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AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS – Live in Antwerp – 11 June 2019
Steamiest, hottest and most rollicking gig of the year. Yoohoo!…
Here’s their smashing debut LP…
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(All concert pics by Turn Up The Volume!)
Month: September 2019
Canadian Garage Duo SCRATCH BUFFALO Hits Again With Another Blast – Here’s ‘SUGAR, SHAKE A FREAK’…
24 September 2019
About a month ago Turn Up The Volume! featured hefty Canadian garage rock tandem SCRATCH BUFFALO with their rattling riffs filled blast ‘‘Shoot Me With Your Kamera’.
And the noisy tandem is already back now with another spicy blow called ‘SUGAR, SHAKE A FREAK‘. A fully charged, explosive uppercut which the blaring pair close their shows with as it makes their fans go entirely bananas. Find out why right here…
SCRATCH BUFFALO: Facebook
London’s Dreamscape Trio IYEARA Launches Haunting Cut From Their Debut EP – Here’s ‘EXHALE’…
Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…
24 September 2019
Band: IYEARA
Who: Dramatic and ominous soundscape trio featuring The Duke Spirit guitarist Toby Butler, as well as producer Malcolm Carson and vocalist Paul O’Keeffe
Track: EXHALE – a song that’s actually a study of what makes a person – from their debut EP titled ‘CONSEQUENCES‘, out on 27th September via TrES-2b Recordings/Ingrooves
Score: ‘Exhale’ is both a haunting and compelling electronic symphony that triggers
your visual fantasy and your illusory mind. Its relaxing, yet melodramatic sonority sticks immediately and will inspire you to push the repeat button regularly for a while. A ravishing gem this is.
Enjoy the sonic resplendence here…
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IYEARA: Facebook
GANG OF FOUR Released Their Influential Debut Album ‘ENTERTAINMENT!’ 40 Years Ago…
24 September 2019
Leeds‘ post-punk legends GANG OF FOUR released their ingenious and influential debut album ENTERTAINMENT! on 25 September 1979, 40 years ago. Their raw and snappy fusion of punk intensity, crepitating funk rhythms and spiky dub and their, lyrically, social and political criticism made them one of the most important groups of the late 1970s/early 1980s post-punk movement. ‘Entertainment!’ was ranked as fifth-greatest punk album of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.
AllMusic wrote: “Entertainment! is one of those records where germs of influence can be traced through many genres and countless bands, both favorably and unfavorably. From groups whose awareness of genealogy spreads wide enough to openly acknowledge Gang of Four’s influence (Fugazi, Rage Against the Machine), to those not in touch with their ancestry enough to realize it (rap-metal, some indie rock) — all have appropriated elements of their forefathers’ trailblazing contribution. Its vaguely funky rhythmic twitch, its pungent, pointillistic guitar stoccados, and its spoken/shouted vocals have all been picked up by many.”
Full review here. Score: 5/5
Key tracks tracks: Ether / Damaged Goods / I Found That Essence Rare /
At Home He’s A Tourist / Love Like Anthrax
Album in full…
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GANG OF FOUR: Biography – All Albums – Facebook
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Darkwave Outfit BESTIAL MOUTHS Shares New Awe-Inspiring Track/Clip Called ‘INSHROUDSS’…
New sonic impulses…
23 September 2019
Berlin via NYC & LA darkwave act BESTIAL MOUTHS, centered around imposing artist and vox Lynette Cerezo, will release their new 5-track EP titled INSHROUDSS on 28th October. All details and pre-order facilities here.
Ahead of it here’s the title track. A monumental electro pop-noir zinger, a spiritual spine-chilling standout fueled with booming drums, mighty bass resonance and Lynette Cerezo‘s spellbinding voice. The accompanying video clip is a piece of visual art, a surreal and eye-catching experience that will surely have an instant impact on your retina.
Listen, watch and get impressed right here…
BESTIAL MOUTHS: Facebook – Website
Dance Junks FERAL FIVE Will Play Around With Your ‘EGO’
Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…
23 September 2019
London‘s dance tandem FERAL FIVE has nailed it again with their new thumping banger called ‘EGO‘. A physically irresistible knockout that tackles monstrous egos, and we have seen some big political ones lately, haven’t we? ‘Ego’ is a middle finger for all ‘me, myself
and I‘ narcissists, and a blistering blessing for all those who want to swing and shake themselves into a coma.
If your body doesn’t react in any way to this vibrating European disco cracker, spiced with some German lyrics midway, you’ll definitely need a doctor to check your blood pressure
and/or your ears’ functionality.
Press the button, turn it up and dance yourself dizzy …
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FERAL FIVE: Facebook
(promo photo via Feral Five)
DAVID BOWIE Released His Classic Anthem ‘HEROES’ 42 Years Ago Today…
Knockouts from the past…
23 September 2019
Artist: David Bowie
Song: Heroes / B-side: V-2 Schneider
Released: 23 September 1977, 42 years ago
Album: Heroes
Note 1 : Bowie wrote the song after seeing his producer/engineer
Tony Visconti and his girlfriend by the Berlin Wall. The song tells the
story of two lovers, one from East and one from West Berlin
Note 2 : It was co-written with Brian Eno and recorded in July
and August 1977 in the legendary Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin
Note 3: Despite the fact that it wasn’t a big hit (reached only #24
in the UK and didn’t chart in the USA) it became one of Bowie‘s most
famous and most covered songs. An epic diamond, a solid gold and
timeless achievement with the immortal line for all lovers, then and
now: “We can be heroes, just for one day…”
Here’s the masterstroke…
DAVID BOWIE: Website
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