Josiah Luck

NEWS // Reckoner Festival (UK) Announces First Wave Of Bands

Josiah LuckMay 16, 2018

Masterminded by the combined forces of northern promoters MADE: PRESENTS and the infamous John Niblock of Black Sheep, the latest addition to the scene is the incredibly exciting Reckoner Festival, a Sheffield all-dayer in October, boasting a seriously, seriously immense lineup.

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Poly-Math – House Of Wisdom | We Are The Devil (2018)

Josiah LuckApril 21, 2018

Describing House of Wisdom | We Are the Devil in their pledge campaign, Brighton’s Poly-Math referred to the project as “the most utterly bonkers, over-the-top Prog odyssey”...

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EXCLUSIVE // Stream the video for Madilan’s new single ‘Skin and Fur’

Josiah LuckMarch 20, 2018

A dark, synth-ridden slice of imaginative alt rock, ‘Skin and Fur’, taken from Madilan’s upcoming EP, is a total delight. Vocalist, Scott’s eerie croons weave into the tense, winding instrumentals, all twisting melodies and anxious atmospheres, laid down by the rest of the group, to create a vivid yet wonderfully murky piece of music.

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Chancer – S/T (2018)

Josiah LuckMarch 12, 2018

Fecking Bahamas premiered Chancer’s first single 'Banger' back in January 2017 – and it was exactly that: a five-minute barrage of brilliant riffs, delivered with the sort of extraordinary energy and attention to detail that...

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NEWS // BAD POND RELEASE FIRST WAVE OF BANDS (plus exclusive live footage of Delta Sleep)

Josiah LuckJanuary 25, 2018

or fans of math, and other forms of wierdo rock music, Brighton is increasingly becoming seen as a glimmering promised-land; not only is it home to a serious roster of ridiculously great acts but a thriving live-music scene. And, as 2018 rolls in, one of Brighton’s most formidable promoters, Small Pond, have released the first wave of bands set to play this year’s edition of the Bad Pond festival; a weekend’s celebration of incredible math/alternative music.

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FOCUS // And So I Watch You From Afar on writing, touring, and that album photo…

Josiah LuckJanuary 22, 2018

Back in October, Irish post-whatever riff gods, and general unstoppable-force, And So I Watch You From Afar released their fifth record The Endless Shimmering...

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A WEREWOLF! – Wonderful Sound, Strange Shape (2017)

Josiah LuckSeptember 18, 2017

Grindcore is a brilliant genre; in fact, just generally, aggressive-tech-metal can be a very rewarding style of music – there’s a furious, electrifying energy captured in the violence of the music, which can ultimately prove tangibly cathartic. However, it’s such that, most often, that same energy is pumped into the creation of darker, angrier music which, without wanting to criticise, is not what listeners seeking a fix of intense, aggressive music always want.

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Tera Melos – Trash Generator (2017)

Josiah LuckAugust 25, 2017

Four years have passed since Sacramento-based math wierdos, Tera Melos released their last record, Xe’d out; a gap which, aside from their month-long US tour with Chon and company, earlier this year, has seen the band remain relatively quiet...

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CHON – Homey (2017)

Josiah LuckJune 26, 2017

Back when I was but a mere pleb, it was the triple-attack of CHON, Mogwai and a happy accident while looking for some Falco, that drew me into math rock.

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SOFA – II (2017)

Josiah LuckJune 20, 2017

There is a man stood at the end of a cliff. He is sort of yelping and his tear-stained Blakfish t-shirt is flailing wildly.

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