John Shand Posts

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…

June 10, 2017 / Album Reviews - Archive

THE FEARLESS NOTE (http://www.kavisha.com/) 7/10 Recorded live in Melbourne, The Fearless Note catches such a strong sensation of intimacy that it is if Kavisha Mazzella is singing for your ears alone. This is crucial, because it ensures you are drawn into the dream worlds of her lyrics: hazes of words…