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JUNE
This months recommendations
Video Of The Month
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Keep It Cool
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Ocean Flaws
FUBAR
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Raw textures and shout-studded, heart-on-sleeve vocals hide sophistication: that could be a description of the punk genre as a whole, not just FUBAR’s single I Surrender. A dash of modern wisdom and a recent indie twinge gives it its own standout flavour, and along with their all-you-can-manage live performance they’ve squarely landed on our radar. See if you can catch them as they flit around Bristol and Somerset on the gig trail.
Podcast: Beats & Bedrooms
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We’ve pushed the horizons this month, not only spanning genres from punk to pop, but inviting beatboxing into the fold. Enjoy Maddie Ashman’s new single 6AM before diving into FUBAR’s I Surrender and delving deep with MADZ and his original debut Unite The Underground. Things are otherwise brewing around the label, Cam sifts the updates for you.
Maddie Ashman
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A gifted artist can make the mundane seem extraordinary, whether they work in art, writing or photography. Maddie Ashman’s latest single, 6AM, is about lying in bed of a morning. It’s also a psychological journey, a reflection on modern ennui and an aromatic blend of soft musical textures. It’s 3 minutes of our life well spent, keep tabs on this one.
MADZ
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MADZ soldiers on through his mission to legitimise beatboxing within the music industry. Having already achieved the Guinness world record for longest beatboxing session (27-and-a-half hours!), he’s released his first original work, Unite The Underground. Expect a range of timbres, rhythms and beats from the most enduring mouth muscles in the known world. He's also organising this year's Manchester Beatbox Battles.
George Awakens
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George Croucher is ramping it up over the summer with a long list of live events, from festivals (Stonehenge Summer Solstice Festival, Rock In The Priory) to gigs (Poole, Stroud, Cheltenham, Bristol… ). All on his website, of course, a good way to spend summer. It’s only the start though as he’s laying down a lot of work in the studio. Recording what? We’ll let you know. Won’t be long now.