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Issue 14 [Online] –September 2014

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HELLO and welcome to Love Music Magazine’s fourteenth online edition.

We have an exciting new development for the magazine, in that we are

growing the Love Music family all the time. Tom Gwilliam has joined us

and is here to talk about some exciting new music and caught up with

the Carnabells at Reading Festival. Also, Amel Ali has joined as a

permanent member of the team as Assistant Editor. We are definitely

blessed to have such a dedicated family of music lovers working with us

and appreciate all the help and support for the magazine in continuing

to grow.

Special thanks this month go to Weezy Jefferson for being on the cover,

D’CAB for putting on such a great event. Also, to Blueberry Hill Studios

for providing some brilliant photos for this issue and to Rupert Stroud

for inviting us along to his gig there.

We have also moved in to a new office! We are now based in Leeds and

have some exciting upcoming developments in terms of the UK and

international Hip Hop scene.

Keep reading, liking, following and sharing!

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What has been the highlight of your career so far?

Finally completing a four track EP after 6 years of borderline sick

obsession to create the perfect synth record.

If you had one superpower for the day, what would it be any why?

Make commercial radio play quality alternative rock music similar to

TheThing Radio and zap all r and b and hip hip from the universe

What has been the best piece of advice you have been given about the music industry?

Don't make songs which are too long for radio airplay!

What is coming up for you in the near future?

More single releases of the EP 'Version 1.0.1, the next one being a radio

edit of 'Men in the Sky'

If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why?

Nile Rodgers. He is an unrivalled music producer and most of the songs

you hear on the radio are his!

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Can you tell the readers of Love Music Magazine about the band?

We are a seven person dark rock with Nu–Metal flavor band Six Inch formed in

Helsinki, Finland in the grey autumn of 2010. Our music is dark, mysterious, and

passionate with foggy, romantic and misty feeling. Andy-Vocals, Pinja-Violin, Nestori-

Keyboards, Risto-Bass, Migi-Drums, Kalle-Guitar, Dey-Guitar

What has been the best piece of advice that you have been given about the

music industry?

Do something else, Be rather a brain surgeon because it is easier . Nah increase

patience `cos you will need that in music industry

If you had the opportunity to collaborate with anyone, who would it be any

why?

This is easy because it must be a Korn or just Jonathan Davis... I think that they are

geniuses with the songs.. Totally unbelievable unique sound, rhythm and groove

and also the long-time professionals.

What is coming up for you?

I get old and trying to write new songs plus I will start another project at this year...

Let`s see , Six Inch will go to the studio and hopefully something new comes out

soon.. Second riff-based and rhythmic Album will be ready in 2015-2016

If you had one superpower for the day, what would it be and why?

Mind Reader - because I want to know what the f*ck you women want





I have heard your next two tracks 'Belay / Carpet of a Crest'. Can you tell us a bit about how they were written and put together? Belay is about maintaining the effort to keep yourself in control of thoughts and actions, especially when aspects of the world overwhelm you. I think the music for this song came from a jam at the end of a practice, then the breakdown at the end was written one night at home when Kirsty and I were sat in the basement with the lights down just bouncing off each other while Reb went upstairs and made a brew. Crest is definitely linked to the same themes of social and personal adaptability, but it's also a love song to people we've met when travelling - whether with the band or as backpackers. A reminder that seeking adventure and going out to find it reaps rewards, always. Things are rarely as you expect. I find that to be true for life more locally and internally as well. Both songs are me trying to figure out how to handle unpredictability in my days, as my thought processes and pathways to emotion can often feel quite blocked and less then streamlined. What is coming up, other than the track release, for you, as a band? We're planning a tour for Spring as well as hopping on a few more gigs before the end of 2014. We've been doing some writing at the moment too and helping build up Bomb the Twist, the label and community-based zine and events collective, which we work with. As well as that there's a new rehearsal space, venue and creative group we've appropriated ourselves with which should begin finding its feet later in 2014. It's made up of a brilliant bunch of musicians local to Leeds who really care about keeping the scene moving. What has been the highlight of your career so far? Supporting Shonen Knife was brilliant, they're such a tight and powerful band. Me and Rebecca saw them play at the Queens Social Club in Sheffield several months before our show at the Brudenell Social Club and it was refreshing to see a group who've been going for so long, and have played an incredible amount of gigs, loving performing as much as ever - both times. What is the best piece of advice you have been given about the music industry? To be honest we haven't had that much offered to us, we've just got on with it and made friends and contacts by arranging our own gigs and booking bands. By nature and circumstance things have, and continue to, build up slowly. Getting out of the house and being with people is the best way to keep a scene of any kind, and thus wherever you are in it, moving. If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why? You know what I'd love to have Janelle Monae teach me some moves. My body frame is a pretty clumsy one - even with all swimming, cycling and yoga in the world it doesn't seem to change much. If I could write music for Kate Tempest to wrap her words around, that would be incredibly energising and inspiring! The Beigeness is one of the best songs I've heard in a long time. I really respect her sentiments and themes, tenacity and ability to communicate her thoughts, feelings and sense of encouragement and togetherness with such heart. www.esperscout.com www.facebook.com/esperscout www.twitter.com/esperscout

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Thank you for being in this issue of Love Music Magazine. Could you tell the readers a bit more about you? We are a three-piece rock band from West London. Our main influences range from Led Zeppelin to Radiohead and beyond. We hover between sweet-sounding acoustic reverie and effect-laden filth - we love our obnoxious fuzz bass, for example. We are available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and kids' parties (for which we will happily dress up as zombies, cowboys or even zombie cowboys). What has been the highlight of your career so far? Probably releasing our debut album, "You've Got Red On You". We are really happy with all of the tracks on it, and excited to have people listen to our creative output. Also, we recently filmed our first music video, for our song “The Ballad Of Blondie”. It is a western-influenced answer to questions the world of cinema has hitherto been afraid to ask. If you had one superpower for the day, what would it be and why? Just one? Jesus. Well, assuming "the power to permanently give ourselves loads more powers" isn't an option, being able to do Jedi mind tricks would be pretty badass. Or being able to hack into the global media, like the bad guys do in the movies so that they can issue a stern apocalyptic warning to the masses. Basically, something that would allow us to get our music instantly heard by the whole world - it is pretty hard to get people's attention these days! What has been the best piece of advice you have been given about the music industry? That it is harder work than many people think. Both getting a foothold in the first place, and the workload once you do. What is coming up for you in the near future? More writing, more recording, more videos, more gigs... More of everything! We are intending to go back into the studio early next year to start work on the second album, and we are in discussions about some festival slots for next year, so watch this space! Our next gig is at Underbelly in Hoxton, on 1 October. If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why? Spinal Tap. We identify with them a lot, both professionally and personally. We would love to revisit Derek Smalls’ experimental piece, Jazz Odyssey. redroseempire.bandcamp.com/releases soundcloud.com/redroseempire facebook.com/redroseempire twitter.com/RedRoseEmpire www.redroseempire.com





