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‘14  

THE YEAR

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CONTENT  

BEST ALBUMS OF ‘14  

BEST  SINGLES  OF    ‘14  

 

BEST EPS OF ‘14

MOST  STUPID  MOMENTS  

WORST  MUSIC  OF  ‘14  

COOLEST NEW BUSINESS OF ‘14

NOSTALGIA Closures  

LIVE!

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IMPORTANT: WELCOME TO A NEW MUSIC FANZINE. THIS ‘ZINE IS COMPLETELY IMPARTIAL TO ALL MUSIC GENRES.

THIS FANZINE SPECIALISES IN NEW MUSIC

WITH SOME OTHER STUFF ALONG THE WAY. IT IS DESIGNED TO GIVE EXPOSURE AND SHOW ITS READERS

SOMETHING NEW IN A QUICK & PUNCHY APPROACH.

IT IS NOT HERE TO SNIPE OR SNEAR AT ARTISTS OR MUSICAL GENRES,

ALTHOUGH IT MAY POINT OUT MUSICAL CRIMES.

INSPIRED BY THE BOOK FANZINES –THE DIY REVOLUTION BY TEAL TRIGGS

THE REVIEWS ARE WRITTEN BY A FEW WITH THEIR OWN PREFERENCES.

PLEASE HAVE FUN AND ENJOY.

 

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TALK, LISTEN, look &Watch US ON  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listen to the tracks we’re talking about on our Spotify playlists

Search ‘Spotify’ online or via the app store

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M  O  S  T          STUPID    MOMENTS  

IGGY AZAELEA / KANYE WEST .

One is c l umsy , the other is ou trageous .

Okay watch the v ideos . You get to see two asses . One is very pert and fa l l s off a stage , the other a D isney donkey k ind . Make your own

minds up , I’ l l l e t you have your moment bu t cons ider go ing to see an act and they wi l l not cont inue the song because of you and through no fau l t of your own . Thousands boo you . WHAT CENTURY / DECADE ARE WE? Stup id . N.E

 

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BEST EPS OF ‘14

12 songs in 12 minutes. Short, fuzzy Prime cuts like early Weezer.

Tony Molina - Dissed and Dissmissed M.W.A

Jeremy Malvin A.K.A Brooklyn producer Chrome Sparks delighted us with his 3rd solo release Goddess back in April this year. Exploring similar terrain to his previous self-titled EP, Chrome Sparks makes good use of intricate drum-like clicks and claps, arpeggiating synths and soundtack-esque sampling to create a landscape of emotive electronic music. If you're a fan of Flume, Mount Kimbie, Bonobo and the like, you'll love this! C h r o m e S p a r k s – G o d d e s s W.H

Chopp y , Phasey , Gen i u s ? S trong s tart ,

weaker

se cond ha l f , however re leased at the

star t of

the year and we’re s t i l l l i s t e n ing to i t . The

comb inat i on of those c u te and sof t sa

mp les

comb ined w i th some dream pads , a sku l l shak ing

bass and those modern and comp lex

per cuss ion

bea ts make s i t s u ch a lov e l y l i s t e n . Pe

rf ect for

a morn i ng commute, off i ce , r un , dr iv e

, win e ,

d in ner .

RA IN DOG – Two Words

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NOSTALGIA

THE GOOD OF

‘94 Sure l y a few weeks after the death of the i con Coba in , we needed some

fun…

Weezer –The B lue Al bum .

I t def in i te l y f i l l ed a gap  

THE BAD OF

‘94 The b ir th of Jus t in B ie ber ?

O .J k i l l i ng a person , to la ter get away wi th i t ?

 

THE UGLY OF ’94 – The cr im ina l jus t i ce act was pret t y ug l y . Another nanny state po l i c y wi th some equa l l y ug l y protes ts and protes tors .  

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BEST ALBUMS OF ‘14  

Big Sound ing . Groove r id ing , Fast Paced at

t imes . Late 70’s/ear l y 80’s dis tor ted bass tone - 1 979 ? . L i ke the f irs t a l b um – you l i s ten once “emmm ok .” You le t i t sp in aga in and aga in you learn the songs , you love the songs .

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 – The Phys i ca l Wor ld N .E

 

Witty, sweary rants about life in the gutter spat

over post punk beats and twangs. Consume with

10 crafty fags and a few tinz.

Sleaford Mods - Divide and Exit

M.W.A

Although only recently released in the UK, we lucky few at the 191 got a sneak-peak of Oscar & The Wolf's album earlier this year. Although the name would suggest a hipster reincarnation of Mumford and Sons the band is made up of Brussels-based-bedroom-beatmaker, Max Colombie joined by Leo Abrahams whose worked with the likes of Brian Eno and Jon Hopkins. Sounding like a less experimental, Belgian James Blake, 'Entity' has a seductive electro-R'n'B production to it that would have complimented any Ashanti release from 2002 perfectly. Songs like 'Strange Entity' combine alluring plucked guitar tones with 808 kicks and clicks that sit nicely between Colombie's multi-layered vocal harmonies. Lyrically the whole album is drenched in a reverb of cool from the lustful 'I can make you undress' of the rightly named 'Undress' to the provocative satire of 'Somebody Wants You'. It isn't all chauvinistic anecdotes though, 'Bloom (Oh My Baby)' gives the previously mentioned tracks an oxymoronic look into the emotional soul of Colombie, giving you a real sense of how his once childish confidence has now turned to hollow hopelessness. Before the year ends, give this album a spin! Oscar & The Wolf – Entity W.H

 

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COOLEST NEW BUSINESS OF ‘14

Ok so a little business situated on a

pretty bleak road aptly named – Queens Road in Southend-on-Sea.

