Sparked by an interest in the craft of solo performance, Islet member Mark Daman Thomas’s latest project Farm Hand takes his musical explorations into a more solitary terrain, drawing inspiration from his homeland in the sparsely populated hills of Mid-Wales. Freewheeling and full of deep, cyclical melodies, Farm Hand’s debut LP International Dreams, due Friday 3rd November 2017 on Shape Records, was […]
The fearless Welsh band’s bold collaboration with ice-painter Casper White exemplifies Islet’s intimacy with experimental approaches and their continued exploration of visual art. White’s unique process has been described as an act of ‘creative destruction’. For this video he painted a series of portraits of the band members directly onto ice blocks, allowing layers to […]
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GIGS OF 2024
ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2024
LIVE REVIEW - CUMGIRL8: YES BASEMENT - 10/12/2024
LIVE REVIEW - IDLES: MANCHESTER APOLLO - 06/12/24
ALBUM ROUNDUP DECEMBER 2024
LIVE REVIEW: THE UNTHANKS - LYTHAM LOWTHER PAVILION: 04/12/24
ALBUM REVIEW - BEN FOLDS: SLEIGHER
ALBUM REVIEW: THE GO-BETWEENS – G STANDS FOR GO-BETWEENS: VOLUME 3 2000-2006
LIVE REVIEW: FONTAINES D.C. - MANCHESTER AVIVA STUDIOS: 29/11/24
INTERVIEW - THE KOWLOONS
