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The Remittance Men, Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons, the type of crowd we all find waiting for us in the back lit bars and the luminescence of shadows, they require payment, a settlement of funds with added interest accrued daily, only these Remittance Men are not in it to put the chains on the debtors, but they are pushing the audience to expand their appreciation of what truly flows, not pounds, shillings and pence, but art, expression, joy, acceptance, the allowance of Time to find the point of existence.

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(393 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Decommissioned Forests, Industry. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There is nothing quite like the thrill, the trembling ecstasy, of finding a sound that is willing, determined, to shout into the void, a voice that comes from out of the dark, and like the figure on the pier, hands clasped to the ears, the swirling, layered canvas that is life catching the moment of delight, the solitude of pain, the agony of expression, the belief of true parity amongst equals.

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(485 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

The Brothers Gillespie, The Merciful Road. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Life is a magic, sometimes a beautiful and intensely passionate one that captivates the soul, occasionally one that is filled is the sorrow and grief of all that has passed, individually and collectively, and yet both must be experienced with grace, with meaning, and one that whether you walk the road alone, or in the company of others, must give way to mercy.

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(382 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Clarice. Television Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * *

Cast: Rebecca Brands, Michael Culditz, Lucca De Oliveira, Nick Sandow, Devyn A. Tyler, Kal Penn, Jayne Atkinson, Maya McNair, Marnee Carpenter, Raoul Bhaneja, Derek Moran, Caitlin Robson, Douglas Smith, David Hewlett, K.C. Collins, Brian Bisson, Grace Lynn Kung, Caitlin Stryker, Simon Northwood, Will Conlon, Jen Richards.

The story is never complete.

What was once considered enough to wet the lips and stoke the appetite of the film lover and television watcher, has in recent years become a slot filler. The story has taken on a different direction with television leading the way, expanding a universe that perhaps had enough tension and pace in them to not require another tale being weaved into the original text.

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(678 words, estimated 2:43 mins reading time)

In The Earth. Film Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

Cast: Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley Squires, John Hollingsworth, Mark Monroe.

Not so gentle are the sleepers in that quiet Earth, or so we might come to believe when we find that nature has turned her back on us and makes us reap all that we have sown, all that we have buried underground.

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(499 words, estimated 2:0 mins reading time)

Aaron Skiles, Wreckage From The Fire. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The moment you can praise another artist for a sculpture, for a composition, for any type of artistic endeavour you have brought to life, you shed ego, you take on an altogether different role, one that captures the soul arguably with greater depth than when you take the plaudits for yourself; shedding ego, is not about letting go of your pride or your work, but acknowledging that others have played a part, have assisted have influenced, have given you the freedom to be something more than just an ordinary Joe striking out, you are in fact the epitome of being human.

Aaron Skiles, Wreckage From The Fire. Album Review. full post

(442 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Dorothy Bird, Belonging. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Find someone who thinks deep thoughts and who acts upon them accordingly. Never be fooled by the alure of gold which can tarnish, instead protect, and praise the natural which can blossom and provide instead; and if you must be heartbroken, then let the words of poets and the observations of artists lead you back to a place where you are thankful for the experience offered, and not wallowing in the misery that the committee of offenders hoped for.

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(404 words, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

Becko, You Are (Not) Alone. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It seems ridiculous now, but there was a time when declaring that you have been inspired by the comic book industry, graphic novels and every sense of art in between was considered by parents, teachers, and education superiors to be the sign of a feeble and ineffectual mind. Even reading comics drew criticism, the young and searching mind that has found glory in a definitive artwork made to feel small, stupid as they attempt to explain that what appears on the page is more than just moments captured, but whole new worlds of expression to be thrilled by.

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(480 words, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)

Joe Satriani, The Elephants Of Mars. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Time flies when the chance to be as outlandish, as creatively free, comes along; without the shackles and constraints that Time has designed upon us, we are able to do all that we desired, to put into practice every motive, every idea that might seem as impossible as witnessing The Elephants Of Mars taking to the stage and performing as the diluted sunlight hits the surface…and finding that is all good-not just good, but exceptional.

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(392 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Feeder, Torpedo. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The explosion may be expected, you may feel the initial hum, the air around you may fill with the clamour of noise and warning sounds, and the sea of troubles outside the chamber in which you have immersed yourself in may echo and reverberate, and as each Torpedo hits its intended target, so the song begins in earnest, the metal of indifference buckles, the shell of disinterest collapses, and the captain and the crew, the heart, the soul, the feelings who muster the mind and sail the body of the listener all find that the weapon they thought had destroyed the vessel, in actual fact brought them together.

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(431 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)