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In Darklight EP – Music Review, Pin Back Those Lugholes People

Karen — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:46:26 +0000

As a lot of you who read Blazing Minds will know, from time to time I get the chance to review some new music by some amazing artists. The other day I was sent the new forthcoming EP from the band In Darklight, you may have seen the review I did of their album “Dying To Confess” so I was over the moon to get a chance to hear and review their latest work.

Tell me more about the In Darklight EP!

The “In Darklight EP” features five tracks: Slaves, Turn Your Back, Break, Quick Fire and Greenhouse, all of which have that In Darklight sound and feel that I’ve become accustomed to since first hearing them on the album I reviewed some time back.

What appeals to me with In Darklight and specially with this EP is the quality of the recordings, they are top quality with the sound production being spot on with plenty of power for me to have the music blasting out of my 1,000 watt system and still keeping any distortion away.

What about the music?

I can’t fault In Darklight, ok I have to admit that I have become a fan of theirs and being that I love this sound that they produce, I couldn’t really pick up on a point that I could put them down on. It’s great, everything I like to here great guitars, banging drums and vocals that actually have well written lyrics, which all of which can be hard to find these days, even with those big named bands that are making millions from their music.

Picking one particular track from the five here on this EP and saying it’s my favourite is such a hard choice as they are all great, but I would have to go for the last track Greenhouse, there is just something about the track that when I’m listening to it, it just stands out more than the others and it’s probably the one that I’ve played the most.

But don’t get me wrong every track on this release is worth listening to over and over again, they’re certainly played a lot on my iPod in the car with the windows down on a nice sunny day

OK, OK! Where can I get my hands on this EP?

The will officially be released on 15th August from your favourite stores such as Amazon (pre-order now), iTunes, Napster, Spotify and OVI Nokia

So if your looking for some fresh sounding music and something new, then this is certainly a release that you should check out.

Also if you want to hear and download some of their older work then you can by visiting the official In Darklight website.

Overall rating 10/10

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Hugh Laurie, Let Them Talk [Album Review]

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Hugh Laurie has had a fairly varied career, especially with his award winning role in House. However, for British people he will always be synonymous with comedies Fry & Lauria & Jeeves & Wooster. His plummy British accent has been replaced though recently with an American accent on House and now in Let Them Talk, his debut album, he sounds about as Americana blues as any posh English man possibly could.

Throughout his career, especially in the early days on Fry & Laurie, Hugh has played the piano, and on Let Them Talk he brings his skills to bear. He’s helped along the way by the likes of Irma Thomas on John Henry and Baby Please Make a Change, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John on After You’ve Gone, and Welsh crooner Sir Thom Jones on Baby Please Make a Change.

Let Them Talk is Hugh Laurie’s homage to New Orleans and the blues. It’s attention to detail and dedication to the sound of the American south is apparent in every song. It’s lovingly crafted, and a refreshing change from the norm of modern music releases.

Everyone should have a little blues on their music players once in a while and Let Them Talk is a good introduction. While it’s not as memorable as the works of Muddy Waters that get mentioned in the inner sleeve booklet, but it’s an good reworking of an old school musical style.

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Rating Albums and Artists with Twitter and Musicvault.fm

Karen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:43:38 +0000

The other day I got an email, telling me about a new site that will allow Twitter users to tweet about music they like and rate it, so I thought I would take the plunge and check it out.

The site is called Musicvault.fm and it’s just so simple to use, you can use the [intlink id="bloggers-search-engine" type="page"]search engine[/intlink] that they have on the site, or even just do a direct tweet which they will pick up, all you have to do is tweet in this format “Group/Album” XX% your comment @musicvaultfm i.e: “Muse/The Resistance” 90% Awesome record! @musicvaultfm

Then once Musicvault.fm catch your tweet they publish your opinion on their website, it’s really that easy, so I gave it a try and did one for one of my favourite albums by Royksopp, Melody A.M. and then searched for another album, this time I tried my own band, Remergence and it didn’t find anything, but, you can also search via Last.fm and this did produce the results I would have expected..