Thank you for being in this issue of Love Music Magazine. Could you tell the readers a bit more about you? No, thank you for taking some time with us! Originally we are from Sydney Australia, but have been hurling as far around the globe as we can. We have so far managed to show up on 4 continents so far and spread our love making tunes. Being natural risk takers, we like to think we stay above the genre stereotypes and only make music for movement. What has been the highlight of your career so far? Probably playing in both India & Mexico. The culture, the scenery and amazing people we met during the tours was fantastic. Before we got there we didn't really know what to expect from the crowds. The shows and reactions were some of the most surreal experiences we have had. Definitely ticked those off our life bucket lists. If you had one superpower for the day, what would it be any why? I'd say Psychometric Regeneration, taking control of someone’s memories and triggering the brains reflex system to heal what ever it was they were exposed to. What has been the best piece of advice you have been given about the music industry? A wise man once told us to "Make Heads Roll", we laughed at the time... But it works, and can be used for so many things not just the music industry. What is coming up for you in the near future? We have just had our "We Are the Ones" release on Black Sugar Music UK, and are currently playing some shows in Australia now. The rest of the festivities surrounding that will kick off shortly so keep an eye out. But, we are always taking our producing skills on the road, there is never enough time to fit in a few decent laptop sessions and we hope to see both Asia and South America very soon, for some good touring fun. If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why? Christian Loffler for sure. He is definitely a rising star in the electronic scene, its not hard to see why. His sound is truly pushing today’s boundaries. His track called 'All Comes feat. Gry' is really taking a fresh approach and gives off the impression to us he is trying to put an organic spin on electronic music which is very appealing. facebook.com/nadisko twitter.com/nadisko soundcloud.com/thenadisko

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“I had an amazing night performing at Blueberry Hill Studios, I love the venue

and it's great that they are so encouraging of all artists and it was incredible to

be sharing the stage with such great artists Rupert Stroud and Ash Before

Oak. ”

My social media links and web links are

My website/Facebook page where all information about me and what is coming

up - www.ellieholmesofficial.com

My Youtube - https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCirQ2uOGKthtqpJOHqhhNlg

My soundcloud - http://m.soundcloud.com/ellie-holmes-official

My twitter - @_ellieholmes_

All images are courtesy of Blueberry Hill Studios

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Rupert Stroud is currently touring promoting his ‘Way Back Home’ release on September 15th Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rupertstroudmusic?fref=ts Twitter: @ Rupert Stroud

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What has been the highlight of your career so far? Sitting on the train home last month listening through to the final mastered album. And then playing it to my Dad in the car. If you had one superpower for the day, what would it be any why? I would love to fly. I have SO many falling dreams.. it would just be nice for one day to experience flying after all the falling. What has been the best piece of advice you have been given about the music industry? In joint 1st place: Slowly slowly catchy monkey - and - Never sign anything if you're desperate What is coming up for you in the near future? Iron Horse release and launch gig on September 17th, some lovely gigs leading up to Road Safety Week in November. If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why? Today... Prince. Just to see what comes out. @meforqueen facebook.com/meforqueenmusic soundcloud.com/meforqueen www.meforqueen.com





What has been the highlight of your career so far? Playing in Molly’s Bar at WOMAD. A crowd stretching away further than I could see (it was dark), featuring Prince Harry, apparently. I’m told that one of our drunken fans went up to him in a ‘you look just like Prince Harry!’ kind of way and was ushered away by bouncers. Also I glimpsed his tiny ginger face in the crowd. If you had one superpower for the day, what would it be any why? Oh so many choices! Turning apples into oranges, all animals being my friend, making right wing politics disappear, transforming a robot into a car and back again, looking into water, the power to make windows, instant house cleaning and the power to make ghosts happy. What has been the best piece of advice you have been given about the music industry? ‘Just keep going’, a friend of mine told me that. If you’re doing something that you’re proud of and you love then just keep playing. It’s easier to get gigs in other towns than you might think when you’re starting off. We just emailed a load of venues and some came through. What is coming up for you in the near future? We’re back in the studio in the autumn, talking to a filmmaker about a possible collaboration and launching a new single Tweed Jacket in the autumn too. If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why? I’d really love to work with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer or Noel Fielding. They aren’t battering down our door yet though. I’d really love to meet Godzilla too. He’s got a bad reputation for being bitchy off set but I don’t think it’s true. Please can you put any social media and web links here? www.biscuithead.co.uk

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Thank you for being in this issue of Love Music Magazine. Could you tell the readers a bit more about you? I'm a singer/songwriter and hardcore Trekkie from Dublin, Ireland. Lately I haven't been able to sleep without Neil De Grasse Tyson playing in the background. Oh, and my cholesterol is down i just heard. That's important. Cholesterol is the silent killer What has been the highlight of your career so far? The night I got to open for Joan Armatrading is sticking out in my mind right now. Working with my producer Ian Grimble too is always a complete joy. If you had one superpower for the day, what would it be any why? The ability to make a person wet themselves just by pointing at them. I think the use for that power is pretty obvious What has been the best piece of advice you have been given about the music industry? You cant please all the people all of the time What is coming up for you in the near future? I have a new EP coming out on Sept 22nd. Playing a show in the Boogaloo, London that night and will be touring the UK fully in October. As well as back home in Ireland. If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why? Elvis Costello. I just think he has a wealth of knowledge and ability in him that even now after all these years has yet to be tapped fully. Please can you put any social media and web links here? facebook.com/eoinglackinmusic twitter.com/eoinglackin youtube.com/glackinsongs eoinglackin.com

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Thank you for being in this issue of Love Music

Magazine. Could you tell the readers a bit more

about you?

