Category: Electronic
Man Of Moon – You And I / Video
Psymon Spine – Jumprope
Fusing psychedelic pop and the deep grooves of dance music, Psymon Spine’s music oozes with melodic hugeness. New album Charismatic Megafauna explores a pot pourri of sounds ranging from disco to early techno and motorik’s incessant pulse. Latest single Jumprope offers vocalist Sabine Holler’s pithy commentary on city life over a driving beat and funk-inspired bassline that calls to mind LCD Soundsystem and Talking Heads. Stream it … Continue reading Psymon Spine – Jumprope
Introducing >>> NASDAQ
With Dow Jones on guitar and vocals, JP Morgan on organ and Goldman Sacks on drums, mysterious trio NASDAQ play a stripped-down form of ‘profit punk’ inspired by their love of greed, excess and financial exploitation making them the perfect band for the post-truth world. Their first ‘IPO’ as a new unit is aptly entitled, Young Professional and is well worth a listen. Stream the two … Continue reading Introducing >>> NASDAQ
New Video: Squid – Narrator
Squid have announced details of their debut album, Bright Green Field, which will be released on 7th May via Warp Records. Alongside this news, the band have shared the official video for the first single, Narrator, which ricochets from funk strut to screeching chaos via the melodic touch of guest vocalist Martha Skye Murphy. Watch all eight plus minutes of it here. Continue reading New Video: Squid – Narrator
Video Round Up / Catch Up
Been clearing down that overfull MM in-box in the post Christmas slump and found a few videos and tunes we missed, or never quite got round to posting. So we’re putting that right now and here they are, better late than never. Let us commence with some pretty fearsome punk blues from Scott H. Biram who released a surprise new album at the tailend of … Continue reading Video Round Up / Catch Up
Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Tunes of 2020
Time to finish off our reflections on the past twelve months. Here are my own choices for ten favourite tunes that soundtracked lockdown and those life saving dog walks with the gold medal winning picnic thief. 10 Man of Moon – Strangers The long awaited (by me anyway) return of Scottish duo Man of Moon was amply rewarded by their brilliant single Strangers using heavy … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Favourite Tunes of 2020
Chris T Popper’s Favourite Tunes of 2020
Here are the annual choices of the past year’s top tuneage from the admirable Chris T Popper. 10. Protomartyr – Processed By The Boys The first song from their new album Ultimate Success Today was everything I’d been waiting for. Loud reverb with a clumping sense of doom from the ever reliable Joe Casey. He’s singing about a future so scary it can’t be that … Continue reading Chris T Popper’s Favourite Tunes of 2020
Dr Roddy’s Favourite Tunes of 2020
Now the dust has settled on the last fucked-up year, the inestimable Dr Roddy is the first to share his favourite tunes that saw him through lockdowns 1 and 2, and are probably sustaining him right now in lockdown 3, along with those Breakfast Club and Mannequin re-runs… So without further ado… 10 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Automation With that guitar mantra … Continue reading Dr Roddy’s Favourite Tunes of 2020
Mad Mackerel’s Best Tracks Of 2020: Part 4 (25-1)
Here is the final part of this year’s countdown of our favourite tunes of 2020. Many thanks to MM stalwarts Chris T Popper and Dr Roddy (whose personal selections will come in the next couple of days) and to anyone who has read / listened and discovered something new in a year that truly sucked. Happy New Year and here’s to a better 2021. … Continue reading Mad Mackerel’s Best Tracks Of 2020: Part 4 (25-1)
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