Album: FENNESZ / SAKAMOTO Cendre (Touch Tone 32 2007)

Two plays on, Cendre still sounded like eleven tracks of elegaic, late night piano overlaying a quiet electronic burble, with little variation in sound, mood or tempo. The combination on paper seemed to be perfect. Christian Fennesz’s back catalogue is a pretty varied one, and it’s often collaborative projects that bring out the best in [...]

Song of the Day: REPLACEMENTS - Bastards Of Young (1985)

The BBC’s consistently infuriating Seven Ages Of Rock reached episode six and college rock/alternative rock/grunge - call it what you will. There were small flashes of the Pixies, Black Flag, Mudhoney and Hüsker Dü, but the bulk of the programme was predictably given over to REM and Nirvana. The ‘Mats had a fleeting presence due [...]