Machinista – Pushing the Angels Astray
Machinista are on an upwards path. The Swedish duo of Richard Flow (ex-Vision Talk) and John Lindqwister (ex-Cat Rapes Dog) are making a name for themselves with a sophisticated, dancefloor-friendly…
Machinista are on an upwards path. The Swedish duo of Richard Flow (ex-Vision Talk) and John Lindqwister (ex-Cat Rapes Dog) are making a name for themselves with a sophisticated, dancefloor-friendly…
William Orbit LEAF 2013, London 10 November 2013 In his next life, William Orbit is going to be a university professor. A particularly English kind of genius, he appears on…
Silent Wave Jazzhuset, Gothenburg 25 October 2013 Silent Wave, formerly known as Waveshaper, gave their second gig ever at Jazzhuset, Gothenburg. Let me introduce them to you, because I don’t…
Train to Spain Gothenburg, Sweden 24 October 2013 I enter Café Kultur, and suddenly I’m on a train to Spain. No, of course not. That’s not what happened. I was…
A nice version of Martin Gore’s best song, featuring the ubiquitous John von Ahlen from Parralox on vocals. Certainly timely from both meteorological and political perpectives.
Doors at eight. Interview with the one and only Christer Lundberg from Universal Poplab a couple of minutes later. I recognize the red hat (very handsome) from a far distance.…
Vanligt Folk Gothenburg, Sweden 5 October 2013 It’s Saturday night at Haket, Gothenburg. The Swedish punk/synth band (a very rare combination) Vanligt Folk is having a release party for their…
A cover of the classic Page track, stripped back and rendered acoustically, so that its simple beauty comes through clearly.
Vive la Fête is a glamorous party band from Belgium. Mix them with the dark EBM of Pantser Fabriek and you get something glorious that sounds like Vicious Pink for…
Lars Falk joined Swedish legends Twice a Man after guitarist Dan Söderqvist jumped from a window and hurt his hand. A warm-up gig for New Order in London was saved,…