days proceedings at a small...
Defiled Covenant – Disinterment (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
One of the great things about reviewing music is that you get to play with interesting words, the more extreme the music the more...
Passengers – Mostly Autumn (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If Pink Floyd had been locked in a studio with a large collection of folk instuments, this is the sort of music they would...
