Sniffing out the best new music
Hailing from Galloway, in the South-West of Scotland, these two mates Stuart Ramage and Roan Ballintine are doing rightly these days! I came into contact with them recently and enjoyed their take on commercially based music. It was 'Positive' I heard a few months ago and I put them on the backburner in lieu of... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, amidst my fleeting flying visit to Dublin, I took in an instalment of the popular 'Ruby Sessions' above Doyles! This is an accoustic night which happens every Tuesday- it's a musical institution at this stage. This intimate night has been running near on 20 years now (Founded in April 1999), unbelievable really to... Continue Reading →
A tune nestled extremely high in BIRP's estimates we pounce on from Ontario's Jaguar Sun. I came across this on SoundCloud a few days ago and it has rightfully commanded a constant shuffle since. There is something brilliant at play here in 'Again', it all begins in an ambient manner with soft indie vocals accompanying... Continue Reading →
Sitting on my flight back to London this evening going through my list of tunes I've been sent and tunes I'd saved - I come across this chilled to the max little gem from the UK's critically acclaimed Jazz Pianist Neil Cowley. There is nothing complicated and brash to be heard here, a simple slow-rolling... Continue Reading →
London Jazz, electronic and experimental trio 'The Comet Is Coming' are on the move in the coming weeks as they first embark on their European and then head Stateside for a few sneaky gigs. Blaring out uniquely manic sounds, they are a must see if you get the chance. An exciting sound is always welcome... Continue Reading →
In ‘SnifferFavs’ over the next while we will write about 10 albums that have influenced us greatly in the last few years ( Biased Review Alert 🙂 ). It is truly astonishing the power music can possess sometimes. I sat in my room late one bleak, rainy, evening in my parents house - it was around 2010... Continue Reading →
Serious shades of Santigold mixed with Tune-Yards humming off this little piece of stellar tune-age from SAULT. I have little to no idea about any information to shed on this band and have no idea how I managed to have it in the saved collection this week. All I do know is that it's a three... Continue Reading →
Taking the pace down a notch we stumble upon some very fine stuff from 'The Vardenettes', hidden away in the depths of the vast Spotify library. They are an Austrian/English duo making melancholy tunes down in South London. I heard 'Down With You' after being recommended it by a friend and was very impressed with... Continue Reading →
Yet another slick as an oil-spill artist hailing from my home city of Dublin, Ireland. I was sent over this tune earlier this week and instantly knew I'd be sticking it up of on the site. Bizarrely constructed experimental music really intrigues me, this Lullahush fella is extremely unique and fresh on first glance. 'Clothes' is a... Continue Reading →
Brighton is our next stop for a progressive dance release from Kuda Blue. 'AURAS' is an absolutely brilliant production and I'm absolutely astounded that it is only lurking on a couple of thousand listens. This tune dons a fantastic bass-heavy layered beat throughout and whoever it was that thought it up, rests high in my... Continue Reading →
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