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Comment on Tamara Parsons-Baker: Lover EP (Big Red Sky) by Tamara

Tamara — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:07:00 +0000

Thanks for the review x

Comment on GZA @ O2 Academy, Oxford, 28/01/2012 by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:33:00 +0000

If you’re after a gig in Oxford, you might wish to try approaching individual promoters.

Comment on GZA @ O2 Academy, Oxford, 28/01/2012 by MAJORTRIADZ

MAJORTRIADZ — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:40:00 +0000

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Comment on The Jon Cohen Experimental / Abandon / Mustard And The Monocle @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford, 28/01/2012 by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:46:00 +0000

Cracking shots!

Comment on New Noveta / Listing Ships / Manacles Of Acid @ Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, 27/01/2012 by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:13:00 +0000

This is a really interesting and very well written review – totally concur with your views on New Noveta: that sort of performance art was being deemed old hat by the end of the 80s.
Personally, I’d be a wee bit more charitable to Listing Ships. Their performance was really decent and immersive, but they’ve got such an expansive sound that I think they really require a big PA so the subtleties of their music don’t get lost in the mix.
You make an excellent point about the potential of the space as a music venue. Given the low roof and the lack of a stage, I think it’d be a brilliant place to see a really full-on punk band like The Cellar Family, but I don’t know if there’s a preference for putting on the more esoteric and experimental end of Oxford’s musical spectrum at the gallery.

Comment on GZA @ O2 Academy, Oxford, 28/01/2012 by Mikemca001

Mikemca001 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:59:00 +0000

Fair review. I bought 36 Chambers when it was released and the following 8 or 9 solo albums by the Wu. So I would have had sky-high expectations, only I saw them at Glastonbury last year in the rain and while I thought the stage presence was great, the sound doesn’t cut it live. Same for this gig: I was down the front and the atmosphere was great, GZA has a great flow but the sound could have been much better. I thought that the sound for the support was better, so I put it down to the backing tracks themselves and not the sound system.