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Ape Machine ‘Mangled By The Machine’ CD/LP/DD 2013

18th June 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Ape Machine, Blues, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Mangled By The Machine, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Ripple Music

“There is no art to find the mind’s construction in the face” Sorry for hitting you with some Shakespeare in

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Pet The Preacher ‘Short Stories: Papa Zen & Meet The Creature’ LP/DD 2013

4th June 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Bilocation Records, Blues, Digital, Heavy Rock, Kozmik ArtIfactz, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Pet The Preacher, Review, Short Stories: Papa Zen & Meet The Creature

Given the interest generated by last year’s highly rated concept debut album ‘The Banjo’, Copenhagen’s own power trio of Stoner

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Peter Green Splinter Group ‘The Very Best Of’ CD/DD 2013

31st May 20133rd September 2019 Sam Orr 2013, Blues, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Madfish Records, Peter Green, Peter Green Splinter Group, Review, Sam Orr, The Very Best Of

When it comes to guitar heroes, there are a select few that have genuinely made it to own such a

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Larman Clamor ‘Frogs’ CD/LP/DD 2012

3rd March 20133rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Alex von Wieding, Blues, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Frogs, Larman Clamor, LP, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records

Better late than never as the saying goes. This album actually came out in 2012 and somehow passed us by

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Conny Ochs ‘Black Happy’ CD/LP/DD 2013

20th February 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Acoustic, Alex Varley, Black Happy, Blues, CD, Conny Ochs, Dark, Exile On Mainstream Records, Folk, LP, Review

German acoustic singer/songwriter Conny Ochs is not the typical style of music you’d find on The Sleeping Shaman but then

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Stinking Lizaveta ‘7th Direction’ CD/LP 2012

4th October 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, 7th Direction, Blues, CD, Exile On Mainstream Records, Experimental, Heavy, Instrumental, Jazz, LP, Review, Stinking Lizaveta, Tom McKibbin

Cult instrumental power-trio Stinking Lizaveta are back again with 7th Direction, their (surprise, surprise) seventh album, and the band are

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Skånska Mord ‘Paths To Charon’ CD/LP/DD 2012

13th September 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Paths To Charon, Psychedelic, Retro Rock, Review, Skånska Mord, Small Stone Records

Goddam how do Small Stone Records do it? Their knack for sniffing out killer bands to release is almost supernatural.

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Scott Kelly And The Road Home ‘The Forgiven Ghost In Me’ CD/LP/DD 2012

16th August 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2012, Acoustic, Americana, Blues, CD, Country, Digital, Folk, LP, My Proud Mountain, Neurot Recordings, Review, Scott Kelly, Scott Kelly And The Road Home, The Forgiven Ghost In Me, Tom McKibbin

You could be forgiven for thinking of Scott Kelly as a solely acoustic artist these days. Apart from Shrinebuilder and

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Nate Hall ‘A Great River’ CD/Digital 2012

21st June 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, A Great River, Acoustic, Atmospheric, Blues, CD, Digital, Folk, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Nate Hall, Neurot Recordings, Review, USX

Understandably heavily associated with its founding members bands Neurosis and Tribe Of Neurot, Neurot Recordings has quietly (well maybe not

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Mellow Bravo – S/T – CD/DD 2012

31st March 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues, CD, Country, Digital Download, Hard Rock, Mellow Bravo, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Titled, Small Stone Records

Goddamn!!! Us music journos don’t like being confused!!! We don’t like it when bands make us think about what we’re

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Old Man Lizard – S/T – CD/Digital EP 2012

16th March 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Americana, Blues, CD, Digital EP, Experimental, Grunge, Heavy, Old Man Lizard, Review, Self Released

Reviewing music throws up many real gems from time to time – scintillatingly great recordings by bands who are unknown

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