This little gem is a real diamond. Not too small that your group of music lovers has to go in one-by-one and not too big that the owner has no

idea what they’ve got or where the hell it is!

This shop sells everything predominately vinyl based from used collectables, to latest acts.

Not to mention they have the fortune of lovely neighbours who are happy for them to do in-store performances. Great place to hear the tracks intimately and to see your everyday Joe

walk in with his own mug of tea – as witnessed. Look for this ->

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WORST  MUSIC  OF‘14    

A Tr i be Ca l l ed Red – E lec tr i c Pow Wow Drum

That synth, who made that sound? Couldn’t be older than 7?

Nick i Minaj

ANACONDA

 

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LIVE!

It’s a freez ing Monday n ight in London and I’m outs ide ton ight’s venue en joy ing a dry bage l from Sa insbury’s th ink ing about the mus ic that changed my l ife . Ins ide The Troxy t ime less punk rock and surf pop mus ic fi l ls the huge 1930’s art deco space a long w ith nuanced l i ght i ng and a l l manners of alt rock archetypes . F irst up , support band the Amaz ing Snakeheads seduce the crowd w ith the ir sparse atmospheres and sp ikey convu ls ions . They evoke the sp ir i t of Tra inspott ing’s Begb ie character had he fronted a Twin Peaks bar band . . . . . . t hey are Scott ish I be l ieve . On to the ma in draw . The l i ght i ng show s immers for a moment before our head l iners enter the stage 30 years after they first arr ived on the mus ic scene . It seems now more than ever they have a po int to prove and a paycheck to col lect . In homage too the ir c lass ic song ‘Ups ide Down’ the show starts w ith an encore wh ich s low ly l ifts the mood of the room into wh ite no ise educed euphor ia . They rem ind me of why I love The Ve lvet Underground , Ph i l Spector , The Stoog ies , Pr ima l Scream and I forget where we are in the mus ica l t ime l i ne for a moment . After the premature encore the head l i ners return to p lay the ir c lass ic a lbum Psychocandy from top to bottom and a ser ies of beaut ifu l v isua ls he lp us forget these men are in the ir 50 's and that th is mus ic has perhaps NEVER sounded as potent as it does r ight now . They de l iver beaut ifu l no ise and subt le me lody , and exude coo l . The gu itar ist looks l ike a haggard Tim Burton and the s inger a mad preacher . Th is band have it a l l , beauty , v io lence , transcendence , pass ion . As they leave the stage to a deafen ing app lause I return back to the co ld ponder ing how du l l rea l l ife seems in compar ison to what I just exper ienced .

The Jesus and Mary Chain. L .V

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Closures  

… Over the past 10years-ish we’ve all enjoyed it but it’s

been killed, like all good things in the industry it’s been

squeezed and throttled into the masses and now you get

the feeling that John ‘I don’t know what I like’ Bloggs

goes for the “experience.” People are now buying Kurt

Cobain Tee’s in Primark, to go to a show, get leathered

at the bar downstairs to leave and claim for it to be the

most epic or glorious show evaaar. Or is it just the music

taste changing again and service will be shortly resumed?

… Just a thought

So it’s on the change again but should we be

scared? We’ve been revisiting a period in

music reminiscent of the 60’s Cavern Club or the Dr. Feelgood pub scene int

imacy but now

the venues are going or being bought. Over

the last five years or so – Astoria – gone,

The 100 Club – Under threat, Leeds Cockpit –

Going, The Peel – Gone.

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BEST  SINGLES  OF    ‘14  

 

I'm so pleased that this Eagle (Julian) dared to fly

this low. It's eyes to the back of your head, muscle

contracting stuff that sounds like

The Strokes having a Stroke.

Julian Casablancas and the voidz -Where no eagles

fly M.W.A

Shura's released some great tracks over the last couple of years

collaborating with DJ Hiatus but finally going solo with her single 'Touch'.

The song has a very chilled, slo-mo feel thats production has the power to

put you in the drivers seat of the Ferrari from the 1986 Sega classic 'Out

Run'. The lyrics are simple but extremely poignant “There's a love between

us but something's changed and I don't know why” I'm sure anyone who's

ever been blind-sided by an ex on a night out can relate to this. Shura's

vocals echo 'and all I want to do is go home with you, but I know I’m out of

my mind.’ Lyrics and production aside – if you can spare an extra five

minutes before procrastinating further into your day check out the music

video too, it's basically a sleek, coloured elaboration of that 'First Kiss' viral

ad we saw from WREN earlier in the year, but don't worry this one's

actually worth watching. Shura herself (along with friends) all took part in

recording the videos sensual girl-on-guy, guy-on-guy, girl-on-girl kissing

that further encompasses the narrative of the song.

Shura – Touch W.H

“Dun.. Dun. Dun, DunDunDun…” This bass phrase sold the song from the first listen and then when those ominous vocals kicked, you had to own the single. Yeah it has about 5 parts in total but its okay, it’s Jamie XX it’s well crafted. JAMIE XX – Girl  

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DEVISED BY NEIL EMERY

REVIEWS AND WRITINGS BY MIKE WEBSTER - LOU VAINGLORIOUS

WILL HATTON - NEIL EMERY

ARTWORK BY

NEIL EMERY ELLA GAWTHORP

 

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