Jake Murray
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An audio engineer based in London, Jake sports both a terrible sense of humour and an equally terrible taste in music. Jake releases his own music as in violet and currently works as a studio technician until he becomes a famous rock and roll star. His dream is to sing into flowers on Top of The Pops.
Articles by Jake Murray
So, now you’ve seen the results of our Albums of the Year post we want to share with you the selection of records that our writer’s personally thought were the best of the year. It’s an eclectic bunch, I’m sure you’ll agree. In no particular order… W …
You know, every so often there comes a record that you listen to a minute-or-so of, stop playback and say: “This is crazy.” Some records just carry that effect, that weight. For whatever reason there’s an element in the music, or the atmosphere, the am …
London’s cold, wet and a little miserable this evening as I enter the Scala and have all of my fruit confiscated from me by a bigger boy in an armband. Tonight Boris will perform alongside Joe Volk for the next-day release of their new split 12″ record …
I’d be lying if I denied losing faith in Boris for a while… something happened that found me a little disillusioned with recent releases and left me unexcited when their names cropped. For this, I am ashamed. It is with absolute strength that the Japas …
It’s a small world we live in. I was delighted to find when reading about Helicopter Quartet that they are two musicians I am quite familiar with from another time in my life. Over the years I have shared a bill with both Catscans and We Sell Seashells …
After 3 years Piano Magic have returned with their new record ‘Life Has Not Finished With Me Yet’, on Second Language. Full of eerie ambience and deep poetic imagery, there’s plenty for those familiar with the group and, as always, something new to mix …
Mike Patton has never been shy of experimentation. If you recall the oddities of Mr. Bungle, or the blast madness of Fantômas you will agree with this statement. Patton’s work with Tomahawk finely displays his fascination with exploring the vast potent …
Punk-well-done has always had, to me, a certain combination of frantic energy and good ol’ fashioned fun. Spooky London 5-piece, Zulu bring this and more with their debut ‘Way of The Zulu’ on Stroll On Records. The record grinds into speed with slow go …
2012 is looking to be a loud year and, well, why not? With recent trends of dubby steps and shoegazing we could all probably do with a riff or two to remind us of the importance of good old rock music. So, who better to shake things up again than newco …
