John Shand Posts

June 17, 2017 / Album Reviews - Archive

THE CALL (https://dannielledeandrea.bandcamp.com/) 6.5/10 There is a lushness in the production here that carries echoes of a bygone era, but without resort to corny pastiche. Dannielle De Andrea (better known to Australian audiences as Dannielle Gaha) is now based in LA, where she has co-written 11 songs that hark back…

June 16, 2017 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Venue 505, May 19 8.5/10 There was a sense of depth here like you get staring into a Jackson Pollock painting: sound stacked upon sound stretching off to a dim infinity. The fact that just four musicians were layering the sonic canvas with these labyrinths only compounded the mystery. Satoko…

June 15, 2017 / Features - Archive

One thing the Necks never have to cope with is audience members shouting out requests. Their fans across the globe understand their recorded works were all one-off improvisations, never to be replicated; that every concert is a new adventure. The band has suffered the odd heckler, however, with one gentleman…