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March 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Captain Beefheart: Live in Vancouver 1981

Captain Beefheart Live in Vancouver 1981 Keyhole We’re being deluged with radio broadcasts – it’s a constant treat and here we have Captain Beefheart in one of his final shows. On tour to promote Doc At The Radar Station (from which we hear selected highlights: Hot Head, Ashtray Heart, A Carrot Is As Close As […]

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July 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Yu Su: Roll With The Punches (ep)

Yu Su Roll With The Punches (ep) / 泉出通川为谷 Second Circle Vancouver-based composer Yu Su returns with her first full EP under her name since 2016 – there had been a split release in-between. Here she teams with fellow Vancouver musician Michelle Helene Mackenzie Little Birds, Moonbath – the opening track. It’s also the standout. Weird and wonderful bubbles of ambient house sit beneath Mackenzie’s indecipherable vocals […]

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July 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Wendy Atkinson: The Last Fret

Wendy Atkinson The Last Fret (Independent/Bandcamp) Canadian bassist Wendy Atkinson returns with her third album of solo bass explorations – well, it’s not all “solo”, there’s guitar on three tracks from fellow Vancouver-based art-rock agitator and experimentalist, David Lester (he of Mecca Normal). There’s also some field recordings, toy piano and a few other elements, […]

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February 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Mecca Normal: Empathy For The Evil

Mecca Normal Empathy For The Evil M’lady’s Records/Mecca Normal Canadian duo Mecca Normal have continued on over three decades releasing records that are all cut from their minimalist palette, clean – and then a bit fuzzy – guitar, best served in shards and a passionate spoken/sung punk polemic. It’s business-as-usual then, in a sense, for […]