Archive for the ‘Audio’ Category
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
In looking back at the music I bought in 2008 I consider established bands to be those with at least a couple of previous albums both released and in my library.
Modey Lemon have been gradually moving away from their loud and vigorous blues-backed rock to a more subdued and musical ...
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
In this review of the music I listened to in 2008 I look back on bands who released their debut or second album last year, or were completely new to me.
The Ting Tings had a huge hit with That's Not My Name, drawing a trememdous buzz for the duo. ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
When I play music on my iPod Touch I really miss the album shuffle mode available on my old third generation iPod. When I got the Touch I didn't realise it was missing a feature that I used extensively and when I saw it was missing I didn't think ...
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Stereolab take the stage to a ripple of applause, a muted welcome that belies the band's perennial success. It makes me reflect on how many years Stereolab have been creating music and how they are still playing to medium-sized audiences, why they aren't filling a stadium by now. ...
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
When listening to music I generally listen to whole albums, played start to finish, rather than individual tracks. I find that, unlike for some other media, a great deal of satisfaction in listening to music comes from the expectation and gratification of knowing what is to come, so while ...
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
'We are here to sing psalms', says Emiliana Torrini, in her wonderful Icelandic accent, as she thanks everyone for turning up. 'I thought I'd have to bribe you all to come here.' She needn't have worried, as each and every pew in this active church is full, spilling ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
When Blitzen Tapper played the Water Rats back in May they promised that a new album would be out in the autumn and they'd be back to play some gigs. Furr has been released and Blitzen Trapper turned up at 93 Feet East to promote it, as well as ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
I made it to a gig! The weather was even a bit grotty, but I had a ticket and ignored the devil sitting on my shoulder telling me I'd prefer another night in. I headed in to London fairly early, to have a bit of a wander and ...
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
This weekend found me in the centre of London again, which makes three trips in to town in three weeks. The first trip I had planned to meet up with a friend for a birthday lunch but had managed to get my dates wrong. It still suited me ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
The Verve are back. Again. This could be an exciting time, as I remember The Verve from all those years ago, before the jazz record label forced the band to change their name to avoid potential confusion, hence the definite article being added. I remember listening to ...
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