RADIATORS – GHOSTOWN 40th Anniversary Reissue – Double CD (Chiswick Records 2019)
There are few albums as ingrained in my head as GHOSTOWN, and while I thought it would be an easy one to rattle off a few words about, the act …
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MORE FUN IN THE NEW WORLD – THE UNMAKING OF LA PUNK – John Doe with Tom DeSavia and friends (Da Capo Press 2019)
When UNDER THE BIG BLACK SUN was published in 2016, I mistakenly expected it to be a biographical piece on X as told by John Doe. There’s certainly a worthy …
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BAD RELIGION – Age Of Unreason – vinyl LP (Epitaph 2019)
It’s only fair that I declare a fairly strong bias before I proceed – At a time that I was elbowing my way through what was inspirational and what was …
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VARIOUS – LAMPAIGN – IRELAND – Irish Punk Compilation LP (Deadlamb Records 2019)
Deadlamb Records seems to have been lurking in the background for some time, with a steady output of Irish and international punk product including Nomatrix, Jobseekers, Disturbance, Greenland Whalefishers, Plan …
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THROBBING GRISTLE – Journey Through A Body – Vinyl Reissue (MUTE 2018)
Let us get pastoral for a minute – I have always had a love for the bright weak sunshine and shards of long shadow that break the lethargy of a …
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LIGHTS A.M. – Lightworker – digital single (self-released 2018)
Although theoretically anyone with a laptop, a couple of externals, and a genuine ability to self-edit can build some worthy ambient electronic fodder, high quality seams of creativity appear to …
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NIK TURNER AND YOUTH – PHARAOHS FROM OUTER SPACE (Painted Word Music 2018)
This is a collaboration that looks cautiously promising on paper. I occasionally stumble across Nik Turner’s musical endeavours, and while I cannot confess to being much interested in anything jazzy …
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KLAUS SCHULZE – Silhouettes (SPV/Oblivion 2018)
Until I read the announcement of this release in late March, I honestly didn’t think there would be another Klaus Schulze studio album. Official but vague statements about serious health …
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VARIOUS ARTISTS – KARATE KLUB Dublin HC/Punk Compilation (Distroy Records 2018)
Although few and far between at this point, local compilations are always an education of sorts. From the band you’re sick of seeing to that band name you’ve seen on …
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LUXURY MOLLUSC – Osseous Labyrinth Vestibule (Cursed Monk Records 2018)
The world of recorded noise is a divisive one – deeply personal to those who construct it and abhorred by those who, often for very logical reasons, have no taste …
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