Interview by Mark Bayross
Irish three piece Wilt are probably best known for being the product of two former members of Kerbdog – singer / guitarist Cormac Battle and drummer Darragh Butler. Having hooked up with bassist Mick Murphy, they re-emerged as Wilt, and after a string of singles, released their well-received debut album
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Interview by Mark Bayross
With superb new album MY MEDICINE on its way, and having bolstered their ranks to a four piece with the recent addition of guitarist Derren Dempsey, Irish band Wilt are looking forward to a string of imminent live shows to add to their ever-growing tally.
I caught up with drummer
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Interview by Mark Bayross
The duo of Gene and Dean Ween AKA Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, have been casually causing chaos in the music world since 1985. With eight albums to their name, including the epic double live set PAINTIN’ THE TOWN BROWN in 1998 and this year’s critically-acclaimed WHITE PEPPER, the duo
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Interview by Mark Bayross
PRAISE THE FALLEN by VNV Nation was one of my albums of 1998, with its exciting blend of beats, lush orchestral dynamics and poetic, almost hymnal lyrics. The sheer variety and quality of the music is stunning and I have not stopped playing it since I bought it. After a
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Interview by Mark Bayross
VAST’s 1998 debut album, VISUAL AUDIO SENSORY THEATER came from out of nowhere to win critical acclaim across the globe and legions of fans almost overnight. It was easy to see why – mixing the rock dynamics of Nirvana with the skewed electronics of Nine Inch Nails and the ethereal
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Interview by Mark Bayross and EDF
PHASE9 talks to Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt of UTAH SAINTS – 28 June 2000
After a hiatus that makes the Stone Roses look like they had been churning records out with careless abandon, Utah Saints are back and poised to unleash a brand new album. With two
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Interview by Mark Bayross
Back in the early 1990s Utah Saints, the duo of Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, were a regular presence, both on the live circuit and in the charts. Their sound was really quite different for the time, fusing rave-style dance beats with sampled guitars and, famously, the voices of Kate
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Interview by Mark Bayross
Having conquered their native Australia with a Number One album and a string of explosive live shows, 28 Days have been quickly winning friends over here with their infectious blend of hardcore skate punk and hip-hop funk.
I caught up with frontman Jay Dunne on a cold December night having
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Interview by Kris Griffiths
You can sit around for the rest of your life waiting for things to change and maybe they will, maybe they won’t, either way you’re not responsible, you’re not to blame. Sumo say that life’s too short for that sort of attitude. Purveyors of stripped down 21st century Punk with
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Interview by Jamie Homer
How you feeling about four gigs in four nights here in the UK?
Not too bad actually. We have no acoustic shows in the day, which is a nice treat. We do not have real good coverage in the UK right now, no TV, no real media, so its good
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