My pleasure. I'm an alternative folk singer living

in London. The music I write is influenced by the

city life and some might describe me as a

commentator.

What has been the highlight of your career so

far?

This summer I played a sell out gig in my home

town. I hadn't been home for some time and only

knew a handful of the crowd. I didn't realise I had

such a following there. It was emotional.

If you had one superpower for the day, what

would it be any why?

The ability to control the weather. Everyone is

happier when the sun's out. Also my dog refuses

to leave the house when it's raining.

What has been the best piece of advice you have

been given about the music industry?

A couple of years ago I played with a drummer

that was quite a bit older than me. He'd been

around the block and had lots of little gems to

offer up. He said that no one is out to help you

unless it helps them, so get on with it and help

yourself.


My new record Iconoclast is out 22nd

September. I'm really looking forward to getting it

out there.

If you could collaborate with anyone, who would

it be and why?

Paul Weller and Billy Bragg. Together we'd cover

Jilted John's 'Gordon is a Moron'. I love their

there aggressive styles. Playing that live with

them both would be so much fun.

Please can you put any social media and web

links here?

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Thank you for being in this issue of Love Music Magazine. Could you tell the readers a bit more about you?

Thank you for having me!

I grew up in a small town in Italy but I've always had a vagabond soul: music and traveling have always been my main activities!

My longest pit stop has been in London, where I decided to study music at Tech Music School. Here I met my band and my producer, Maxime Raguideau-Obadia, and I started writing and gigging. Coming to London was the best decision I made: this city gave me the possibility to find myself and to believe in my dream!

What has been the highlight of your career so far?

Playing my single ''Dolls' House'' at Shepherds Bush Empire for my graduation. What an honor to be on that stage!

If you had one superpower for the day, what would it be any why?

I would certainly go back in time: I've always thought that, from the past we learn the biggest lessons in life. So many inspiring people have touched this earth and it would be great to meet them in person!

What has been the best piece of advice you have been given about the music industry?

My teachers at University taught me to never give up. It might seem banal, but artists are exposed every single day to an infinite numbers of ''no'' and ''this should be different or ''I like this but I don't like that'' or ''I don't think you're ready'', but if you stay focused and, most importantly, you learn from your mistakes, at some point you will reap the benefits of your work.


I have a gig on the 12th of september at The Dublin Castle, my EP will be out in September and then many other gigs in October! In the meanwhile, I keep on writing and composing.

If you could collaborate with anyone, who would it be and why?

Annie Lennox and Bjork! They are my main inspirations: in their own ways they have pushed musical and social boundaries always with immense class.

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Thank you for being in this issue of Love Music Magazine. Can you tell the readers a bit more about you? DALE: Thank you for having us. The band was formed purely for the means of working on what was going to be my solo album, which looking back seems rather vain! However I was bursting with songs and really wanted to record them so I needed something resembling a band to knock the tracks into shape. Steve was first up on drums and then Gaz on bass, we all knew each other from the scene but we’d never played collectively. After the first couple of early rehearsals, it was clear that it was sounding really special so the solo idea was dumped and we became a band-proper. We have the same approach now as we did then: with me bringing a finished track –or virtually finished track- and we build the arrangement and the sound we want. It’s quite democratic. Your latest single Marie Marie Marie is a great track. Can you tell us a bit more about it and its inspiration? DALE: Marie is a pseudonym for a rather stunning girl who will remain nameless. She used to work out down at the local gym when I went for a session. In my younger days I really liked her but I was always too scared to approach her and alas, the opportunity was gone forever. The song is however a complete exaggeration of that teenage feeling of yearning and all of the sleepless nights. It has a great urgency and unhinged sound to it, courtesy of the brilliant Producer Gavin Monaghan. The accompanying video stars dolls rather than actors and is very tongue in cheek. What advice can you offer new musicians looking to get where you are in their career? DALE: Ask yourself this: What it is that I want to achieve? Do I want to be great at playing guitar or drums? Do I want to write songs? Or am I happy just playing other people’s music? In the end you have to chase what it is that makes you happy, everything else is killing time. For me personally, it became the music and lyrics that devoured me, if writing is what appeals to you be prepared to write some pretty terrible songs before you come out the other end with tracks you are truly proud of; stick with it! What has been the highlight of your career so far? DALE: We have been blessed with quite a few since we began in 2011, supporting Madness at the LG Arena was pretty special but I think it was probably our local BBC introducing team who put our track From Hackman’s Gate forward for the Reading & Leeds Festival becuase they considered it the best work they had heard in 11 years of people submitting and uploading new music. As a writer, that’s a pretty special place. What is coming up for the band? DALE: Everyone has recently disappeared around the world on holidays and visiting family however this August we have just been back with Gavin Monaghan at Magic Garden Studio to work on some new material that we are really excited about, we will be recording some more through December and hope to have something great for everyone to check out in 2015 -sadly you have to learn to be patient in this business! https://www.facebook.com/dvmband https://twitter.com/dvmband https://www.youtube.com/user/daleywhaley https://soundcloud.com/#dale-von-minaker http://www.reverbnation.com/dvmband 1

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From South Wales comes the fresh, soulful sound of Man May’d.

Based around the stunning vocals of sassy lead vocalist Miss May, the Man May’d sound is

a heady cocktail of funky grooves, melodic jazziness and thoughtful lyrics. The band

specializes in catchy, well-crafted songs that will stick in your head and make your heart

soar and your feet want to dance.

With lush vocals, cool playing and irresistible grooves, Man May’d are a sharp, smart outfit

with their own unique take on modern soul.

Can you tell the readers a bit more about you?

We're Man May'd from Cardiff, South Wales. We've come together as five individuals sharing the

same love of music on a mission to get our sound out there.

What inspires your music?

We all have a love for Soul, Funk and Motown which has geared us to having a heady mixture of

all of them in our music. Our diverse live sets have upbeat soul funk numbers with meaningful

Motown ballads mixed in.

If you could offer any advice to new musicians, what would it be?

Work hard and keep motivated. Keep writing music and advertising yourselves. Get involved in the

music circles around you and keep the love of your music going.


What is coming up for the band?

We're really looking forward to supporting Kokomo at their sold out shows in London this month. The 100

Club and The Half Moon are great venues. We're also going to be at Clwb Ifor Bach Thursday 9th October

supporting 'Slowly Rolling Camera'. A date Cardiff'ians mustn't miss!