Now I’m not entirely sure how often I would use Musicvault.fm, but saying that, it is a handy little Twitter website that I think a lot of music fans out there will use to spread the word about albums that they enjoy, maybe I should start using it to promote some of those many artists out there that I personally know that would love the extra links back to their albums to help them show off their talents, hmm.

It’s all a bit of fun, something that you may or may not take seriously, but at least your Twitter followers will know what music you like

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Review of 28 Discs Later (Limited Special Edition) by Davidoth

Karen — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:58:01 +0000

Now most of those that know me will know I’m a big fan of music, I even dabble in electronica music myself, so when I found out that Davidoth was releasing a new album I jumped at the chance to get a copy of it..

Davidoth is an Experimental Electronica band formed early 2000 in Warwick, Rhode Island USA. The band is led by its main Composer / Producer David Radcliffe who often switches between band members session by session with the only consistent member to date being Ed Anton.

What you get on 28 Discs Later is pure unadulterated Experimental Electronica, which from start to finish is just a pure joy to listen to, even if your not a fan of the genre, it will still keep you listening, the sound quality of the album is crystal and well produced.

As you can see I’m reviewing the Limited Special Edition which does include several bonus tracks, one of which is a remix the Garbage track Androgyny and it’s a great remix, still keeps the feeling of the original but has that Davidoth feel to the whole thing.

Out of the ten tracks on the album I must say that Starlit Highway is my favourite and believe me it was a tough choice to make, all the tracks are top notch, but this track just seems to appeal to me and it feels a bit like the great tracks that Orbital used to produce in the early days, running at just over nine and a half minutes it’s a musical masterpiece, great bass, synths and beats, I mean what else could you ask for

I really can’t fault this album, it’s going to sound great wherever and on whatever you play it on, but play it LOUD and show your support for some great independent music.

So if you’re looking for some great Experimental Electronica then this is certainly an album to get your hands on..

For more information of Davidoth then check out the artist at MySpace, AcidPlanet, SoundCloud and SoundClick. You can also find Davidoth on twitter (@Dave_Radcliffe).

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Electromagnetic Impulses does it again with String Theory

Karen — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:00:33 +0000

It’s not very often that an album comes along that truly deserves so much credit for it’s audio delights, but String Theory by Electromagnetic Impulses is one of those albums.

Right from the very start of the album you just want to turn up your sound system as loud as it will go to show your neighbours what great electronic/dance music should sound like and not only has Electromagentic Impulses aka Jay Mallett entice us with us talents, but he’s also got the amazing vocal talents of Pixieguts and Corrientes guesting on two of the thirteen tracks and not to forget the mixing talents of DJ Crimson Death and Rigg-A-Mortis.

This album is just one of those that you want to hear over and over again! Even if you not a fan of the genre this will certainly put you on the right track, the overall quality of the production side of the release is superb, crystal clear sound and a bass that is to die for and as I mentioned earlier with the vocals of Pixieguts and Corrientes, the album doesn’t just come across as instrumental only.

As an example the track Help Saved My Life is probably one of the best Drum n Bass tracks that I’ve heard, but then the last track is a version with the vocals by Corrientes, which is even better, a track that gets your heart thumping and urge to get up on the dance floor and go for it.

Overall, this is an album that will surpass most of your thoughts of the genre and will certainly want you begging for more…

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Outstanding Rock/Metal from Inner Surge – CD Album Review

Karen — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:00:42 +0000

Now I must admit that I have been a fan of Inner Surge for many years and I thought it was just about time that I actually got of my proverbial backside and get the much acclaimed album Signals Screaming, so I did! And here’s my humble CD Review.

Originally released back in 2007 the album is just pure energy from the Canadian rock/metal band, with the opening track getting you quite unprepared for the blast of vocals that the album will bring to you, more of a thrash metal on some tracks, but with a mixture of the metal genre put in it’s deserved place.

These guys are just awesome and fans of groups such as Rage Against the Machine and Tool will love this album, tracks go from strength to strength and then you get the track “Wolves” which calms everything down, outstanding.

Streaming the tracks on the internet, just don’t do this album any justice you need to either download the album or get it on CD and play it LOUD, very LOUD and appreciate the power and the effort that Inner Surge have gone in to to produce not only an enjoyable album but one which you want to listen to over and over again!

9.5/10 Awseome

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