Arca commanded me to sit down and listen the other day. You should do the same if you’re up for something fascinating. Continue reading
Author Archives: Wander Meulemans
Here Lies Man – Here Lies Man
The idea of hard rock and afrobeat joining forces seems slightly silly. Slightly… well guess what, it is not an idea anymore, it’s real and it sounds pretty good as well. Continue reading
Scott H. Biram – The Bad Testament
Scott H. Biram is the “Dirty Ol’ One Man Band” of blues punk who has been releasing albums since 2000. In the past years he’s been rampaging around like he’s being possessed by an (un)holy spirit and has no intentions of quitting. On The Bad Testament the Texan folk troubadour continuous to examine his own tortured soul. Continue reading
Thundercat – Drunk
No, that’s not Captain Willard hunting for Colonel Kurtz. It’s Thundercat taking a bath… or whatever. Ho!
The Necks – Unfold
“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” Oh right…, I am not really referring to the court of justice from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland here. The quote stands for how to approach the latest work of The Necks which sooner or later will take to Wonderland. Are you ready to jump into the rabbit hole? Continue reading
[Live Review] The Flaming Lips – TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
FUCK YEAH UTRECHT, Benji was right all along!
The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody
After a track that spanned 24 hours, a Beatle–esque detour with Miley Cyrus and a Christmas themed piano album The Flaming Lips return to full form with ‘Oczy Mlody‘.
Album Year List (2016)
Although it’s hard not to jump on the bandwagon when talking about 2016 we still wish you a pleasant year’s end and a cheer for the new year. However, before we start the days that lay ahead with champagne and fireworks we counted our blessings which of course, also resulted in these two illustrious album year lists.
The Shacks – The Shacks EP
I have to say that the turmoil of 2016 had a strange effect on me, which in this case isn’t a good thing. Luckily The Shacks do offer some relief at this time of year which ultimately is not really strange… but still very likable. Continue reading
The Echocentrics – Echo Hotel
I always thought that building walls between places with a shared cultural history was a thing of the past. Guess I was wrong because new divides are rising up high again in for example the southern states of the US. Here the cultural exchange between north and south goes back for a long time and strongly echoes through in today’s society. A fine musical example of all of this comes from Austin based latin group Grupo Fantasma who in their turn laid the foundations for The Echocentrics that are under review right now. Continue reading
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