The musical equivalent of a convertible sports car, Snake Skin is compact, sleek, aerodynamic, and pleasing to the senses. It’s also the latest track from fast-rising EDM duo Princess Slayer, who happen to be Read more…
If it takes 3o years for a genre to be considered “Classic,” then mathcore is more than halfway to grey-hair territory. Considering that Calculating Infinity has been around for 16 years – and mathcore itself can be traced back through Deftones-style alt-metal, seventies prog and fusion bands, odd-meter-loving jazz maestros, and…well…heroin – it’s amazing that Read more…
Al Heslop of Creative Control Studios seems to be the go-to guy for Surrey and Hampshire’s top instrumental post-rock bands. It wasn’t too long ago that For Astronauts and Satellites dropped their Creative Control-enhanced album A Homing Light – and now long-time TMMP favourites Eschar have their first full-length album ready to go, in the form of Nova. Needless to say, the production suits the music perfectly.
The Eschar name is synonymous with Read more…
Picture a hip-hop video, and somewhere within that visualisation will be a party sequence. It’ll come complete with the usual ingredients: Endless bottles and glasses and shots and enough debauchery to put Roman orgies to shame. The underlying message will be obvious: Read more…
Fluffy bunnies. Cute kittens. Puppies. Peaceful, lazy days spent lounging in the sun.
None of the above will come to mind while listening to Sing Out, Survivor. However, if you’re into dark and brutal hardcore, this might Read more…
Last week, I expressed a few reservations about this track. As predicted, they’re all gone now. Passion Alley is officially cemented in my mind as a Read more…
As a long-time Eschar fan, I’ve been looking forward to hearing new music from said band since 2012, when their epic mini-album Elements first saw the light of day. Of course, I’m not alone – Eschar have made a real name for themselves amongst Surrey’s prog-metal diehards, thanks to Read more…
Late one night during a week-long road trip, a former female friend and I stopped at a petrol station and bought a copy of a men’s magazine, from which she recited the following “Real Life Confessions” tale in the style of a BBC newsreader:
“Last year, I discovered that my now-ex husband was cheating on me. The day I found out, he Read more…
Although I’m a big Princess Slayer fan, and I’m used to instantly loving everything they come out with, this track will take a while to grow on me. Passion Alley has been a PS live set mainstay since I first came across these guys – and this latest on-record version is a lot more Read more…
Xenophobia is experiencing a real renaissance in the UK right now. Anti-EU attitudes seem to be a real talking point around these parts – and frankly, I think they’re fucking stupid. European people are badass – and if you need proof of that fact in musical form, this album should do the trick.
Although Read more…