Category Archives: Music

The Parasite Syndicate, The Parasite Syndicate. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

What can be first viewed as parasitic, can actually be a mutual sounding board, the two way street of musical harmony wrapped up in a symbiotic relationship; for without someone playing the music that you like, you don’t keep them performing; the audience’s sometimes crude crocodile smile may ensnare some unfortunate bands, grab them so tight that they can hardly breathe but for The Parasite Syndicate and their self-titled debut album, the process is two way, obliterating, powerful and creatively devastating.

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(355 words, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

Dipper Malkin, Tricks Of The Trade. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Never learn the Tricks Of The Trade, learn the trade, learn the skill and make the very best of it completely, for in the whisper of knowledge stands reason, stands beauty and fulfilment and it something that Dipper Malkin, a superb duo of Folk musicians with a proud pedigree, have gone all out to prove as they give willingly a new lease of life to an instrument from the baroque period, viola d’amore, and the influence that comes with such grand expression.

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(371 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Fueled Hate, March Of The Pigs. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10

Aggression in Metal is nothing without self control, without the ability to pull back from the edge without tipping into the fire of unlikeable self promotion; it doesn’t happen a great deal in other genres but in the smouldering furnace of Metal it can be a case of too much reliance on the genre’s image can be a self fulfilling prophecy. You only have to look at Metallica, one of the true heavy weights of the field to understand how too much can lead to some fans feeling alienation from their former idols between ’93 and 2006.

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(433 words, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

Electric Floor, Bluedive. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Take a dive to earn a few quid but never be trusted again and let your inner peace be shattered beyond repair or stand up to the fight, the possible knockout blow that can be landed and with it respect and kudos from all angles, all those who listen and take notice. For the Electric Floor it is a symbol of everything they have done so well and continue to be part of that makes them championship heavyweights rather than the lightweight loser who is defeated by their own insecurities and misplaced loyalty to their current circumstances than their promise of what is too come.

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(347 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

Rab Noakes, The Treatment Tapes E.P. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The resilience and fortitude in the human soul is at times the most amazing and outstanding thing that anyone can ever be privileged to witness. It is an honour at times to see the spirit of the race carry on in the face of untold dangers and come through it, as individuals or as a collective, with courage and resilience so intact that the next thing they do is even more remarkable. To put down on paper, to record feelings that might never have been thought of if such hardship has not been faced is something very special and unique, the framing of the human condition in its most wonderful, so fragile and yet inspired; it is something that Rab Noakes has captured with great sincerity in The Treatment Tapes E.P.

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

Ben Granfelt, Another Day. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Should we all be so fortunate to see another day, to do over, to Mulligan the bad parts in which mistakes were made and in which hearts possibly were broken, taken apart by the inconsiderate word or the misplaced thought, nothing that should ever lead the virtually innocent to any Hangman’s Tree, not for just the smallest offence, not for the largest indiscretion.

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(427 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Chris Wood, So Much To Defend. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Seldom is the man who conveys around a camera and reality close to his eye, many forget one, some always deny the other, their choice, their take on truth and certainty; life is after all what we ourselves see and believe and whilst we might disagree with other’s perceptions, there is still So Much To Defend.

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(411 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Janet Robin, Take Me As I Am. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It is a cry of anger, frustration or absolute certainty, the moment when you reach a point in a relationship with someone, platonic or otherwise when you understand they are with you just so they can try to change you, to turn you into something you are not; the strong minded, the resolute and the clear thinking know and appreciate this and stick to their guns no matter what. Take Me As I Am, for better or for worse, each person has the right to be incredible no matter what.

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(402 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Courtney Marie Andrews, Honest Life. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

To live an Honest Life is one that surely is the advantageous of all, it might not win you plaudits and people might try their damndest to take advantage of you but an Honest Life is and will always be one of purity, heartbreak and outstanding cool. Like an angel who manages to find she is the most sincere in all of creation, the urge to sing and take the lyrical responsibility for ensuring everybody is content is understandable.

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(353 words, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

Jon Meadows, Should Have Been Mine. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

So grounded you could harvest the songs he writes as a special reserve coffee and sell him for millions, Jon Meadows has unleashed a track that starts with the discerning growl and ends with the eyes of the sacred tiger hanging on stalks with wide eyed eagerness at what possibly is to come. Should Have Been Mine could be the rallying call of anybody who wishes to plunge themselves into the punk-esque delight but who also knows that to polish some diamonds is to tarnish them forever.

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