What has been the highlight of the band so far?

Our EP Launch of 'Living at the Speed of Love' at Porter's Cardiff. What a wonderful night that was. To

have the support we had for our first EP really meant a lot to us. The night went extremely smoothly and we

also had our first public showing of our 'Living at the Speed of Love' music video.

What would be your dream collaboration?

To work with Nile Rogers and Chic. That would definitely be a dream collaboration.

Our website is - manmayd.com

You can find our music online at soundcloud.com/manmayd

For gig updates - facebook.com/manmaydofficial

For social media news - twitter.com/manmaydofficial

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Thank you for being in this issue of Love Music Magazine. Can you tell the readers a bit more about you? Greetings readers! My name is The Artist Currently Known As Ruinz ASON from the planet Nebuer. I've been a legal resident of planet Earth Circa 1986. Im a rapper (loosely) a Producer, Song Writer and an all round communicator of Love and frequencies. Oh and my favourite colour is deep Purple. I know you have worked with some pretty big names in the past and had some fantastic radio plays. Could you tell me which of these experiences has been your favourite and why? Probably being played on Radio 1 back in February that was a sort of mini mile stone for us. I was in Amsterdam at the time (obviously not in a 'coffee' shop) when i got the tweet and had to triple take before i spilled the news to my brother who was obviously not in the 'coffee' shop with me. Your single 'Higher' has a pretty awesome D&B remix. Can you tell us a bit more about how this collaboration and your other collaborative efforts come about? Yeah the Remix is defo an experience of the senses. When I heard it the first time I knew it was a hit. It was produced by L.A.O.S. A Finnish Drum & Bass Outfit who are quite well known in Europe. They heard the original through a mutual contact and really wanted to work on it and Voila.... Bobs your uncle. I know you have played instruments from an early age. What would you say inspired your musical talents? I think music is within our genetic make up. Our parents were/are both Musicians. Me and J-Flames (Brother) grew up around Reggae, live instruments and the studio environment. My parents were very supportive of us wanting to do music forever! When we were kids, we would put on mini concerts and bang on drum machines and keyboards. I think from that point my mum knew me and J weren't ever gonna become a Doctor and A Lawyer. What is coming up for you for the rest of this year? We are looking to release an EP later this year. I won't release the title yet - but the theme will be based on the struggle we all share for trying to be perfect and chasing illusory versions of reality. Oh and Gigs, Gigs and more Gigs! What advice would you offer to other musicians looking to get where you are in their career? BE YOU!! BE GREAT!!!!!!! Www.RuinzASON.Com @RuinzASON Soundcloud.com/Ruinz-ASON

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Duke Chat and Ant Black have collaborated to form D’CAB Sound Projects Thanks for being in this issue of Love Music Magazine. Can you tell the readers about you both and your antics on the Leeds music scene? DUKE: Originally from Ranskill, near a place called Retford, I moved to Leeds about 12 years ago and started knocking out tunes with my good man Ant Black for Lyrically Justified (LJ) nights at various Leeds venues. Any artist that has been doing the rounds in Leeds over the past 10 years will have a story about a Lyrically Justified gig, I still bear the scars from the nights, literally. So it’s been a few years since I was playing tunes for LJ, and for myself I have wanted to set up a sound system and play some decent music for a while now. It always seems that when I’m out and about in bars, the music is alright, but I always end up hawking the DJ's to play x, y & z (which they rarely have) So I got on it and sorted out an all-day gig at the Lounge bar on Merrion Street a few Saturdays ago, and so D’CAB was born. Now DJ Ant Black and I are joining styles/forces full time under D'CAB sound projects. ANT: Okay, I'm Ant Black, I started learning my craft as a Hip Hop DJ at the age of 12 under the watchful eye of Monkee (Invizible Circle/Zulu Nation), who taught me almost everything I know about the culture! I spent most of these formative years learning from an older crowd of emcees, DJs, graf writers & B-Boys such as DMW, Weston, Part2 & many others. At the age of 17 I joined local hip hop crew The Hooded Crop, taking over turntable duties from Steady Rock (now head-honcho of indie label BoomBap Professionals). We played a few gigs throughout '97-'98 but unfortunately due to other commitments the group disbanded and I moved into playing House, Trance, and Hard House. At that point a close friend & I formed a DJ duo known as Fire & Brimstone, so from '98 until 2003 we played at Hard House events locally and up & down the country whilst running our own night here in Leeds. My partner in crime then got a taste for producing tunes, and I decided to take a little break from the scene until Summer '04 when I became resident at Edwards Bar (now Picture House) playing Funky House & Garage. It wasn't until mid-2005 that I had a chance meeting with an old school friend (Harry Singh) who told me he was running an open mic night, we discussed a few things, he helped me set up a new night but unfortunately I couldn't see it going any further than the first gig, I canned it after the first gig and it was then Harry asked me to become resident DJ for Lyrically Justified, and the rest, as they say, is history! Oh, and an honourable mention goes out to the guys at Hip Hop Basement Radio who were splendid enough to give me my own internet radio show from 2007-2012, big ups! What has been the highlight of your career so far? DUKE: Well for me, 'Music' is the heart of people, so to call it a career doesn't quite fit for me.


ANT: I must admit, over the past 20 years there's been a great deal of highlights, but I'd have to say getting to meet & interview Masta Ace. They say never meet your heroes, but dude is probably one of the most humble guys I've ever had the pleasure of meeting! What would you say has been the best piece of advice you have had within the music industry? DUKE: Be open to, and be educated by all styles, just like the martial arts. ANT: Hmmm, I really have two answers to that. First is from DJ Weston, who when I asked him to teach me how to DJ like him, point blank refused explaining that I should really teach myself, that way you don't become a carbon copy of someone else, and the second is from Paul Woolford. I asked Paul to listen to one of my Hard House mixtapes, he told me I was playing nothing but huge tunes all the way through and should start off with lesser known tracks and build to a crescendo, taking the listener on a journey. Both of those pieces have stayed with me throughout my career and have been a huge help over the years. What's been the best gig you have had? DUKE: The last one at The Lounge was supposedly killer! But I can’t remember jack! Despite knocking out tunes for 10 hours [laughs] must have been good! ANT: Wow, that's a hard one! There's been so many good & bad gigs I find it hard to remember, but I think the best one has to be when we had our own Lyrically Justified tent at Unity Day, you'll have to forgive me as I can't exactly remember what year it was, all I know is we had an amazing day/night! I know you have run open mic nights in Leeds. Are these making a comeback? DUKE: Well I have heard a slight rumble in the jungle, and I do hope for a return from Lyrically Justified, but this is not my night or in my hands so better to ask the LJ leaders. ANT: [Laughs] There's been so much speculation about this since Harry and I packed up shop in 2011, and like Duke Chat says, there's been the odd rumour here and there... Truthfully, there has been talk of us doing a 10 year reunion gig but I couldn't possibly say much more than never say never! Tell us more about your launch party the other week and any future ones you have coming up? DUKE: The Launch party was a trip, plenty of the Family were there to keep the vibes on a level and bless the room, me and


