Tag: Disciples
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Magazine Sixty Music Review with Dennis Bovell
Photo by Syd Shelton Greg Fenton reviews Dennis Bovell – Sufferer Sounds – Disciples I found my way to the genius of Dennis Bovell via LKJ in Dub in 1980 which remains a cornerstone of musical brilliance to this day. But music being timeless means you can get on board at any stage to appreciate…
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Maxine Funke – Pieces Of Driftwood – Disciples
It’s almost as if early Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane or an anytime Velvet Underground got hot-wired into a drum machine as notes bounce out from the speakers dazed, certainly confused on the opening Rearview (with Alastair Galbraith). Maxine Funke’s new long player is a thrilling, engaging listen that may allude to certain reference points but…
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Phew – Vertigo KO – Disciples
Vertigo KO isn’t really about words, although of course they are helpful in describing the experience. They also feature heavily, though are not always coherent. Consequently Phew’s latest album is magnificent just as it is unsettling, defiant leaving little to the imagination as a series of sonic manifestations present themselves to you. It can be…
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His Name Is Alive – All The Mirrors In The House (Home Recordings 1979 – 1986) – Disciples
I’m not going to risk boring you with the word otherworldly. Although, of course, it does fit this strange concoction of ever expanding soundscapes. But because listening to the artists music, predating him signing to 4AD, is a blissful experience that tugs at the edges of beauty, albeit in slightly unnerving ways. It is slightly…