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- Daniel Bachman
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Archive
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Semaphore
Seeing as I have been trawling bands that I bumped into a couple of years ago it is well worth mentioning Semaphore. Back in 2005/6 or so they were knocking out some tracks like Morphine and Princess in Chains from … Continue reading
My Sad Captains
Its almost exactly three years since I first heard of My Sad Captains on podcast between Steve Lamacq (BBC) and Nic Harcourt (KCRW), the now sadly defunct Music Exchange, where they would swap snippets of new bands they were enjoying. … Continue reading
Undertheigloo – Colour Out Space
I have been a bit of a fan of this band since their 2005 debut album, Circlesend. If I remember rightly they had a track on iTunes track of the week or somesuch which cannot have done too much harm. … Continue reading
The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock
The notion of Irish music may unfortunately conjure either bad thoughts if twee jigs, smug U2 pomp or maybe the more appealing Pogues but The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock are undeniably Irish and with an edge and drive that … Continue reading
Wise Children
These past few days have seen a fair number of new bands bubble up to view, I will try and get posts up on most of them. But first off is a little bunch of chaps called Wise Children hailing … Continue reading
James Yorkston at the Louisianna
A venue of considerable if slightly shabby charm, The Louisianna was heaving ( I guess 100 people can just about ‘heave’) for the combined talents of the Pictish Trail, Rozi Plain and James Yorkston – all associated with the Fence … Continue reading
Blissed Out and Ambient
Courtesy of that fine blog Silent Ballet I have floated, bleary-eyed and cosmic-man into a couple of really rather good acts, both playing to this weeks rather hippy/psychedelic sort of vibe ( I have even bought new CD versions of … Continue reading
Yndi Halda and Rivulets
I have staggered across a couple of bands who have some affinity with each other despite being on different labels – Rivulets on the O Rosa Records label who of course have the obligatory MySpace as well, and Yndi Halda … Continue reading
DCFC & FRabbit
The Death Cab gig earlier this year in Birmingham had rather left me wondering whether it was wise to see them again quite so soon. But despite the slightly downbeat aspect of a Sunday gig, the disappointment of Brum was … Continue reading
Frightened Rabbit
A friend of the lad flagged up that the support for the Death Cab gig at the weekened will be Frightened Rabbit. Although the name ran a bell I know little about them, but a little scratching around suggests that … Continue reading
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