Ant delivered some beauty tracks on the night. The feedback we got from the folk we invited and their guests was great, so this kept us on the track of getting the next one lined up. We will be sending invites out for the next venue and the next date TBC just like this one. We want it to be randomly regular shall we say, almost like a 'pop up' style Gig, a nice little gift from us to thee! ANT: Chat has pretty much wrapped that up in a nutshell! As soon as we know, you'll know! What would be the one underground artist you would recommend to check out at the moment? DUKE: In Leeds hmm I heard there is an old crew with a new hair do, think they are called DCAB sound projects or something? Nah, you know, in terms of underground artists to check out, I’d always say the old crew of MC's and rappers that used to bust up LJ back in the day (a few of which were at our launch gig) are doing very very well so I hear, big respect to you, you know who you are, and keep it going! ANT: Okay, it's not really one artist but more a collective of local artists, and they are known as Tha Office. Every single member of the crew is pretty much established in Leeds in their own right, and there isn't one weak link in the group! The talent levels and work rate of these guys is ridiculously high so expect big things over the next 12 months and onwards.


What's the one track that would never be off your play list? DUKE: That's a tough one to say the least! GZA Liquid Swords album always gets a look in for me, Mungo's HiFi & Brother culture, definitely Vivian Jackson (Yabby You) 'deliver me from my enemies' for my old Retford men Warren G & Dan, but for myself its always going to be Kruder & Dorfmeister's version of Bug Powder dust, and my new favourite tune an oldie but goodie - Herb Vendor by Leroy HorseMouth Wallace. ANT: Oooh, now this is another question with 2 answers! It'd be 'Let's Dance' by David Bowie, and 'Lyrically Justified' by Instinct. Both have such huge emotional ties for me, as 'Let's Dance' was played at my Mother’s funeral (sounds inappropriate, but she requested it, and no-one argued with my Ma!), and 'Lyrically Justified' was written by our late friend Greg Tobin aka Instinct after his first ever visit to LJ. Greg's untimely passing happened after being caught up in the New Zealand earthquake back in 2011, so every gig we've done since then has been dedicated to his memory. Probably the best rapper to never get a chance to shine, RIP. Can you put and social media or Web links here? ANT: At the moment, D'CAB Sound Projects don't have an online presence but it's all in the pipeline, including a Back-To-Back mix from us which, as soon as it's ready, we will be more than happy to update your readers.





Can you tell us how it feel to be on the cover of this issue? I'm very very flattered. I'm very happy to be on the cover. Love Music is going in big! Can you tell the readers of love music magazine a bit more about yourself? I'm Weezy Jefferson. I'm an MC from the UK, from Leeds. I've been releasing music for a while now and I'm just working up to releasing my first mix tape which is "Mr Nice Guy -Volume 1" . You will be hearing some music from that very soon. Where did you start off your music career, and how did it develop in to what it is now? I started writing lyrics with friends and older family members and I just developed a love for it. Got to love hip hop, then things got to a point when I wanted to perfect what I was doing so I started basically joining courses and things where I could learn the music technology side and music business side of what I'm actually doing so I could basically take ownership of my music as a whole. You have a good background for the industry. Can you tell us a bit more about the courses that you have done at Uni etc? I've studied music technology and music production. The courses teach you everything you need to know such as music, copywrite law, studio side of things, learning to record and produce your own music, how to write songs, things like that. It's all really helpful and the best thing about it is me and other musicians collaborating. What has been the highlight of your music career so far? There has been a lot going on, I'd say more highlights. Some of the video shoots and performances have been taking things to the next level. One of my new music videos, there's a story in the video. There are actors involved, taking it to the next level. There are things I've been doing in the past, spoken word events, performances with live string bands. I've done performances in the past with me and one DJ and I might now do a performance with me, a singer and the band. Having a different background to what you do, must be a reply different concept as an artist. If you have a full string section behind you? It takes you to the next level, it's starts the hole performance off in a different way. You said you are recording a mix tape at the minute, can you tell us a little bit more about that and what is going in to it? This is my first mix tape and you'll have to hear the actual

sound of it. The whole concept is its quite deep lyrics. There is a lot to think about in what I'm saying, over nice beats. It's quite nice to the ear overall. Have you produced some of the beats also? There are a few of my productions on there also. Some of the singles I'm releasing at the end of this year. If you could collaborate with anyone, dead or alive, no would it be and why? I already know who that is. Big Pun, he is the best and you can't best Big Pun. Probably one of the most intelligent writers I have ever listened to. In the recording process what is your favourite part? Usually the song writing part because I always write lyrics. I write so many lyrics I don't record just for the sake of writing lyrics. Nowadays, I put the writing in to the recording process so as I'm recording, I'm finishing the writing as well. So you write a bit, record a bit, write some more? Sometimes I write something and I just want to hear how something sounds. So I lay that down, I might have a verse and the next verse comes to me as soon as I hear that recorded so you start building the track when you hear some more lyrics. It's quite organic the way it's come together right now. I recently did a track with Deuce and Charger and Bianca Gerald and the track is called "Stop the Sky From Falling" we've just put out the music video for that. The track has been getting rave reviews. It's been featured on blogs and newspapers and it's really been well received. To be truthful it's got s really important message. It's a bit of a political protest track and we are really happy with it. Bianca has just released the Butterfly EP, you can check that out on www.biancagerald.com. Deuce and Charger will be releasing their project later this year so keep an eye out for that. www.deuceandcharger.com Shout out to Love Music Magazine https://www.facebook.com/pages/Weezy-Jefferson/296834560329531?fref=ts Twitter: @weezyjefferson1 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/weezy-jefferson

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Hi, I'm Kevin and this is my column for Love Music Magazine "The Spread".

