Articles by Oliver Thompson

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  William Basinski

  On Time Out of Time

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2019

  William Basinski's work is rooted in the ephemerality of physical entities. Whether it's the decaying tapes of organic brass found on The D...

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  Good Fuck

  Good Fuck

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2019

  As culture becomes oversaturated with '80s throwback sounds, Tim Kinsella and Jenny Pulse imbue their adjacent style with a fresh sense of...

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  Sleaford Mods

  Eton Alive

  PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2019

  The target of Sleaford Mods' disdain becomes clear as soon as vocalist Jason Williamson proclaims, "Graham Coxon looks like a left-wing Bor...

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  Jozef Van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch

  An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil

  PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2019

  Jozef Van Wissem's latest collaboration with acclaimed indie film director Jim Jarmusch elegantly balances the archaic with contemporary po...

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  AFI

  The Missing Man

  PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2018

  It's hard to be angry at AFI for their latest EP, The Missing Man. As perfunctory as most of the decisions are across these five tracks, a...

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  Neil Hamburger

  Still Dwelling

  PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2018

  Still Dwelling is the musical equivalent of sitting in a karaoke bar watching a drunk man howl into the microphone with utter disdain and v...

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  Tamino

  Amir

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2018

  Tamino's debut EP, Habibi, sparked some attention earlier this year; at just 21, the Belgian-Egyptian artist displayed considerable ambitio...