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Single Review: “Aurora” – MEUTE
A mix of electronica and a brass band? From Germany you say? Go ahead. I’m listening! This track fuses horns and drums with electronic sounds on the bed of a steady beat… there’s a marimba too. The percussion mixed in is down so well, shakers highlighting the hi hats… this is a banger! The thing …
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Single Review: “Unfinished Sympathy” – Massive Attack
This track is just beautiful! Why did I pick it for the throwback track of the day? Well back in 1998 listeners for BBC Radio 1 voted this number 1 in the 100 national anthems. For me this track has got everything, lush strings, scratching, a breakbeat with hypnotic bells in there too. The vocals …
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Single Review: “Air, Part 2” – Lycio.
What I like about this track is the use of synthesisers on it, it’s nice and spacious overall! The crackle of the vinyl at the beginning gives you the feeling this could have been recorded in the 80s, and this is reinforced with the way that the drums have a bit of a swing to them …
Bass,Blues,Composer,Drums,Guitar,Jazz,Lyricist,Music,Piano,Producer,Singer Songwriter,Songwriter,Strings,Vocals
EP Review: “The Darkside Of Christmas Ch. 2” – Collette Cooper. Words: Sammy Stein.
Multi-talented performer Collette Cooper is signed to independent label, Thelonius Punk Records. She has been featured on BBC radio, Jazz FM, and Soho radio as a musician. She has also been the subject of interviews in books and is an actor, recently undertaking a role portraying singer Janis Joplin, in the play (that she also …
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Single Review: “December, Forever” – Big Society
December, forever by Big Society This is a gorgeous song and it’s for charity too! I’ll come back to that in a second…. This is an acoustic number, with a folk leaning. The bass is being played lower down in the neck so it’s more melodic and higher. This sits comfortably within the arrangement of …
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Single Review: “It’s Never Been Better” – The Goa Express
I like the way this begins, the phases in straight into the jangly guitars.. you don’t expect it! This song is a reflection on a summer relationship of some sort, now it’s the winter it’s great to look back on the summer of 2023 now the year is almost over My favourite par of the …