Likened to “watching two superheroes do their thing,” by SF Weekly, instrumental duo El Ten Eleven may not don capes but their musical acrobatics are indeed extraordinary to witness. The LA-based twosome will soar into the new year armed with their combination double-neck bass/guitar and drums assault for their second tour in support of their latest LP, It’s Still Like A Secret, released last month on the band’s own Fake…
One of the first things that hit me when I first put on the CD is the rich influences that the members of Over It have. The first track on the disc, “Limiter”, mixes breakneck punk vocals with 80s-metal (read: Megadeth) guitar lines and Rush-style (Signals-Era) bass. “Wrong Way” moves on from “Limiter”, continuing the richly-belted out punk guitars and simply brutal guitar licks to provide a song that literally…
Outsmarting Simon start out their “Stand Up Tonight” with a well-meaning but essentially bland track in “Number Two”. The vocals are reminiscent of Yellowcard and Over It, and while the track plods on with a tempo that threatens to turn people off before they’ve adequately been turned on, Outsmarting Simon do play a strong, instrumentally-based type of emotive rock. The bass lines that provide such a presence during “Thirty-Third and…
THE WRETCHED END features ex-Emperor/ex-Zyklon guitarist Samoth, Mindgrinder/ex-Scum guitarist Cosmo and ex-Dark Funeral/ex-Aeon drummer Nils Fjellström. “Zoo Human Syndrome” comes off the band’s recently released Candlelight debut entitled Ominous. Said Samoth of the track: “‘Zoo Human Syndrome’ is the last song on the album, and it’s one of my favorites actually. It’s quite melodic and atmospheric with a more epic feel. This one definitely has some black metal influences and…
Pop-rock pantheon worshippers Taylor Locke and The Roughs have completed not one but two albums in 2010…. And they’re just getting started. The pair of full-lengths – Grain & Grape and Marathon – were self-written, recorded and released within a mere year of forming, a prolific pace for any band. While The Roughs may be new on the scene, they are no strangers to this business of music. The Roughs…
Jonquil are Hugo Manuel, Sam Hudson Scott and Robin McDiarmid, three men in their early twenties living in Oxford, England. The band rehearse and record at home in their new east Oxford studio, having recently relocated from the House of Supreme Mathematics that they shared with Foals during the writing of Total Life Forever and Jonquil’s own One Hundred Suns. All tracks continue to be produced by Manuel who also…
It takes a decent amount of time for Ostinato to get started on their “Chasing The Form”. The disc’s first track is “Goal of all Believers”, and it is well past a minute before David’s voice reaches a volume level that can be heard. It takes two minutes before the band is able to create the chaos and fury that Ostinato has been known for since 1997. The music that…
Rise Records is pleased to announce its partnership with UK based band, SHARKS. Keeping with the bands D.I.Y ethics, they have started their own record label “Velvet Scene” and will team up with Rise Records to release a 14 song album entitled, “’The Joys Of Living 2008-2010”. The album will showcase the bands first 2 years worth of recorded material (‘Shallow Waters’ and ‘Show Of Hands’ EP’s and the ‘Common…
It is always interesting when I review these movie soundtracks without seeing the miniseries that this soundtrack comes from. It means that I have to either extrapolate what the movie is about or just base my review on the music that is contained within, without anything in the way ofd context. Either way, Joseph LoDuca’s soundtrack for the Sci-Fi Channel’s movie “The Triangle” starts out strongly, with a mixture of…
Algernon Cadwallader (Philadelphia, PA) has announced 2 weeks of shows on the west coast with good friends Big Kids (Oakland, CA) in January. The two bands will be sharing a van and bringing about the fun times. Big Kids are supporting their debut LP Hoop Dreams while Algernon Cadwallader’s last release was a 7 inch called FUN. Dates are below: San Diego 1/4 @ Che Cafe Chino 1/5 @ The…
While I had no one of the age to enjoy the Tarzan movie when it first came out, I still was able to hear and enjoy a few tracks from the soundtrack. This go-around brings the Broadway musical version of Tarzan to my door. There are some special features on this CD, but the vast majority of the content on this CD is purely audio. It is thus the weight…
Independent singer-songwriter Ana Egge will kick off the new year debuting new songs from her just finished solo album at Joe’s Pub on Friday, January 14th at 9 pm, followed by the Madison Square Gardeners. Ana’s new CD, titled Bad Blood, was recorded with producer Steve Earle at the famed Levon Helm Studio in Woodstock. Working with Steve Earle in the studio was a dream-come-true moment for Ana who had…
Local Natives have just finished an epic year, touring the world in support of their critically acclaimed debut Gorilla Manor. But just before they go into hiding to start work on their second record, they’re wrapping a few things up first. The band are adding the last four unreleased stems to their remix site, allowing fans and other artists to remix any song they like. All tracks are then posted…
March 24, The Roxy Bar, Bueno Aires, Argentina March 25,Teatro Caupolican,Santiago,Chile March 26,Club 13 de Maio,Piracicaba,Brazil March 27,Carioca Club,Sao Paulo,Brazil April 23,The RockPile,Toronto,Ontario,Canada May 7, Pounding Metal Union Fest, Fuenlabrada,Madrid,Spain August 20,Thrashageddon III, Albuquerque,New Mexico,USA 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…
The first thing that individuals can hear about this revival of Sweeney Todd is the power of the vocals of each of the actors in this musical. Of particular note is Patti LuPone, who brings a force to the musical that is only matched by Michael Cervaris’ title role. Beyond the impressive vocal tone of each actor, what should impress listeners further is that each of the major players also…
Coming off the success of his sophomore album, Robots & Dinosaurs, Grammy nominated jack-of-all-trades Kokayi is proud to release the latest track from the album “Chanticleer.” The self-produced song – Kokayi produced all of Robots & Dinosaurs, save “Autumn Rules,” produced by Oddisee – again shows off Kokayi’s ability to blend a variety of musical styles to create a unique and infectious beat. Breaking away from the norm, Kokayi’s main…
Duncan Sheik had a few hits on the Billboard chart. After doing time with His Boy Elroy (does anyone else remember them?), Sheik rocketed up the chart with “Barely Breathing”. After cutting a few more tracks, Sheik was tapped to contribute the music for the American stage version of “Spring Awakening”, a re-tooling of a seminal Frank Wedekind work. “Mamma Who Bore Me” is a fairly Spartan composition, with little…
In the third installment of their campaign to reissue classic albums, Rebel Records is releasing Curly Ray Cline’s Chicken Reel and Dave Evans’ Bluegrass Memories for digital download on Tuesday, December 21st. The albums will be available for purchase through major retailers including iTunes music store and Amazon MP3. During his nearly thirty years as Ralph Stanley’s faithful sideman Curly Ray Cline recorded a handful of fiddle albums to sell…
“Scoop” is the newest in the increasingly long line of Woody Allen movies. I have really no idea what the movie is about, but the soundtrack has some hard hitting classical movements on it. Up first is the Swan Lake Ballet Suite, No expense was spared in including this Tchaikovsky symphony on this soundtrack; none less than The Berlin Philharmonic are present here. The one strong thing going for this…
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: · Two Grammy Awards: Jason Mraz, “Make It Mine,” Best Pop Vocal Performance; Jason Mraz/Colbie Caillat, “Lucky,” Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals · Producer for Train’s “Hey Soul Sister,” the #1 best seller on iTunes in 2010 · Producer for Jason Mraz “I’m Yours,” the #7 best seller on iTunes in 2010 · Production and songwriting with KT Tunstall (songs on Tiger Suit); Joshua Radin, The Rock And…