Review – Chuter – Glisten Amber Plains

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Chuter is Jack Chuter, from Basingstoke, England. He describes the music he creates as a sort of introspective, texture-thick mesh of post-metal, shoegaze, drone and ambient. With this I would have to agree. The music is a thick mesh of My Bloody Valentine, VAST and a pinch of JESU. The music and drones have that [...]

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Review – Caterpillar Party! – Caterpillar Party P

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Caterpillar Party isn’t a band that I would typically listen to, but would recommend to those into quirky type light punk / upbeat experimental bands. The sound of the band varies, which is good and works in their favor, not all 5 songs sound like the one that just played. Yetti Confetti and Shark Marathon [...]

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IHRTN Posts Roundup!

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

IHRTN Comps Theory Of Everything – Final Preview – Pts. 1, 2 & 3 Theory Of Everything – Bios – Female Demand  Theory Of Everything – Bios – Pollux B  Theory Of Everything – Bios – True Colour Of Blood Theory Of Everything – Bios – Wishgift Theory Of Everything – Bios – Calisota Theory [...]

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Collective Review – Russian Circles – Empros (Sargent House)

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Today, our experts weigh in on Empros –  latest (and, arguably, heaviest) record from Chicago band Russian Circles. Psalm69 The title of this , their fourth studio offering, is a Greek term meaning “onward”, or as they’ve put it themselves in interviews “get over it and move on”, and there is a palpable sense of [...]

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Supersonic Festival 2011 Report From Grant Hobson

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Author’s Disclaimer : This is a purely subjective review based on the acts I saw, and that didn’t include all of them, so apologies to all of the acts that I didn’t catch. Over the past eleven years, the Birmingham-based Supersonic Festival has grown in size, duration and reputation. Housed in the old Custard Factory, [...]

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“Theory Of Everything” Mentioned on Shiny Grey Monotone / Shoegazer Alive 5b

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

A hearty thank you goes out to Shiny Grey Monotone and Shoegazer Alive 5b for providing a link to “Theory Of Everything” comp. As SGM points out: we here at SGM would like to point you in the direction of a compilation the folks over at i heart noise put together we’d also like to [...]

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Theory Of Everything – Final Preview – Pts. 1, 2 & 3

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

First 30 tracks from an upcoming “Theory Of Everything” compilation (+ videos from Geezer Lake, Professor Calculus, The United Sons Of Toil, Poino and Milk). 1. Phone Home – Meds (bio) 2. Telethon – OwNixGolly (bio) 3. Ted Bundy’s Volkswagon – Whorehopper (bio) 4. Old World Vulture – Benny (bio) 5. Hopewell – 10,000 Black Masses (pt. 1) (bio) 6. Glorie – Still Saved (bio) 7. Thorn1 – [...]

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