Review: Flevans – Realisation (feat. Laura Vane) Remixes
Taken from the excellent Accumulate album (see 60 Minutes With review) with 4 banging (as no one says anymore) mixes from likes of Re-Tide, Lonely Boy and Supermini. Good to see they have all left Laura Vane’s excellent vocals still shining through. The mixes are all absolutely danceable with Supermini’s just edging it, though I was […]
Review: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Blu-ray: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is based on Laurens van der Post’s trilogy of books that detail his experiences as a Japanese prisoner war in World War II and was the first English language film by Japanese Auteur Nagisa Oshima. Based in a Japanese P.O.W. camp in 1942, it tells the […]
Review: The Haggis Horns – Stand Up For Love
If you’re new to the name it doesn’t mean you ain’t heard of ’em. Long regarded for their tighter-than-tight sound, the much sought after funk for hire Haggis Horns have worked with the likes Mark Ronson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Amy Winehouse, Martha Reeves, Jamiroquai, John Legend & The Roots, & The Cinematic Orchestra. Two years […]
Review: The Teskey Brothers – Live at the Forum
Thankfully I finally took notice of my “Themed Tunes” co-host Steve constantly going on about how wonderful The Teskey Brothers are. After recording a show a few weeks back I went on YouTube and watched them play the song “Hold Me” (see below) from the ‘Live at the Forum’ album. Now those of you who […]
Review: The Beast Must Die
Blu-ray: The Beast Must Die (1974)The Beast Must Die is a big screen adaptation of the popular British parlour game “Guess the Werewolf”, played in country estates across the land every full moon.Okay, so while the above may well be a frivolous way to begin a review, and also not entirely accurate, it does reflect […]
Review: Dollhouse
Horror games don’t come around very often, so I approached Dollhouse with a sense of excited anticipation. First impressions were good as I booted up the game and was faced with a noir infused tone, with nods to Bioshock. Sounds great doesn’t it?! Let’s just say playing Dollhouse was a nightmarish experience, and not in […]
Review: Dream Demon
Blu-ray: Dream Demon (1988) Many a man has lost his head while at the alter and about to marry the love of his life. None in such a dramatic fashion though as witnessed at the beginning of Dream Demon, a 1988 head-trip movie which mashes together A Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser and Auf Wiedersehen […]
Review: Bulletproof (Series 2)
DVD & Digital: Bulletproof (Series 2) (2018 – ) Almost 2 years since I reviewed (and thoroughly enjoyed) Series 1 of Bulletproof, it was a pleasure when review discs of series 2 dropped through the letterbox here at 60MW Towers. As stated in my review of series 1, my viewing habits consist mostly of movies, […]
Review: Izo FitzRoy – Blind Faith (Remixes)
Released just as the lockdown took a grip, Izo’s second album “How the Mighty Fall” is a blend of soul, funk blues, with a gospel layering. Once listened to, you want to hear it live, but sadly at time of writing it ain’t gonna happen anytime soon.To keep the fire burning, Jalapeno Records have recruited […]
Review: Flevans – Accumulate
Accumulate doesn’t hang around. The opener “Moving On” comes on sounding like a beefed up Spencer Davis track that drags the listener to their feet where they will stay for the best part of 42minutes 21 seconds.Vocal duties are shared out with Laura Vane handling the funky stuff on tracks like “Hold Your Hands Up” […]