MUSIC REVIEWS

Protovulcan takes on the raw abrasiveness of noise

BANDCAMP: https://toymoonmusic.bandcamp.com/ When it comes to making music that adheres to a no-rules philosophy, few bands rise to the task with the spirit and passion that experimental noise rock trio Protovulcan do, as they demonstrate in their new record Life is Twigs/Psychic Pinball. Divided into two distinct sections and consisting of …

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Sex People drop cutting edge EP

Sexy melodies and muscular rhythms meet blistering, raw tonality in the brand new EP Cal-Island: Season 1, from California’s own Sex People. Sex People are a new arrival on the scene but have anything but an amateurish vibe to their agile, tightly wound music. Cal-Island wastes no time sinking its urbane teeth into …

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The Chris Ruben Band – Stomach Coil

URL: http://www.thechrisrubenband.com/ Stampeding from beyond the silence, a bold drumbeat comes galloping through our stereo before giving way to a sharp lead guitar bent on cutting into our souls one note at a time. The lead scratches against a synthesized tidal wave of anti-melodies, eventually combining their forces and saturating …

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The Chordaes’ new single “Venus”

by Mark Druery NSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thechordaes/ The contrast generated between the bassline beating against the familiar rhythm that we find in The Chordaes’ new single “Venus” isn’t the only draw that the interstellar rock song boasts, but it certainly is one of its more refined attributes. The Chordaes strut with total confidence through the subtly …

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Ashley Delima – Cigarette

YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrm2nCV_Dm4&feature=youtu.be “Cigarette” mesmerized me with a single hearing. Having no experience of Ashley Delima’s talents before hearing this song, I immediately searched out some information about her and versed myself with her previous work. This new performer on the pop scene has a previous single, “Stay in America”, …

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Robert Miller’s Project Grand Slam release Live Album

The latest release from the Robert Miller led Project Grand Slam, Greetings from Serbia, is an attractively packaged seventh recording from this self described jazz rock fusion six piece. Miller, one of the best bass players you will ever here, took his band mates with him to play the famous Nišville …

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