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KINGSLEY DURANT – Point Of Reference

February 5, 2024

Zen Diagram 2020 Out from Kentucky, esteemed six-stringer returns with a soft thunder of strum and lace. Here’s an album which arrived quite unexpectedly for both the audience and the artist. Not that Kingsley Durant has ever stopped performing – … Continue reading

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CHROMB! – Cinq

January 22, 2024

Dur et Doux 2023 French foursome access their spectral graffiti on full-length offering number five. The ability to liberate idiosyncrasy from anxiety often depends on syncing various routes of one’s fantasy to the desire to have fun – and that’s … Continue reading

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DUNCAN PARSONS – I’m Here, All Weak

December 15, 2023

Duncan Parsons 2023 Sheffield polymath takes stock of his last decade’s meandering between styles to reveal a secret path to its flaming method. Being simultaneously self-effacing and assertive is an art that Duncan Parsons mastered well enough to add humor … Continue reading

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GAYLE ELLETT & THE ELECTROMAGS – Friends

December 5, 2023

Peacock Sunrise 2023 Defying the “difficult sophomore album” formula with forceful fusion, Californian trio call on like-minded instrumentalists to rock the canyon. This Topanga collective may seem unfashionable in terms of work rate, delivering their second platter a little more … Continue reading

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PRYZME – Four Inches

November 15, 2023

Pryzme 2021 Measuring their existential environment in spacious passages and claustrophobic feel, French foursome present a mesmeric full-length debut. It took this Rennes ensemble five years to gel and another two to form “Four Inches” as a sort of sonic … Continue reading

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