Live Review: Wooden Wand

Wooden Wand || Café Oto, Hackney  || 29 June 2012 Review by Chris T Popper Ever since I knew Wooden Wand was touring our little island again I have been in a state of high anticipation… mixed in with a sizeable chunk of excitement. In February 2011, Dr Roddy and myself were lucky enough to interview and have a couple of ‘sharpeners’ with James Jackson Toth … Continue reading Live Review: Wooden Wand

Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dead Rat Orchestra

In July, London label Critical Heights will release the new album from Dead Rat Orchestra. It was originally recorded as the soundtrack to Intrepid Cinema’s critically acclaimed BBC Documentary The Guga Hunters of Ness, which follows the journey of ten men from the community of Ness on the Isle of Lewis as they embark on a traditional hunt for gannets. Utilising their customarily unconventional instrumentation to create … Continue reading Mad Mackerel Recommends…Dead Rat Orchestra