In this column I will be offering my pick of music artists. I am also on

the radio. You can find me on:

Sunday - 12 noon - 3pm - Krystal Radio - www.krystalradio.co.uk

Monday - 4pm - 7pm - Total Radio UK - www.total-radio.co.uk

Monday - 7pm - 10pm - WRFN1025 - www.wrfn1025.com

Wednesday- 2am - 5am (Tuesday 8pm Columbia Time) - Bunka Radio -

www.bunkaradio.com

Saturday - 11pm - 2am - QMR Two - www.qmr.fm

Sunday - Vaping Cloud Radio - 8pm - 11pm - www.vapingcloudradio.co.uk

Keep an eye out for your monthly music feast!

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Vincent J Rigney

I must say this really is

quintessentually american in the

first ever exposure from this

artist with a slight deep south

feel to the whole experience.

Even though his soundcloud only

gives you small snippets of his

work and to be honest they are

extremely friendly pieces of

music which could potrntially

appeal to a wide audience with

both a country and a soft rock

tinge to his work in places i

must admit that his music is

slightly different to what I

usually play on the Spread but

it did get a good reception When

it was played on the show.

I must admit there is a rich

mature edge to his voice that is

smooth as silk which slides down

the track like butter amongst

some very melodic guitar that

suits his voice just perfectly,

There is a slight middle of the

road feel to his music overall

but there are some beautiful

gems lyrically in particulat the

catchy tune Huckleberry Friend

has an almost nostalgic TV theme

tune quality which i simply

adore. In particular the

acoustic guitars in all of the

tracks are really well played

techically and they almost help

you along with the simple and

effective lyrics makes you want

to sing along with the original

outstanding records.

Another strong point of Vincent

J Rigney is the fact he is very

effective and very exceptional

and doing covers in particular

his take on Feeling Good was

extremely original and so far

away from how other artists like

Muse potrayed the track in the

album Origin Of Symmertry And

you get the impression that

although his original material

is stronger this particular

artist has a versatility that

really can be used.

This artist does have a

potential to go into other

genres and do exceptionally well

at whatever they decide to turn

their hand to. Although the

artist it must be said has found

a genre where his work can

hardly be faulted if at all. A

very easy to listen to body of

work that really can relax the

most ardent of souls with soft

guitar and smooth vocals and is

well worth a listen.

Beyond The Picture

Of course just barely these days I

remember my school days; even myself at

one point got together with a couple of

friends and dreamt of music stardom,

however I had no discernable talent and

eventually it all comes away. However for

a select few that do have talent and form

a band at school things can be wildly

different. Which brings me to these nice

Austrailians Beyond The Picture who have

been one of the select few to make it a

reality. .

In fact the small number of tracks on

their website really are impressive

pieces of work. In particular the track

Lessons which is a solid rock track with

some smooth emotional lyrics, although it

isnt the best vocals for a band somehow

it does fit in really well with the

surrounding track. The technicality of

the lead guitar in padticular really is

asounding. The riffs and the lyrics

really do have quite a catchy quality to

them as well in all fairness, trust me on

this the records do get stuck in your

head and you find yourself trying to sing

along well after the track is finished.

Of course Beyond The Picture are at their

very best when they are doing out and out

rock music one good example of this is

Therapy although it must be noted that

there is a darkness to the records in

particular which permeats all the tracks

but that one in particular, it is also

worth noting that each of the tracks on

the website are big tracks and

considering they used to be just a covers

band it is quite remarkable to tell you

the truth.

The track When You're Gone is probably

the best track that they have in

general.mainly because of the simplicity

of the track in question and the basic

way the track builds from a hooky bass

line to something quite catchy and fun to

listen to And although pretty basic and

the shortest of all their records serves

as a fantastic introduction to their work

especially as the slow build up at the

beginning just sets the track up

perfectly.

I get the feeling with these guys that

there is a lot more in store and there

are also two curther live tracks on their

website, it is pretty clear they see

themselves as live performers rather than

recording artists, even their website is

geared towards their live performances

past and future however i get the

impression with these guys the best is

yet to come.

http://www.beyondthepictureband.com/

http://www.reverbnation.com/beyondthepict

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Mama's Kitchen

Well to be honest from the moment I heard

this band of artists collective name I

have had to pretty much suppress the urge

for many cheesy cookery and kitchen

related puns from the off. Of course in

music chart terms folk has had quite a bit

of a mini revival with a whole host of

popular chart acts taking elements of the

folk mantra in recent times. However along

with this popular culture wave somewhere

amongst it all there are some hidden folk

gems amongst the rough of it all. Mama's

Kitchen are pretty much one of those

artists in question!

One of the most miraculous facts about

them is that they have over 100 years of

musical experience between them which

quite frankly is almost next to mind

boggling considering the recent line-up

changes the band has had this year.

However on first listen it does come

across as very traditional American folk

music the way you would expect it to be

played. In particular with the track “Girl

From New Orleans” saying this the banjo

playing really is quite exceptional from

start to finish. I have to admit some of

the tracks are very solid chilled back

rock songs with a bit of Southern spice to

them that are extremely listenable. In

particular the track “Serves Me Well” has

extremely good harmonics between all of

the band members and it is the drumming of

the track that really does set it apart.

Of course naturally the band has a track

named after themselves and quite frankly

to put it bluntly it is classic Southern

Rock at its finest with intricate electric

guitar and a fantastic theme song for the

artists themselves. You could almost see

them coming on stage playing that track in

a live setting.

Although most of the tracks are really

high tempo and upbeat the band in

themselves really do have quite a variety

of songs in their repertoire that they

really are deserving of a wider audience

even with some songs even potentially

appealing to those who aren’t folk or

americana aficionados but those that

prefer their music middle of the road or

even soft rock.

