Tag: "Gregorian chant"

Mountain Static : Returning Song
0 Comments. 550 Views. Posted 30 Nov 2011 @ 8:57am.
Simon Gibbs (Tik Toc Tokyo) follows his phenomenal first single with another staggering blend of voice and percussion. Returning Song was influenced by 'the sacred music of Hildegard Von Bingin', amongst other things, and sounds like an intense folk spiritual, part Native American, part Gregorian chant. It is a majestic piece of music that somehow manages to be hip, experimental and earthy at... Read More
Q&A: The Fauves
0 Comments. 1,238 Views. Posted 9 Nov 2011 @ 1:51pm.
Australian rock royalty The Fauves are set to launch their tenth (tenth!) studio album Japanese Engines at The Northcote Social Club this Friday November 11. We asked Andrew Cox from the band to take us through their releases to date. Drive Through Charisma (1993) We stumped up $15K for our first album and somehow managed to stooge Polydor into signing us who were then stuck with us... Read More
Q&A: Zen Band
0 Comments. 563 Views. Posted 6 Oct 2011 @ 9:09am.
First up, what is this Death Console used by your vocalist Niik? The Death-Console interfaces 2 keyboards, guitar, midi-guitar, bass effects, trumpet, drum triggers, smoke machine, 11 RGB LED ParCan lights and 1 UV LED light, footswitches, ZEN's 5th Member Niik, plugged into a computer operating Ableton Suite and DMXIS. The -Console is programmed differently for each scene of each... Read More
King of The North - Saturday September 3, The Retreat
0 Comments. 686 Views. Posted 13 Sep 2011 @ 2:47pm.
For anyone searching for that link between Rage Against the Machine and The Black Keys, King of the North may just be what you’re looking for. This impressive duo have the kind of hard-hitting sound and stage presence that can cause serious neck injury – as head banging becomes an involuntary reflex during their set. Massive guitar riffs and some interesting amp configurations from... Read More
Of Gods And Men
0 Comments. 754 Views. Posted 16 Jun 2011 @ 12:28pm.
A few years ago there was a documentary called Into Great Silence, which took us inside a remote monastery and gave us insights into the daily routines, rituals and practices of a group of monks. Imagine injecting some fanatical religious fundamentalists into the same setting and you begin to get an idea of what this award winning French drama is about. Directed by French actor turned director... Read More
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