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Rigo Jancsi

By Gordon Matheson • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: short players

Sometimes all you need is a fantastic sounding guitar, and Rigo Jancsi certainly have that.



Butterfly Bangs

By Gordon Matheson • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: short players

The problem with aligning yourselves with whatever is popular is that more often than not, it’ll mean you’re not in vogue for very long and fade into obscurity long before you’ve made the slightest impact



The Seven Mile Journey

By Gordon Matheson • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: long players

You can forgive them for the clumsy sounding album title on account of being Danish, and you can forgive them for stretching out six tracks to fill an hours running time on account of being firmly wedged into the post-rock bracket.



Munroe Effect

By Gordon Matheson • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: short players

I’m reliably informed that a munroe effect refers to the “partial focusing of blast energy caused by a hollow or void cut into a piece of explosive.” On first listen it would appear that the Portsmouth combo have picked the perfect name



My Federation

By Gordon Matheson • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: short players

Taking their cue from fellow psychedelic art-rockers the Flaming Lips, and showing plenty of influence by Super Furry Animals,  Brighton’s My Federation have crafted a highly listenable pop tune with plenty of sparkle and fuzz.