Overall they are a fantastic slice of

Americana you don't want to miss out on!

http://www.reverbnation.com/mamaskitchin

https://twitter.com/mamaskitchin

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mamas-

Kitchin/227184817317939

https://soundcloud.com/mamas-kitchin

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mamas-

Kitchen/dp/B00841X1HG

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mamaskitchin

Beau Austin

This particular artist has spent many years as a band

musician before striking out and going it alone, I must

say there are many musicians that do this and I have to

say the results can be astounding of course this is

another piece of prime folk although there is something

rather Bob Dylan-esque about this artist in question.

One of those artists where you could imagine a drive

through certain parts of America and this being a

soundtrack to that journey. Some of the artists Beau

Austin has been compared to like Billy Bragg, Joe

Strummer and The Velvet Underground really do come from

the Old School of music where things really were done

manually with heart and with passion. The retro vibe and

influences

I got to admit the vocals of this artist is a bit like a

cross-between Bob Dylan (and Paul Weller in rare places

if you can imagine such a thing). Very raw vocals indeed

that have a tinge of a rock quality to them; which can

be extremely pleasing to the ear. There is a very

stripped back feel to the acoustic tracks which just him

and a guitar and quite frankly it can be a dying art-

form at the best of times; saying that Beau Austin pulls

it off with aplomb. There is some fantastic acoustic

guitars in these tracks that has a very genuine american

feel to them. So simple yet very effective with some

fantastic melodies here, not only that but on occasion

there is some really intricate finger work on the guitar

in some of his tracks which leads to an astonishing

sound.

Lyrically speaking some of the lyrics could be seen to

be something political in places and if you look at the

Twitter feed in particular you may seem to think that

the artist sees the world with his own eyes and has a

message to get across through this music. Saying that

his music is extremely inviting and includes the

listener in his world; some of the records actually have

some fantastic riffs that really are extremely catchy

and addictive. Despite the slight political stance in

his music there is also a lot of hope and optimism

there, not just for himself but for the listener, his

country and quite possibly the world to share.

This is no conventional artist and one of a new breed

that is actually raising money via crowd-funding for a

new project and it is well worth the funding. Although I

have one tiny snag that some of the songs are too short,

but then again due to the old school feel of the tracks

and that many folk tracks from the era the songs seem to

emulate were pretty short anyway due to their nature so

it is no big deal.

Overall this fantastic artist really does breathe new

life into the genre by showing that sometimes the old

ways of doing music are usually the best at getting your

message across. What I like most about the music is that

there is no computer wizardry or modern comforts with

these records at all just one man and his guitar,

probably been recorded the old fashioned way as well

which is a beautiful artform that is sadly slowly dying

out in music in the modern age.

However this artist is well worth a look!

http://www.reverbnation.com/beauaustin

https://twitter.com/beau_austin

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/singing-for-something

http://instagram%20:%20@beau_lindsay

www.facebook.com/beauaustinmusic

http://www.reverbnation.com/mamaskitchin

https://twitter.com/mamaskitchin

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mamas-Kitchin/227184817317939






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Maquilador

….. Before Maquilador

The Gonzo’s

Shelia Lord

Traces– 76 Foster the People– 77

Carnabells– 78 Pobl Y Bryn – 79


By Chiru K

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EP- Fractals Genre- Progressive/Psychedelic Rock Members - Dileep Mallick (vocals), Hitesh Mittal (guitars), Akshay Ramesh (bass), Vivian Christopher (drums)

Well, it has been a while since I last reviewed a band’s album/songs, you could say that I need some sort of an inspiration to start off. Reviewing is not all about just hearing the music and writing a few fancy lines about it. It’s about how one connects to the music, how one sees what’s written, how one hears what’s played. Better the connection, better the music, naturally. Now the reason I wanted to review the EP was precisely because of the aforementioned statement, I could relate to the music, in fact, I think each and every one of us can. So, I present to you, TRACES, Progressive/Psychedelic Rock band from Bangalore, India. The EP, “Fractals” has just 3 songs, 3 beautifully, elegantly structured masterpieces, each with its own unique plus points and downsides. So, as the order of the songs go – there’s Unthought, Belief and Coy. I didn’t see an interconnection but what is very interesting is the fact that the EP’s name tells us a lot about the songs itself. “Fractal”, in simple terms is a complex pattern where you keep magnifying it further and further and it’s still the same thing, something like a self-repeating pattern. So you go over and over the same thing and you’re stuck in a feedback loop. That’s what their songs talk about; it’s a process which is distinctly described in the lyrics. The struggle for an identity, the inner thought process, the denial and disapproval, the questioning, the endless wandering for truth but ultimately, the struggle for an identity continues. ‘Unthought’ focuses more on a tortured mind, the willingness to break free from the pre-existing norms of the society which suppresses creative expression of a liberal mind. ‘Belief’ on the other hand, is the questioning and the rebellious stage, where the tortured mind is fighting hard to step out of that confined area that it’s forced to stay in but eventually, it still has no answers to its initial questions – the self-identity. ‘Coy’ is a bit out of this scale, it’s more of a musical illustration of the scenario that I described earlier, but with the same summary nonetheless. I could be wrong (obviously) but that’s how I saw it. Coming to the music per se, it’s brilliant alright. The band’s music has come out with a lot of prior experimentation, particularly with respect to ambient/psychedelic genres. I can hear influences of Tool and Rishloo (you won’t believe how delighted I was!). I am a really huge fan of Rishloo’s vocalist, Andrew, and my, oh my, the singer sounds a lot like him and I mean a LOT! Those modulations, the vocal flexibility and the whole style of singing! ‘Belief’ has really cool bass riffs, that 0.30 kick start is just eargasmic! The songs also have unique time signatures and exquisite drumming with sublime complementing guitars. They’re definitely worth a listen! The only bad thing is that the songs take some time to grow on you, especially so if you’re not used to this kind of music, so give it a minimum of 5 listens to feel the beauty. Overall, the songs are great; I’d rate them 8.5/10. The songs are about 8 minutes long on an average, but an amazing way to spend 24 minutes of your day! Do contact me on what you think about their music, would love to hear from all of you.


