TNH – The Northern Hemisphere

1, The Northern Hemisphere – The Shipping Diaries EP: The Shipping Diaries EP | The Northern Hemisphere (bandcamp.com) A conceptual EP based on samples from old shipping forecasts with the main inspiration drawn from a comment that one Gentleman used the old shipping forecasts to help him get to sleep after his Wife died. 2,…
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Track two on the second MEANS Mag compilation is IceBenders- Their Heads to Small. Post-Punk Manchester vibes in the area for this one, and ever so funky and uber cool bass line with the dead pan spoken word of John Bennett where we can all come to our own conclusions on influences. IceBenders are from…
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I have never done a book review before so in hindsight this is probably not the best book to start with, the crazy world of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty. But now is a good a time as any with the release of their latest film “23 Seconds to Eternity” and KLFKare.com so when the…
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A cinematic opening provoking thoughts of drama and potential espionage this track begins to unfold like a well-versed movie soundtrack. A film you think you may have seen before but probably never have. The light airy touch of the musical arrangements makes enough space for some intriguing samples adding earie qualities and even more unanswered…
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Kvalia is an experimental music project from Serbia – the translation of the track name “Traditsiya” offered as part of the second volume of our MEANS compilations series is “Tradition”.  There is a poignant line in the track “Brides close the shutter of intensified indifference” this poetic expression could be interpreted as some sort of societal…
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Overwhelmed by your ever growing Bandcamp Wishlist? Need help narrowing down your listening selection?We’ve collated a fine list of new releases from the latest Bandcamp Friday. Tuck in! 1, Poly Gone – Tactics Faculty (Part 1)  Tactics Faculty (part 1) | Polygone | Difficult Art And Music (bandcamp.com) 2, Cain MacWitish – Shelter  shelter (album)…
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Check out my track and the other artists on this great new compilation

It doesn’t take any prisoners from the off this second album from the undisputed heavy weight of the sampledelic cut and splice Lee Etherton aka “Tibshelf”. “Old Spice” opens the proceedings for the album “Understander”, like a slow train chugging down the line, platform packed on a cold Winters frosty morning. The train platform announcement…
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