Today, we are speaking with Noisemate. Can you give us a little background information about yourself We are a 5-piece alternative rock band that formed in London in January 2015. We’ve all been in previous bands before but were looking for a more serious project with a real drive and passion for music. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he…
To LA, Ben Mauro’s latest begins with a compelling singer-songwriter style that links together more soulful and funkier efforts; the raw charisma and passion of Ben Mauro during his latest, To LA is infection. The EP opens up with Take Your Time, a track that is smooth and sugar with a knotty, dense instrumentation that will open up for listeners after multiple spins. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant,…
471 Small Batch IPA is a double/imperial IPA created by Colorado’s Breckenridge brewery. The effort pours with a deep yellow to brown coloration and a decent amount of off-white head that sticks around through a glass. The nose of 471 links together grain and floral elements with a hint of spice. An initial sip of this imperial IPA showcases a luxurious mouthfeel that successfully sails between the…
We’ve been reviewing your releases for quite a few years, but do not know much of your backstory. Jethro Tull, especially 1972’s Thick as a Brick. I started playing bass in September 1971 and wasn’t very good by 1972.I played bass and double bass for junior high jazz band. Some kids made fun of me behind my back for lack of ability I really practiced and joined my first rock band…
Mundo is a performer that creates a high-energy track that crosses the borders between rap, hip-hop, and dance. The track will get listeners up and on the dance floors. A backing beat creates something that will tattoo itself deep into the psyche of listeners, while the raw passion and charisma of Mundo will have listeners hanging on every word. Where many EDM / dance compositions hang on for three minutes,…
Make The Best of It is the latest single from New Jersey’s Pat Baer. This cut is a timeless track that builds off of the mid-nineties alternative and later emotive rock styles to create something that is tender and emotionally intense, with a wonderful rising and falling action that will have listeners on the edges of their seat. Baer’s vocals are hopeful and sunny, pulling double duty as they tell…
Thriller is Asheville, North Carolina’s Green Man Brewery’s blood orange saison, part of the brewery’s high gravity series. This saison is an effort that has a vibrant reddish-brown to ruby red color and a good amount of beige head that dissipates in short order. Hints of yeast and malt are married to more barnyard (grassy, hay) elements. The 7.7% ABV of the brew is hidden perfectly among the distinctive flavor…
We’re sitting down with WhiTeNoySe. Let’s get right to it – What’s your story? I’m Errol Egerson, I’m from Brisbane Australia. I just make music I like to listen to. Maybe its right, maybe it aint…. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years…
The Smoked Peach Short Weisse from Smuttynose ($6 from the brewery directly, available through normal distribution) is the latest release from the Smuttlabs line, available in 16.9 ounce bottle. The beer pours with a goldenrod coloration and nothing in the way of head or lacing. The peach nose is intense here and is matched well during the initial quaff. Equally present during this early segment of Smuttynose’s Smoked Peach Short…
California’s Coronado Brewing Company has just released their Stupid Stout for the year. The 2015 iteration of Stupid Stout is one of the most rock-solid imperial stouts that we have reviewed at NeuFutur. When one pours into a goblet or glass, they will be greeted with a black color that is dark as night with a good amount of tan heads that is slow to dissipate. The effort comes in…
Avery’s Old Jubilation Ale pours with a dark brown and a very small amount of tannish, off-white head. There is a good amount of effervescence to this effort, which immediately invites with a nose that links together dark fruit with just a hint of alcohol. When one begins to sip the beer, they will be greeted with a good amount of toasted malt, nuttiness, and a bit of coffee. The…
Chuggington: Traintastic Adventures is a DVD release that captures some of the most well-liked Chuggington episodes into one handy DVD release. The Brewster Booster, Koko’s New Look, Stunt Brewster, Hodge and the Chugnav, Lights Camera Action Chugger, and Wilson and the Steam Team comprise the episodes presented here. There are a few additions present in this DVD. Our favorite of these additions have to be the Traintastic Adventures cards and…
Svart Records sets January 22nd, 2016 as the international release date for Peace Killers’ self-titled debut album, to be released on vinyl, CD, and digital formats. Svart signed Peace Killers to a deal in 2014, and the Sacramento-based band recorded Peace Killers in the summer of 2014 at Earth Tone Studios with the help of local record producer Pat Hills, a force in Sacramento’s strong and proud local music scene.…
Like A Puppet Show is a vinyl-only release slated for fall’s Record Store Day tomorrow, Friday November 27. In advance of the release, the trio has now shared the newest single, “Cryocarbon 14C” which was mixed by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). Of the experience OMD said, “It was fascinating, totally unexpected, an honour and a great challenge to take John Malkovich’s distinctive vocal and cut/paste/twist/distort/edit/repeat it to create…
Currently on tour with Between The Buried And Me, Enslaved, and Intronaut, progressive metal outfit Native Construct has released a new video for the track “Mute”, from their recently released debut, Quiet World. Directed by David S. Brodsky, the video can be viewed now below. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech,…
Swans continue their remastered reissues series on Young God Records – Mute outside of North America with the release of White Light from the Mouth of Infinity and Love of Life on December 4, 2015. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of…
Toronto’s Specyal T has just released her C.A.K.E. EP, a five-track effort that will provide listeners with a full array of styles, influences, and sounds upon which to familiarize themselves with this inimitable performer. The EP begins with Stay With Me, an effort that is a down and dirty club track. The deep and sultry sounds issuing forth here are matched well with intelligent wordplay. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur…
By the year 2020, renewable sources of energy are expected to account for at least one quarter of global energy production. We’ve listed the five most common sources of renewable energy today which are only expected to become more and more popular. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture…
Today, we are speaking with Alchymie. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? Pretty basic beginning….started piano at the age of 6. I studied the piano through my school years under classical training and eventually realized that music had chosen me rather than the other way around. My mother played piano in the house when I was very little, the radio was always on in the house…
St. Paul’s Summit Brewing Company has created a delectable barleywine that is the perfect thing to stay warm through the increasingly-colder end of autumn. This ruby / dark brown colored-effort hits imbibers over the head with a strong malt backbone, to which dark fruits, a decent alcohol burn, and sugar (Caramel, toffee) elements can all be discerned. There is a decent amount of off-white head that sticks around as one…