Sorry for the misspellings, but when you're out of your head with pain, that's kinda what happens.

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As seen on Shriekback's official Tumblr.

Filter Buried Treasure

Commodity Blaze


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Inspired by listening to Without Real String or Fish, James from Canada (his preferred cognomen) felt compelled to share his thoughts about the mighty “Coelocanth."
Coelocanth: The Last Shriekback Song I Will ever Hear?

So here we are in 2015, and Shriekback have just released their 13th album, Without Real String or Fish. And a most excellent album ( Read more... )

Good things
come to those
who wait.

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So far, the week has certainly been an interesting one.

Yesterday evening, You Tube's All Seeing Eye, placed this little gem in my recommendations - Contemporary Acoustic Buddhist music, courtesy of Mantrasphere and record producer, Barry Andrews. Listen!

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Today has been a little less productive because I went to get a nerve block injection for the ( Read more... )

Bitten by Books is a site that focuses on reviewing books about the paranormal, Vampires in particular. When The Chalice was published theafaye and I submitted the book to Bitten by Books for review. Just in time for the Kindle release the site has posted its review of the first book of The Vampire Relics. Here's the beginning of the review and link to the ( Read more... )

Jen Olive’s “I Say Love” EP

I SAY LOVE: a lilting espousal of love, Jen’s bell-like voice washes over you like a warm ocean. The harmonies are flawless and make the song a lush garden of sound. Production quality forges a musical banquet that you’ll want to revisit time and time again.

ROBOT BOY: a quirky song, this showcases Jen’s song ( Read more... )

“Life in the Loading Bay,”

a Partial Song-by-Song of the

New Album by Shriekback

1."In the Dreamlife of Dogs:" Of the new song collection, I must admit to having a soft spot for this song. The philosophy sings (for lack of a better word) to me. The lonely delicacy of the instrumentation communicates a kind of longing for something we humans assume ( Read more... )

I've begun the song-by-song review of the new Shriekback release, even though I don't have all the songs yet. Carl Marsh is contributing to this album and he's using different methods and instruments from Barry's sojourn into Shriek-land. I wonder if Stuart has those and is waiting on permission from Carl to pass them on to me? Perhaps I should ( Read more... )

Lighterthief’s Hard Listening

Hard Listening, the latest offering from Swindon-based music collective Lighterthief will fill you to overflowing with sonic wonderment while leaving you craving for more. The EP features three songs, none of which have any similarities or common ground except for the presence of Lighterthief mastermind Stuart Rowe ( Read more... )