Crustation with Bronagh Slevin – ‘Bloom’
(Jive, 1997)
Behind the dark moon of trip-hop giants (Portishead – Massive Attack) there is a magical world of trip hop bands, hidden in the shadows. One of these …
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Crustation with Bronagh Slevin – ‘Bloom’
The Bathers – ‘Kelvingrove Baby’
(Marina Records, 1997)
In 1985 troubadour-singer & songwriter Chris Thomson formed in Glasgow one of the greatest and most emotive Scottish bands, The Bathers. ‘Kelvingroove Baby‘, released in …
Alpha – ‘Come From Heaven’
(Melankolic/Virgin, 1997)
The cover/photo of this album, and its title describe everything… An out-of-focus human figure laying on the seaside, melting sundown colours and the title ‘Come …
Locust – ‘Morning Light’
(Apollo, 1997)
Mark Van Hoen is an English musician that creates an excellent hybrid of refined, electronica with pop lyricism and sophisticated IDM-ambient-drone atmospheres. His discography includes …
Chandeen – ‘Jutland’
(Hyperium Records, 1995)
I remember the day I heard Chandeen for the first time in my life. A rainy afternoon listening to the magical collection of Hyperium Records‘ ‘Heavenly …
The Dining Rooms – ‘Numero Deux’
(Guidance Recordings, 2001)
Ladies and gentlemen: The Dining Rooms. The great Italian downtempo elitists from Μilan. Considered to be great architects of delicate sounds, Stefano Ghittoni and Cesare …
HARRY – ‘Fairy Tales’
(Woo Bop, 1988)
Brazilian band HARRY (Sao Paulo) is a unique act. Started in ’85, and having released 1 EP, 2 LPs and 2 Compilations, put their name among …
Longwave – ‘Secrets Are Sinister’
(Original Signal Recordings, 2008)
It sometimes happens, some music albums seem like they fall from the sky, like meteorites, and make us crazy. An album that perfectly fits into …
Econoline Crush – ‘The Devil You Know’
(Restless Records, 1997)
Econoline Crush and the devil you should know…… Today’s lost gem stems from most of my musical influence coming from the 90’s era. This was …
The Moon Seven Times – ‘The Moon Seven Times’
(Third Mind Records, 1993)
The Moon Seven Times is a ‘90s ethereal/dream pop band from Champaign-Urbana. Henry Frayne (guitar), Lynn Canfield (vocals), Brendan Gamble (drums) and Don Gerard (bass) formed …