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Spotlight: Drew Thomson

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When putting a band together there will always be ideas that you won’t bring to the table for the group. Your aspirations of making a name for yourself in the world of bedroom chiptune won’t be something you want to leak into your progressive death-tech band now is it? Toying with different influences and styles is a healthy escape from the band environment for any musician, but more times than not that spark of independence can come off a tad rubbish, rushed and self-absorbed. Though when done with a high level of care, consideration and humanity  it is damn near as essential listening as the original act.

A prime example of this ‘essential listening’ is Drew Thomson.

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Spotlight: Dialects

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Dialects - 1 Good music has the ability to make you feel something deeper than just the notes and chords that enter your ear drum. Be it a simple tapping of the foot or total unadulterated throw-your-arms-in-the-air euphoria, music of any style or genre that rewards you with emotions and inspiration that you’ve never felt before is a rare and significant commodity and when found should be held onto close for years to come.

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Spotlight: Super Luxury.

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Euphoria comes about in many forms. From staring at a waterfall as the sun goes down all the way through to getting more red Fruit Pastilles than yellow ones, life throws up many things to inspire and motivate us to be better people and see the world in a different light. Leeds’ very own Super Luxury have this same sort of power within them as well. The only difference is that except triggering an awe-inspiring moment, they are far more likely to make you curious as to what it would be like to pull your arm out it’s socket and see how wobbly it goes. Same thing though really. Continue reading →

Spotlight: Gone To Waste

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When you are in the market for buying a cake, sometimes you want it with all the frills. Little dainty flowers, different colours inside, having it in the shape of a caterpillar or whatever your own personal favourite insect is or maybe even a photo of a treasured family memory. You want something to be gawked at, debated and praised till it feels like more than just a cake. It feels more like a piece of art.

Sometimes though you just want a cake. Just a bog standard no bullshit cake, yeah? You want cream and jam sandwiched between sponge and you want to smash it into your stupid face and be done with it. You want to grin from ear to ear as cream drips from your chin and know you made a good decision. Sometimes it’s best to not mess about and keep things simple and straight forward.

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