James Knapman

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Gimmik :: Back to Basics (Toytronic, CD/LP)

Reviews 11/14/2003 by James Knapman

Due to the frustratingly limited nature of previous Toytronic releases and my failure to discover the label before it was too late, I have not […]

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Ann Aimee (Label Profile) :. Returning to the Mothership

Profiles 11/05/2003 by James Knapman

::..:::…..:..::….:::::..:::..:::::::……:::…::.:::….::::..:..:::…::…….::::: The Ann Aimee Foundation :: ANN AIMEE is an androgen entity, originally lost during a storm of metroids in space cluster x69dsr/ann27n. After several […]

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Yasume :: Where We’re From The Birds Sing A Pretty Song (City Centre Offices, LP/CD)

Reviews 10/21/2003 by James Knapman

The release I’ve been most keenly anticipating all year has finally arrived in the form of City Centre Offices new release Where We’re From The […]

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Miles Tilmann :: 3D Concepts Part 1 (Toytronic)

Reviews 10/17/2003 by James Knapman

This is Part 1 of the Toytronic Records 3D Concepts trilogy, a wonderful EP by Miles Tilmann. This is something of a departure for Toytronic: […]

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Lackluster :: Wrapping (DeFocus)

Reviews 07/24/2003 by James Knapman

Wrapping is Lackluster’s follow up album to Container on DeFocus. The question is.. where has this been for the last two years? Almost drifting into […]

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Xela :: For Frosty Mornings and Summer Nights (Neo Ouija, CD)

Reviews 07/23/2003 by James Knapman

::..:::…..:..::….:::::..:::..:::::::……:::…::.:::….::::..:..:::…::…….::::: Review by Paul Lloyd 21 year old John Twells comes from a classically trained background and draws from influences as diverse as hip-hop, indie […]

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Esem :: Serial Human (Merck Records, CD)

Reviews 07/23/2003 by James Knapman

Serial Human is Bulgarian George Marinov’s second album, this time released by Merck Records. Those expecting a natural progression from his Enveloped album on DeFocus are […]

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