Category: Music Reviews

Posted on: December 19, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

EsQuille My Skin On Your Skin Single Review

My Skin On Your Skin is the latest track from EsQuille, and features guest vocals from Jane Badler. The track is a welcome addition to the corpus of EDM, as it is able to tie together the house and dance of the nineties with a much more current and contemporary sound. The track is a high energy effort and its driving beat will get listeners out on the dance floor.…

Posted on: December 18, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

George Harrison The Apple Years 1968-75 Box Set

The Apple Years 1968-75 is a huge box set that contains a set of 6 George Harrison albums that have been reissued this year that very desperately needed a new lease on life, and is pegged at around $200. The titles – Wonderwall Music, Electronic Sound, All Things Must Pass, Living in the Material World, Dark Horse, and Extra Texture – are all given the star treatment meaning that the…

Posted on: December 18, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dmitry Nechaev – Memory Single Review

Memory is a tremendous track, which will immediately draw listeners in through a lush instrumentation. Dmitry is able to create a narrative with the instrumental side of thing; in the short time before his vocals start on Memory, the arrangement is able to come forth and provide listeners with a fully-variated story. After the vocals are present, listeners will be impressed at how well polished and radio-ready the effort ultimately…

Posted on: December 16, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

inSite Child Locator

There are numerous worries that a parent will have when their child is not directly under their care. While a lot of situations are made less worrisome through the presence of a shop around there are still times when a child may get lost or well otherwise be separated from their parents. Audiovox has created a child separation alarm that ensures that no matter what activity or location that one…

Posted on: December 14, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Scarlet & The Harlots We Can’t Seem To Get Enough CD Review

Scarlet & The Harlots is one of the most interesting acts that we have had the chance to hear. There Once Was A Girl is the first track on the band’s current EP, We Can’t Seem To Get Enough. The strong vocals of Scarlet are part torch song, part coffee shop, and are absolutely intense. The band has the musical chops to keep up with her, with a walking bass…

Posted on: December 14, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Laura Cole Dirty Cheat CD Review

Sweet Escape is the first track on Cole’s latest, Dirty Cheat; the track is able to take on the overall sound and styles of the fifties with a much more contemporary and current set of vocals; this trend continues with Cole’s next two tracks, Darlin’ Sweetheart and Death Row. The blues-infused style of Cole during this effort is absolutely effecting and will be remembered by listeners long after the album…

Posted on: December 12, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mountain Rio She’s In Love With Santa and Let The Lights Shine Single Reviews

The biggest problem during the holiday season is that a great many of the Christmas-themed songs that are played are those sample old tracks that listeners have been hearing their entire life. The United Kingdom’s Mountain Rio (the nom de plume of Frank Robinson) looks to establish a new seasonal tradition with the release of two new tracks, She’s In Love With Santa and Let The Lights Shine. She’s In…

Posted on: December 12, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Steve Henrichs Dawn CD Review

Dawn is the latest album from Steve Henrichs, and it will immediately hit listeners with a funky, soulful composition that does more with the interplay between musical elements than vocal-heavy bands can do in the space of their album. There’s A Song feels at home at all periods; there are subtle nods to the seventies, nineties, and the current generation – when the vocals kick in, listeners are given a…

Posted on: December 9, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Healing Rain Worship Team Miracles Still Happen CD

There Is No Other God has a tremendous instrumental side, with considerably more complex and intricate interplays between the synth, bass, and vocals than other similar efforts; it is this care and dedication that is taken in the creation of the songs on Miracles Still Happen that will get the most listeners interested in what the act has to say. Freedom Released is a bouncy, bassy track that unites a bevy…

Posted on: December 8, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Elements Series: Etheria by Peter Kater

“Heaven’s Window” is the first track on Peter Kater’s Etheria and is a bold track that extends to nearly the eight minute mark.  A microcosm of the styles, approaches, and influences that are near and dear to Kater’s heart are presented here.  The track is able to easily ensnare listeners with the wide array of sounds and distinct movements that are presented at the onset.  Where many pop tracks fade…

