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Twenty Years? Twenty. Flippin'. Years! That's how long it has been since Modesty Blaise's previous album, Melancholia. Thankfully, they are back and ahead of this new slice of sonic goodness, they have unleashed Girls Just Wanna Dance to forage ahead and test the water. But it is safe to say that this release probably has... Continue Reading →
The first brilliant and surprising moment of an album which seems to be built entirely out of brilliant and surprising moments, is when the gentle, neo-classical restraint and soothing tones of opening number, Vague à l’âme, explode into a wave folk-pop energy. It would be all to easy to head into an album by an... Continue Reading →
There is an art to making music which seems to buzz with contemporary vibes yet echos with the sounds of the past but that is exactly the mix that James Donnelly manages to bring to On The Radio. In an era where pop music, because this is pop as much as it is folk or... Continue Reading →
You have to love an album which comes at you like the future of pop music whilst effortlessly blending past golden ages and Where’s The Magic does all this and more. For every cutting edge synth line there is a funky groove, for every futuristic dream-pop vibe there is a jazz-soul heartbeat for every forward... Continue Reading →
One of the restrictions of working with music that is so textured, intricate and dynamically fluid as Richard’s usual musical vehicle, Karda Estra, is that when it comes to live shows, the logistics surrounding the amount of players and gear that would be required to do the music justice is generally too prohibitive. Veil, therefore,... Continue Reading →
Just when you think the art of sumptuous, widescreen harmonies have been consigned to the past, along come The Heavy Blinkers to put it back on the musical menu. Well, let me qualify that, this is a reissue, but even 13 years ago when this first saw the light of day, that statement still held... Continue Reading →