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“…a powerful release…”

08/14/2016     / / / / /

Another fine release from Sunrise Ocean Bender, this time from JuJu, the latest from Sicily-based musician Gioele Valenti (perhaps known…

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“A world is built”

08/14/2016     / / / / / /

From the deepest depths of your ghostly imaginings come Evening Fires, an aptly titled band whose wild flowerings of rural…

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“…masterfully haunting set …”

08/14/2016     / / / / / /

Gioele Valenti is one half of Sicilian afro-funk psych outfit Lay Llamas, but this is a side-project recorded during some…

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Dazed and Enthused

05/31/2016     / /

As we are known to do at Flush, we’re constantly walking out on the creative wilds and mapping the inspiring…

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“…resets the co-ordinates”

05/24/2016     / / / / /

JuJu is Gioele Valenti, a Sicilian psych rock musician whose previous projects have included Lay Llamas. But while this last…

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“Really quite fascinating.”

05/14/2016     / / / / /

As I am listening to this, a copy of Mark Kermode’s tremendously entertaining book ‘Hatchet Job – Love Movies, Hate…

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“…so many fascinating strands…”

05/07/2016     / / / / / / / /

Sunrise Ocean Bender have had an incredible run of late. If you haven’t already heard the New JuJu LP or…

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JuJu’s Magical Spell

05/04/2016     / / / / /

Italians begin the ritual JuJu is the latest ritualistic incarnation of Sicily-based Gioele Valenti (Lay Llamas, Herself). Through the music,…

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“…immediately-classic experimental pop…”

04/17/2016     / / / / /

Whether David Max is a familiar name or not, many of his past projects certainly are or should be: Psychic…

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“…a sugary pill…”

04/17/2016     / / / / /

One for the modern day sonic adventurists. Eight tracks of poppy, jangly neo-psychedelia. Sons of the Void by Sons of…

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