Author: Sargeant

Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Sound Of Animals Fighting Have Signed With Epitaph Records

Progressive-Rock Super-Group The Sound Of Animals Fighting Have Signed With Epitaph Records With Plans To Release New Album In 2008 Experimental prog-rock collective known as The Sound of Animals Fighting have signed with the iconic Southern California based Epitaph Records. This mysterious cooperative effort features members whose identities are the subject of intriguing anonymity and speculation and who are only known by their respective animal names. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Indigenous – Things We Do [ADB]

The album has 12 songs, and it was released in 1998 by Pine Creek Entertainment. This is the first release by Pine Creek, and boy is it a good one. Indigenous can be reached at www.indigenousrocks.com.They are a 4 members band, and all the members are related (3 brothers and 1 sister). They play a style of blues rock that is updated for the 1990’s. They are very talented guitar…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DiCristina Stairbuilders will be releasing a 2 CD set of singer/songwriter Vashti Bunyan’s PRE “Just Another Diamond Day” recordings

DiCristina Stairbuilders will be releasing a 2 CD set of singer/songwriter Vashti Bunyan’s PRE “Just Another Diamond Day” recordings, comprising all her work with Rolling Stones manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham as well as the solo recordings she did that yielded her original demo tape. I’m very much hoping you’ll consider covering this marvelous artist and release via feature or CD review. She is anxious to talk about her experiences in…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lost Eden – Cycle Repeats

Band: Lost Eden – Cycle Repeats / 2007 Candlelight / 10 Tracks / http://www.lost-eden.com / http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com / Lost Eden is a dynamic metal band straight out of Japan. They have recently signed to Candlelight Records and for good reason, they are one of the most melodic metal bands to hit the scene. With tracks like “Squeeze”, “Forsaken Last”, and “Time Damages Me” they keep you tapping along and longing for…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tim Finn Awarded Award at NZ Music Awards, Tours More

The 42nd annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards presented by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand and held last night in Auckland, NZ awarded Tim Finn “Best Male Solo Artist”. Founding member of the band Split Enz and former member of Crowded House, Tim Finn has spent the past year touring worldwide in support of his critically-acclaimed solo release IMAGINARY KINGDOM (EMI/Manhattan). SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant,…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Idiot Fuel – IF [ADB]

This band is simply great sounding. They are fast old style punk, with obvious influences of Surf music and Oi! Punk. The recording is a little rough, but their talent really shows through. All of the pieces of the album fit together to make a very cohesive sounding band that should be able to get somewhere, provided that they stay around for more then a month. I really wish that…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

V/A – Kyan Sampler [ADB]

Oooh, another compilation. For those that do not know, compilations are CDs with a lot of bands that are really cheap, for those punks that don’t have the money. How considerate. That shows that all record labels aren’t stuffed suit bastards trying to gain a buck. Well, enough with the personal commentary. This album is from Kyan Records, and it features the 2 bands on the record label, and 8…

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Posted on: October 25, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Black Tide Tours, Releases New CD in 2008

BLACK TIDE burst onto the metal scene with a month-long stint opening up the main stage of Ozzfest. It’s no coincidence that at the young ages of 14 (Gabe-vocals, guitar) 18, (Zakk- bass and Alex-lead guitar) and 19 (Steven- drums), Black Tide already has an Ozzfest notch on their belt and are getting ready for their major label debut. The February release, Light From Above, is a heavy hitting, heart…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Anyu – Reasons

Anyu – Reasons / 2007 Axent / 10 Tracks / http://www.anyu.net / Anyu has been around the music scene for quite a few years. Individuals that were on the West Coast and listening to alternative music may remember his earlier act The First Thought. The First Thought opened up for acts as wide and varied as UB-40 and Thomas Dolby. After a few years away from the independent music scene,…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ex-Sleep post-stoner-doomers Om continue to promote their third release Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage is the release that has showcased the drone-driven duo in their most daring hour to date. With a successful tour of the Midwest under their belts on the album and praise seeping in from both cult and mainstream press on the album, more dates have been slated, bringing this mantra-manipulating twosome back to the East Coast, followed by several dates in Israel and Europe with more to follow. SargeantJohn…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hilljack – S/T [ADB]

