Beak>- Beak> 6.5/10 FIRST PUBLISHED AT THE LINE OF BEST FIT Subterranean bass throbs, some cod-ghostly wailing and vaguely arabesque improvisations on a rusty sounding organ … ’Backwell’ is the opener of the self-titled debut album by Beak>, a new band including Portishead’s Geoff Barrow. With its slighty nauseating retro synths fanning out mechanically over chugging [...]
Caught in the Beak>
October 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Alt-rock, Alternative, Music, post-rock, Prog, Psychedelia, Psychedelic
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Tricky – Maxinquaye
March 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Hip Hop, Instrumental hip hop, Pop/Rock, Trip hop
“Drink till I’m drunk, smoke till i’m senseless” 10/10 Every generation has music that defines their era and in the mid-nineties it was the output of Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead that has the greatest resonance. Like watching ‘This Life’ these albums transport you to a specific time and place: pre-millenium, pre-9-11, pre-Blair… Although they [...]
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