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Maarten Schiethart
Profiles
Maarten Schiethart finds the new documentary by Anton Corbijn ‘Squaring The Circle' about the Hipgnosis sleeve design company striking.
Hardcore Never Dies
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Miscellaneous
Toots Hibbert
Maarten Schiethart introduces us to an unusual Dutch crime drama set against a 1990s hardcore rave backdrop.
Maarten Schiethart looks back on the life and career of Jamaican producer and musician Lee "Scratch" Perry who died in August.
Maarten Schiethart highlights some of his favourite 7 inch and 12 inch releases of the year.
Maarten Schiethart reflects upon the life of pioneering reggae artist Toots Hibbert, who died in September.
Live Reviews
Ergo Phizmiz
Maarten Schiethart enjoys avant-garde musician Ergo Phizmiz's offbeat and surreal opera about Salvador Dali at the Arcola Theatre in London
Ergo Phizmiz
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Arcola Theatre, London, 16./8/2015
Melt Banana
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Nijmegen Doonroosje, 26th September
Melt Banana
Triple bill! Me, Rah Bras, both pretty crap, and then the long awaited debut on a Nijmegen stage of Melt Banana. One of the most innovative bands of the decade, Melt Banana released the impressive 'Teeny Shiny' earlier in the year which hinted at an occa
Favourite Albums
Holger Czukay
Andreas Dorau
Anthony Moore
In our Re:View section, in which we look back at albums from the past, Maarten Schiethart praises the reissue of German musician and Can co-founder Holger Czukay's 1987 solo album 'Rome Remains Rome'.
Andreas Dorau's re-released 2005 LP finally makes sense to Maarten Schiethart
Maarten Schiethart finds that, while receiving lukewarm reviews at the time, Anthony Moore's 1979 now seminal solo album 'Flying Doesn't Help' strikes hard after over forty years.
Features
Profile-Scene is Now
In his film column Not Hollywood' Maarten Schiethart reflects on Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's absurdist romantic comedy 'Fallen Leaves'.
Bohemian New York art rockers The Scene is now have released just four albums in their 24 year history. Maarten Schiethart looks back over their erratic career, and examines their latest album, 'Songbirds Lie'
Elliott Smith
Joy Zipper
Miscellaneous
Maarten Schiethart pays a personal tribute to the American singer-songwriter, Elliott Smith, who died in October
Not available from Pennyblackmusic, but still definitely worth checking out, Joy Zipper's lo-fi second album 'American Whip' is the latest release of David Holmes' 13 Amp records. Maarten Schiethart writes about one of the early great albums of the year
Rataplan is an alternative Dutch radio station which specialises in playing independent and dance music, and that transmits from the town of Nijmegen in the South East of the Netherlands. Its radio
Reviews
Ergo Phizmiz
Badawi
Buzz' Ayaz
El Khat
Excellent compilation which collects together the early adventures of UK sound artist Ergo Phizmiz
Fine return to form on new vinyl only album from DJ producer Badawi
Intoxicating blend of fuzzy garage punk, traditional Greek and Turkish folk dances and dislocated synthesizers on debut album from Buzz’ Ayaz
Infectious, rock and roll influenced third album from Berlin-based but Yemen-formed trio El Khat.
Phelimuncasi and Metal Preyers
Meridian Brothers
Kopy
Oïmiakon
Futuristic Zulu trio Phelamncasi join forces with London producer Jesse Hackett
Unpredictable and defiant latest album by masters of 21. Century cumbia The Meeidian Brothers
Astute electro blaze of an album from Osaka-based techno musician Kopy
Restless robotic twists and sweaty earache from Parisian electronic musician Oïmiakon
Andreas Dorau
tellKujira
Ratigan Era
Burial
Middle of the road charmer philosopher Andreas Dorau ticks all the wrong boxes on this masterpiece, which is like a long book that you read in one go
Brooding chamber postrock on vinyl only instrumental group tellKujira,
Ugandan ragga with a hiphop touch on vinyl debut album by Ratigan Erra
Bipolar mayhem on Burial's first EP for XL Recordings
GaBlé
Sami Galbi
Ty Segall
Sone Institute
DIY cabaret pop from Normandy on new LP from GaBLé
Dance-friendly vinyl debut single from Swiss-Moroccan singer Sami Galbi
Tedious garage rock on latest double LP from over-prolific San Francisco-based musician Ty Segall
Tense electronica on latest album from Sone Institute, the project St Albans' musician and producer Roman Bezdyk
Chouk Bwa and The Ångströmers
Melenas
Automat
Bau
Haïtian big band trance frenzy on second album from Chouk Bwa and The Ångströmers
Splashing dream-pop on third album which proves a change of direction for Spanish group Melenas
With personnel changes German supergroup Automat's fifth album proves dull and unimaginative
Pamphlet truths on poignant punk EP from Italian band BAu
Titi Bakorta
Black Dice
Batida (feat. Mayra Andrade)
Solyst
Backfiring melodies on stunning avant Afro-pop debut from Titi Bakorta
First LP after a ten year hiatus marks the return of witty and eerie New York City trio Black Sice
Addictive single from Angolan-Portuguese musician Batida with guest vocals from Mayra Andrad which proves to be this summer's catchiest anthem
Magical fourth album from Sølyst. the solo project of Kriedlier drummer Thomas Klein
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