Please notice that this band is regrettably no longer together, as they were great. What can I say about this band? This album is great. Good sounding vocals, and 70-s style guitar blend together in a formula that sounds like Ted Nugent meets Pantera. This album also includes a Motorhead cover: “Out of the Son” . This album also includes 3 songs in a row just about drinking “Too Damn…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Radio Rebellion Tour Starts Up, Features JFAC and Behemoth

The 2007 “Radio Rebellion” tour, featuring co-headliners JOB FOR A COWBOY and BEHEMOTH launched this Thursday, October 18. Presented by Hurley and Converse, the massive, twenty eight city North American trek will showcase the cream of the crop of heavy music’s rising stars from points across the globe and is already being called “the most ambitious heavy music tour of 2007.” SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Richard Youngs Releases “Autumn Response”

We know this because the leaves in Indiana are turning many shades of awesome, and because there’s a new Richard Youngs album in the hopper, readymade to soundtrack your late mulled cider nights. The album is called “Autumn Response” (release 11/06/07), and it is a spartan folk-“pop” record filled with tinder-box intimacies. It is a singer-songwriter album, as Youngs’ fingers slip over the steel strings with little feet and whispery…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dave Patten – Fly Away

Dave Patten – Fly Away / 2007 Self / 12 Tracks / http://www.davepatten.com / We here at NeuFutur reviewed Patten’s last album, “Too Close, Too Far” in late 2006. This is Dave Patten’s new album, and we were lucky enough to receive it a few days ago. Patten’s “Too Close, Too Far” was a solid album, and “Fly Away” immediately builds on the successes of that earlier album. “Fly Away”…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hellhammer – Apocalyptic Raids 1990 AD

This is a 6 song EP out on Noise/Futurist Records. Hellhammer was formed in 1983, and lasted until 1984, when two members of Hellhammer left the band and formed Celtic Frost, which is one of the most popular metal bands out there today. Hellhammer is speed/death metal and the recording on this tape is really shitty. The only thing different about Hellhammer from all the other Speed metal bands is…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Telestrion release their debut self-titled LP

“Open the door to your mind and take a ride with Telestrion. Let their brand of heavy cosmic rock and roll take you on a journey to the deepest reaches of inner and outer space, singing a tune, clapping your hands and stomping your feet the whole way.” – Stonerrock.com SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent…

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Posted on: October 24, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Scissors for Lefty Tour with Juliette and the Licks

Fresh from performing alongside The Killers, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cat Power and MSTRKRFT at The Echo Project in Atlanta this weekend, San Francisco-based party starters Scissors For Lefty will join the rollicking Juliette and the Licks as main support for an extensive national tour. The band made a stop at the CMJ Music Marathon in N.Y. for a performance at the regional showcase SF @ CMJ at the…

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Posted on: October 23, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Fiona Joy Hawkins – Angel Above My Piano

Fiona Joy Hawkins – Angel Above My Piano / 2006 Self / 13 Tracks / http://ww.fionajoyhawkins.com / Fiona Joy Hawkins is an award-nominated (MusicOz Awards) and award-winning (NAR Lifestyle Music Awards) pianist. “Angel Above My Piano” really starts going with “Flight of the Albatross”. This track presents a wide-open soundscape, one in which no vocals are needed. The rich lines laid down by Hawkins tell more of a story than…

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Posted on: October 23, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Perez Hilton Cums over Magnum Boys

“Operator Please are the next big thing….if you like Beth Ditto and The Gossip you will love them. Operator Please fucking rules!” (Perez Hilton) “Imagine being stuck in a lift with a plugged-in B52’s, Bow Wow Wow, Haysi Fantazyzee and Yeah Yeah Yeahs: crashy, trashy, thrashy and gloriously good fun.” (The Sunday Times) “The. Song. Of. The. Summer. Operator Please are about to wrestle the crown of World’s Best Party…

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Posted on: October 23, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Prison of the Psychotic Damned

I love independent film studios. They always provide a freshness to the genre in which they create films, and Red Scream Films LLC is no different. One of their new films is “Prison of the Psychotic Damned”, and it follows the rich low-budget horror tradition that early Craven and Corman were instrumental in creating in years past. “Prison” deals with what happens to five individuals that stop by a train…

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