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Playlist: Fusion
Me Lost Me – Eye Witness This one is all about fusion. Electronica, modern jazz, hints of folk and an endless appetite for experimentation come together in a beguiling mix of sounds. While it’s fairly easy to throw together diverse influences, Newcastle-based Jayne Dent has the talent to ensure that the end result is more than the sum of its parts.
By Andy Potts2 years ago in Beat
Careful With That Axe Eugene - Five Words and a Scream. Content Warning.
Introduction A blog post on Seven Days In was getting some attention and you can read it here: It got me thinking about the Pink Floyd song and the effect it has on the listener, and what those few words really mean.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Liv Hanna Releases Somber Tune "Sign It on the Line"
Back in March, singer-songwriter Liv Hanna released the single, "crazy," which was met with much acclaim. "crazy" was her inaugural release with Sony's AWAL. The songstress is already back with her new song, "Sign It on the Line." "Sign It on the Line" is in line with Liv Hanna's distinctive blend of Pop, Alt-Pop, Dark Pop, and Pop Rock.
By Meikhel Philogene2 years ago in Beat
Playlist: More than a stone's throw
Vice Killer – The Dark Side of the Railway Forty years after the Miners’ Strike, the scars are still keenly felt in northern England. Although the members of this County Durham band wasn’t even born back then, the atmosphere of the former coal-mining communities around their native Peterlee pervades their “Keep on Fighting On” EP. The title track is the most explicitly political cut, an angry swipe at Thatcherite politics that taps into a deep seam of resentment over a government that stripped communities of work and identity while bringing nothing in return.
By Andy Potts2 years ago in Beat
A Playlist From Heaven
Introduction I think one of the worst parts of the Vocal editor is the autosave just after you start a story that wipes everything you have written so far, but it's something we all live with. I have been playing some magazine compilation CDs while I worked today and one was from "Q" magazine called "Eighties" and it had three covers that mention the word "Heaven" so I thought that could be a good theme for a Vocal playlist.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Playlist: Safe hands throwing stones
Jodie Nicholson – Another Frequency One of the most exciting things about following the emergence of young musicians is hearing how their music evolves and matures. Jodie Nicholson, whose new album is out on today and gets a gala launch at the Glasshouse in Gateshead on May 18, is a great example. A talented songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, her debut album, "Golden Hour", was a relatively restrained, largely acoustic effort. Its obvious qualities got a bit lost in the Covid carnage – no chance to put on any gigs in support of the release – and much of what she could do online had to be stripped back to voice and guitar or keyboards.
By Andy Potts2 years ago in Beat
