Florence and the Machine is one of those little bands that seeps in under the pop radar, and becomes a sensation based on pure talent.
Spoken of reverently, akin to a techno Beatles, Kraftwerk are really no such thing. An ever-evolving set of like-minded musical workers, Kraftwerk have become a quietly impersonal enterprise.
Initially incepted, by Glissando's Richard Knox, as a means to release his own band's music, Gizeh has since blossomed into the label we know today. Bringing acts such as Post-Rockers Detwiije and the monumental Her Name Is Calla to prominece, Knox has built Gizeh with guts, determination and desire.
Emotive, escapism, empathetic. Just three of the words that can be used to describe the sound created by Graham Richardson, who over the last half decade has carved a niche as the premier in melancholic, wistful soundscaping as Last Days. His latest effort for n5MD, 'Safety of the North' is his most ambitious yet.
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