Posted on: December 4, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Masaki Hanakata – Lentment

Attic is an effort that ties together Irish and Japanese musical modes and approaches, revitalizing those traditional styles into something that is bright, twinkly, and fun. 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 continuous digital publishing experience, he has written thousands of…

Posted on: December 3, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

A.M Ferrari Fradejas Hostile Land EP Review

The eponymous effort on Hostile Land is a darkly emotive track that will immediately draw in listeners based on the interplay between the vocals and softly-composed piano. There is a haunting melody that is weaved through this introductory track, something that continues during They Will Eat Us Alive. The more deliberate compositional elements during the song are reminiscent of Spanish guitar work, while the dynamic that is created between vocal…

Posted on: December 2, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jupiter in Velvet Glitter on the Sun CD Review

Glitter On The Sun is the latest album from Jupiter In Velvet, and the compositions that are contained within possess a great deal of evolution from the band’s 2013 effort, Shut Off Your Mind. While the previous JIV album spoke more to the interplay between guitars, drums, and vocals, I feel that the Glitter On The Sun’s introductory salvo – So Automatic – is much more nuanced and controlled. The…

Posted on: December 2, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hooyoosay Googly Goo EP CD Review

Hooyoosay has just released their latest effort, Googly Goo. This EP contains two tracks – Googly Goo and Tare Too Te Rut Te (there are also instrumental versions of the two tracks presented. Googly Goo is a fun bit of electronc pop that links together acts like Men Without Hats and Yaz. There is a current and contemporary style to the track that will appease fans of chiptune and EDM…

Posted on: November 30, 2014 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Filmstrip – Moments of Matter (Vinyl)

  With jangly chords, some fuzzy guitar and nearly a dozen delightfully jagged songs, the Cleveland trio Filmstrip offer a stellar full length more in tune with the 1990s college rock scene than the current state of rock music. John B. Moorewww.neufutur.com

Posted on: November 29, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Specyal T Dose of Distinction 2 LP CD Review

Dose of Distinction 2 is the latest work from Specyal T, and it shows considerable progression from Specyal T’s debut release. The 12 tracks on the title showcase a wide array of different styles, genres, and overall approaches taken by this stellar performer. End of An Error features Tyse and hammers home strong percussion with an upfront and in your face set of vocals; twinkling synths play in the background…

Posted on: November 28, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jethro Tull WarChild Remastered 2 CD / 2 DVD Edition

2 CD and 2 DVDs comprise this hard cover box set and showcase Jethro Tull like listeners have never heard before. These discs and recordings have been remastered to perfection and the clarity and fidelity all the recordings that issue forth are sublimely surprising. The first disc is the entirety of the WarChild album while additional recordings bolus comprise outtakes as well as orchestral versions of just wrote calls songs.…

Posted on: November 26, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Jon Clark One Long Skid Volume 2 CD

One Long Skid Volume 2 is the follow-up to Clark’s 2011 initial volume of the One Long Skid series, and it provides listeners with some of the most eclectic and well thought-out rock music that they have heard. The guitar lick that begins Mr. Fix-It Man is emotive, alluring, and tells a tremendous story even before the rough and road-weary vocals of Clark begin. These vocals straddle the line between…

Posted on: November 26, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Molly Roth Believe Me Single Review

Molly Roth’s latest single is Believe Me, a sultry bit of pop that showcases the tremendous vocal range of Roth while possessing something that will work well on pop rotation. The track looks back to the days of the tremendous female star (Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Beyonce) and has enough orchestral authority that one would be hard pressed to not hear a Bond theme kicking around. The drum / vocal…

Posted on: November 26, 2014 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Orisha Sound One More Night Single Review

One More Night is a fun and funky track that blends together EDM and swingstyle into something that will interest fans of Alexandra Stan or Yolanda Be Cool. The vocal accompaniment to Orisha Sound’s harmonies provide a fullness to the track that allows it to deftly take up hints of reggae and R&B. Providing something to everyone, One More Night is an utterly successful track. Orisha Sound makes herself relevant…