Category: Sound

Without music, life would be a mistake. – Friedrich Nietzsche

The Mission

Loitered Lens: The Mission, Kentish Town Forum

26/12/2016

Wayne Hussey and the last standing Goth's Goth at the Kentish Town Forum. Photos...

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Loitered Lens: Elvana @ The Forum

24/12/2016

The ghosts of Christmas Past (specifically, those of Elvis and Kurt) take the stage at the Forum...

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Loitered Lens: Lazuli

22/12/2016

French medieval blacksmiths from the future Lazuli peer round the pillar at the Borderline...

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This our profession now: Truckfighters (Interview)

21/12/2016

Many drummers, not so much partying, but plenty of fuzzy heads - Truckfighters...

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bloom twins

Black Swan, White Swan: Bloom Twins, Nambucca

20/12/2016

Skinnycandy gets a dose of stream of consciousness at the appropriately Joycean Bloom Twins...

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Loitered Lens: Tax the Heat

16/12/2016

Humbuckers to warp 11 - Tax the Heat onstage at Koko...

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Tommi, Greenleaf

The riffs still come from my fingers (Tommi Holappa, Greenleaf)

15/12/2016

Swedish semantics, Horror Lizards, and the eternal churn of stoner rock bands. Greenleaf speak....

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I Am Snow

Seasonal Songwriting: I Am Snow (Heather Findlay Band)

13/12/2016

Folky reworks from the Heather Findlay band, and a brace of new songs to add a flourish...

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Robert Glasper

Loitered Lens: Robert Glasper

11/12/2016

Images of a bona fide musical genius at London's Koko...

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Vovoid

The dissonant tritone thing is very particular: Vovoid (Interview)

08/12/2016

Vovoid's Denis 'Snake' Bélanger shares some nuggets (of wisdom) at Camden's Underworld...

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Vovoid

Entombed A.D. and Vovoid at Camden Underworld

06/12/2016

Stagediving without nets. Blood and floorslime mingle at the Underworld...

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Loitered Lens: Terrorvision

04/12/2016

Photos of Terrorvision onstage at Koko, London, November 2016...

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Arkona, Vozrozhdenie

Clever, Inventive, Versatile… and Dull: Vozrozhdeniye (Arkona)

03/12/2016

Accomplished and precise, Arkona's rework of Vozrozhdeniye nevertheless fails to ignite...

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The Business

RIP Micky Fitz (The Business)

02/12/2016

A fond farewell to Micky Fitz, singer with London punk outfit The Business...

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We just count on four and yell. Nico Elgstrand interview (Entombed A.D.)

01/12/2016

Catching up with Entombed A.D.'s Nico Elgstrand for Grieg, Mozart and some yelling....

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Dispatches from The Great Gathering (Killing Joke)

30/11/2016

More a private party than a gig. At Killing Joke's Great Gathering, everyone knew the words....

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Rebecca Downes

Records from the Road. BeLive (Rebecca Downes)

29/11/2016

No filler. Rebecca Downes only has a couple of albums, but this live set sounds like a Greatest Hits...

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Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds

Loitered Lens: Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds (Nambucca)

27/11/2016

A look back at Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds charming the devoted at London's Nambucca...

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Touchstone, Lights from the Sky

Lights From the Sky (Touchstone)

26/11/2016

Recognisably Touchstone, but with a fresh take, Lights from the Sky introduces a new direction for the UK prog stalwarts...

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Soil, O2 Academy

Falling Backwards Through Jack Daniels (Soil, O2 Academy)

25/11/2016

Soil, Sons of Texas and Liberty Lies blast the plaster off the walls at Islington's O2 Academy...

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Rudra, Enemy of Duality

Death (and Rebirth) Metal: Enemy of Duality (Rudra)

23/11/2016

Avoiding kitsch and staying extreme, Rudra integrate south Asian influences into metal mayhem...

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Dark Tranquility

Make Yours a Melodic Death: Atoma (Dark Tranquility)

22/11/2016

Screams, shouts and growls. Dark Tranquility get expressive on Atoma...

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Soweto Kinch

Loitered Lens: Soweto Kinch

20/11/2016

Evocative imagery from the launch of Soweto Kinch's Nonagram album at the Camden Roundhouse...

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Ice Nine Kills

All of our blood was confiscated at customs: Ice Nine Kills (Interview)

18/11/2016

Boston metalcore horror freaks Ice Nine Kills explain everything...

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The Answer, Solas

Looking for Answers. Finding them. Solas (The Answer)

17/11/2016

New approaches from The Answer result in a fresh and fascinating hard rock album...

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Dead Light

Outside of the music, it’s a little quiet…. Dead Light (Interview)

15/11/2016

Dead Light, makers of 2016's intricate electro/ambient/classical apogee, discuss their debut album....

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Loitered Lens: Fatherson

13/11/2016

Turning sad faces into happy clappers - Fatherson pep up the Forum...

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Soweto Kinch

We Name This Album Nonagram (Soweto Kinch, Roundhouse)

12/11/2016

Entrancing sonic patterns and iconic imagery: Soweto Kinch's album launch at the Roundhouse...

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Blues Pills

Crackling Fuzz and Feelgood Soul: Blues Pills and Kadaver at Koko

12/11/2016

Pop, blues, groove. Camden's Koko samples all three with Kadaver and Blues Pills. ...

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Hard Core, Waffle Soles: Ice Nine Kills at Satan’s Hollow

11/11/2016

An overdue UK debut for post-hardcore icons Ice Nine Kills at Satan's Hollow...

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