Category Archives: Music

Simon Todd, Half Empty/Half Full. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Life is one of perspective, what we might see as an opportunity, another might be concerned of the pitfall laying out of sight, the weary of the supposed haunted house, and the embracing of discovery of hidden rooms filled with secrets, perspective is a Half Empty/Half Full glass which is forgotten by many to mean that it can be refilled to the brim once more; a lesson perfectly illustrated by Simon Todd in his eagerly awaited new album, Half Empty/Half Full.

Simon Todd, Half Empty/Half Full. Album Review. full post

(465 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Evelyn Laurie, A Little Bit Of Me. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It could be argued that today we share too much of ourselves, that we find ways to harm our souls by shedding our skins in the wrong place, we find solace in being able to be comforted by strangers, that we seek validation from those who do not care for our welfare or for the stories we want to impart.

Evelyn Laurie, A Little Bit Of Me. Album Review. full post

(441 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Mat Walklate, Sea Of Blues. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Somewhere along the line we have found a way to be believe that polished beyond the point of recognition is to be lauded as the ultimate form of expression, that the deep rumble of an old recording, one with jumps and scratches, of moments of tin driven sound and supposed lack of fireworks, is the only way in which to hear the beat of another person’s mind.

Mat Walklate, Sea Of Blues. Album Review. full post

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

Sue Hedges, I’ll Come For You. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

There is nothing wrong with a wonderfully observed scare, it all depends on the delivery, the resonance of feeling in which it is felt, and should the story be conveyed by the surrounding of a joyful tune, one that without words would take on a completely different meaning, then so much the better.

Sue Hedges, I’ll Come For You. E.P. Review. full post

(374 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Third Man Phenomenon, Creatures Of Dark Habits. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We cannot but help to embrace the creatures of bad habits, we cheer secretly on the enigmatic bad guy taunting the hero on the large screen, we take to our hearts the bad boy and girl with the rough name in the neighbourhood, and why, because it adds the glimmer of excitement to our lives. We are involved in the storyline of Frankenstein, not because we are turned on by science and innovations, but because we want to see the creature created by the Doctor’s passion, live.

Third Man Phenomenon, Creatures Of Dark Habits. Album Review. full post

(441 words, 1 image, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

James Gordon, Monsters. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound And Vision Rating 9/10

The silver screen perhaps doesn’t dominate our lives as it once had the power to do, the epics of today perhaps not quite satisfying the taste buds, the heroes not dashing enough, the heroines of not holding the attention of the camera in the same way as the actresses who schemed and challenged conformity across the genres of Noir and horror pictures, the Monsters steeped in a place beyond nightmares; where Dracula and the Wolf-man are no longer misunderstood creatures, and instead have the right to be ugly in thought and deed.

James Gordon, Monsters. E.P. Review. full post

(407 words, 1 image, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Blancmange, Wanderlust. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Even in the act of the upbeat and positively engaging, there is always the beauty of the sudden and dramatic turn which leads the voyeur of art to appreciate the darker aspects of the performer’s work, an undertaking in which the sculpted metaphor of rhythm and rhyme cultivates a need to express itself in a way that is strangely familiar, but at the same time different, an altered perception of the reality that many would have been used to.

Blancmange, Wanderlust. Album Review. full post

(417 words, 1 image, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Ace Frehley, Spaceman. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

At some point, we have all perhaps looked up at the seemingly cold stars and wished that we could visit the strange, alien worlds that circle the long distant suns, that we could all be pioneers in the dark void that separates us from the rest of the Universe. For many of us we can never say our occupation is being an astronaut, but for those of us who will never see the raw, unfiltered light of our own Sun as it hangs in space, at least Ace Frehley will always be considered amongst the pinnacle of those who can say, I am the Spaceman.

Ace Frehley, Spaceman. Album Review. full post

(501 words, 1 image, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)

Karine Polwart, Laws Of Motion. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

A body at rest cannot exert force upon the Universe, the mind of the unready cannot hope to push the boundaries of life anymore that a single drop of rain can bring down the structure of a mountain; and yet push enough, cause over time to bring millions of gallons down upon the lofty peak, and at some point a groove will appear, a waterfall of expression will form and become a dominant feature in which to stand and marvel at.

Karine Polwart, Laws Of Motion. Album Review. full post

(422 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

Joanne Louise Griffiths, The Here & Now. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We are constantly urged to enjoy the present moment, that what is past can never be repeated and the future of our endeavours and passions is not guaranteed, the current state of mind, shaped by the conspicuous actions of others and the news that inflicts its will upon us, is there to be revelled in, for who truly understands what Time has in store for us.

Joanne Louise Griffiths, The Here & Now. Album Review. full post

(436 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)