Faux 80′s electronic horror/thriller movie soundtracks The 80′s were fun weren’t they? A time of prosperity and cultural revolution? Possibly. Not too sure myself to be honest, given that I spent a lot of it being beaten on or battling rampaging hormones. There were two mainstays that got me through this tempestuous period in my [...]
Debates around sound quality aside, music on vinyl is unquestionably a better experience than tacky CD’s or ephemeral computer files. Most folks don’t really care that much for the experience of music outside of hearing the music or seeing a band live. It may be a hangover from my youth (staring intently at Iron Maiden’s [...]
When the sun comes out it’s not time for pop music. It’s not time for processed beats and stuttering, homogenous melodies. These plastic posies are the soundtrack to dull, drizzled Mondays not sunny Saturdays. When you hear Kiss FM you are hearing the sound of people drowning out creaking bones and grinding cogs. Pop music, [...]
Black Metal, despite its hard core of meatheaded but vocal purists, has been blossoming into new and interesting forms for some time. Many of these are created by the politically agnostic disciples of BM’s looney right-wing flag-bearer and prime innovator Varg Vikernes. Burzum’s hypnotic fuzz and anguished screeching has proved the unlikely progenitor of what [...]
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