Writer Profile: Chris Washington-Sare

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Liam / MMIX

Post-rock. A term that often represents identikit ‘serious’ music made by people with furrowed brows. There are a few titans of the genre – Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky for example – that in many ways are responsible for...

Gig

Killing Joke

Last November I had the misfortune of seeing the 30th Anniversary gig of The Sisters of Mercy at the Roundhouse in London. Shockingly awful doesn't come close to describing how bad it was. Pulling Gary Glitter poses, Andrew Eldritch proceeded to...

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Megachurch / Megachurch 2 : Judgment Day

“At 2.19am my brother began to stir in his coffin…” And so begins Megachurch’s second offering Megachurch 2: Judgment Day. The album cover features a bloke in a suit wielding a golden sword whilst straddling a...

Album Review

Alcest / Les Voyages de l'Âme

It’s fair to say that I think 2011 was a pretty mediocre year, musically speaking. Sure there were some good albums but only a handful were truly brilliant. It seems 2011 may have been a glitch in the sonic scheme of things because here we,...

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Mueran Humanos / Mueran Humanos

The name means 'Death to Humanity'. The album cover features a head and shoulders portrait - with the eyes, nose and mouth replaced by what seems to be a vagina. The website has a woman welcoming you, arms out-stretched in a Christ-like pose...