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By Tom Gwilliam

Foster the People – Reading Festival

Before this set, I would have paid over the odds for a chance to see Foster the People, now, I’m in two minds about the band that introduced me to the world outside of mainstream pop. With similar catchy beats to others in the pop charts, it has always been the depth lyrics that set them apart – so what was their performance on the Reading main stage going to do to my opinion of them as a band in the future? Foster the People started the set the same way they started Torches, with “Helena Beat”, a song about the struggles of up and coming child stars and the drug addiction they are very prone to… the phrase coming from “hell-in-a-beat” seeming very relevant as I managed to meet eye contact with a particularly fixed in his stare towards the stage. One of my favourite songs on their new LP, “Are You What You Want To Be?” has a bass line that makes the memorable lead singer Mark Foster jive and shrug his shoulders all the way through with the crowd singing along to every lyric, it certainly felt like one of the best songs I had seen live. “Miss You” provided the connection with the alternative dance genre. Having started to think how mechanical the set had started (everything looked like it had been done thousands of times before), I did see a slight spark without it excelling into a major bang, “Miss You” was built for innovation and deviation, but this was stunted. “Miss You” managed to twist from a drum beat into “Pseudologia Fantastica” a rhythm that sends you to a different place and time, with the half math rock plucking and the half pysch rock head rolling. “Coming of Age”, the premium single from second album “Supermodel” , with the signature backing vocals, “Coming of Age” became very infectious throughout the crowd and certainly seemed to please the appetite for a sing-along. Ending the set on four tracks from their first studio album, the first being the crowd pleasing “Houdini” which got the whole crowd chanting along with Foster “sometimes I wanna disappear”. Which was a real contrast for the sunshine of the late afternoon and is also a step away from the indie pop that Foster the People have excelled in through two albums. Another sing along track “Call It What You Want”, got the crowd really involved, helping Foster with the chorus. Second from last came “Pumped Up Kicks”, I’m not sure how to feel about this song, it managed to propel “Foster the People” into stardom, but also put a curse on them, I saw many people leave the gig as soon as this song ended. Could this be because they wanted to go and watch another band? Get a good spot? Or because they only wanted to see the band for this signature track? I hope it isn’t the latter, the band deserves to be recognised more than one song. Lastly came “Don’t Stop” with the line-up looking so promising after Foster the People left the stage, I definitely didn’t want to stop. In line with the title of the last song there was an element of me that didn’t want them to stop (“Don’t Stop”), however with the acts to follow, I was hoping that I was moving away from a routine performance for 3 time Reading festival go-ers “Foster the People” to something that would be more spontaneous. As a footnote: The quietness of the speakers, I was in an awkward spot between the range of the main speakers, and just being in front of the midway speakers. Much the same for anyone else around me, it must have been a problem all weekend. Speaking to several people from other sets at the Main Stage, this problem occurred throughout the weekend. I would love to see Foster the People again, without the potential of a technical issue, also without them being quite so safe.


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By Tom Gwilliam

Carnabells – Reading Festival

I am definitely going to be counting down the days till I can buy Ramshackle Rattle. Carnabells are a band to wake you up after a bad nights sleep, to get your body moving and ready for the day. They did exactly this having to contend with the early morning start time of 11.15am. It very small set, at around 30 mins, being so early also meant that Carnabells’ definitely won’t have the potential crowd that other bands will have later on. The band from Leeds kickstarted the set with the very energetic song “Call the Sunshine”. The drumming was impressive from Webster, giving a beat for the crowd to hop along to. This continued through the song and was a great way for Carnabells to introduce themselves to the Reading Festival crowd. With the great start, then came an uncomfortable moment where the Thompson brothers shared a mic, when both had a microphone. A few chuckles where let out behind me… It was far to clichéd for an up and coming band. This didn’t impact the band, who have clear influences from The Jam, The Smiths and 1950’s rock and roll being shown. By the third song the tent had filled to about half its capacity, or it felt like it had relative to the start of the gig. Gazing around I could still see people walking in. This was almost certainly due to the efforts from Mattison. Who gave cheerful tapping on the keyboard which certainly drew in a bigger audience. Carnabells’ set ended on two of their better known songs “Turn to Gold” and “Magazine Dream”. Lead vocals Luke Thompson’s singing is something to credit in “Turn to Gold”, he then goes on to ask “Would you be proud?”, with the reception that followed both of these songs, that are certain to be singles, I certainly would be proud. It was clear to see the enjoyment on the bands face as the crowd joined in singing and dancing to “Magazine Dream”. The song writing puts you in a position to smile when you listen to Carnabells. With only being given a small slot of 30 minutes, the Yorkshire band where almost forced to keep their set dynamic. The real challenge for Carnabells will come when they have to sustain this rocking for a period of time. A warm reception was given as the Carnabells walked off - Mattison on keyboard even throwing some sort of memorabilia to fans. Ramshackle Rattle will be released on the 7th October.


Pob

l Y B

ryn

By Tracy Perry

Poby Y Bryn– Blas E.P. (2014)

Pobl Y Bryn is a 5 piece band based in North Wales and 'Blas' is their EP that was released on July 2, 2014. The EP starts off with Yn Rhad Ac Am Ddim, a strong guitar driven track that storms in with strong vocals. This track is the quintessential throw your hands in the air and sing along the best you can (especially if you don't speak Welsh). It's a fantastic rock song that skates along the border of head banging, hip rocking, dancing around the house heavier rock while keeping itself hemmed in. The constraint is perfect to bring out the spirit of the song. Secondarily Dringo'r Waliau is a foot tapping good time. A cross between rock, country and folk this track has a great mixture of smooth vocals and jamming instrumentals. The seamless transitions between the parts of the song pull the listener in, gliding along the music right into each pillow of vocals. Pobl Y Bryn, the self-titled song is a throw your windows open in the car on a lovely day and turn it up track. Even though I don't know the words this song invites loud singing along with it. Dynamic and yet contained in its element this song has a build up in the beginning towards it's burst of life. The outward build of the song without breaking completely out into a messy void shows the strength of the band together. Closing out the EP is Toddi, the longest song on the album. Reminiscent of a 60s track as it opens, the dreamy song rides the wave laid down by drum & guitar. The lilting vocals grow as the song progresses, keeping the listener flowing not just over the wave but guiding them toward it, closer and closer. The cascade of vocals ranges throughout the song, showing the ability to change the impressions during the song while keeping the music itself flowing towards the sunset of the mind. While the EP is in Welsh this shouldn't detract anyone from taking a listen to this amazing set of 4 songs. There's plenty to pull in the listener regardless of the language barrier. This is a great taste of what this band is bringing to the rock scene. Their debut album will be released on September 22nd on Clen Records.

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