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Me – Naked debut EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Feb 8, 2012, 12:03 pm
This EP certainly harks back to the psychedelic ear of the sixties Here we are again, and I’m tackling an Australian band from Melbourne. I’m not going to lie, the only thing I know musically from Australia is Nick Cave related. For this, I apologize to all Australians. In any case, NME seem to...
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Black Spiders – Sons of the North Album Review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Feb 5, 2012, 4:31 am
Heads up, gather round, there’s a brand new force in town! This is my second review for this awesome music blog, Hopefully you all enjoyed my first review about Metallica’s Beyond Magnetic EP! Well, in the wake of any larger releases coming our way within the rock world, until the new Van Halen...
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East-Ra – Substitute 3 album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Feb 2, 2012, 3:03 pm
This album is low-fi noise rock at it’s absolute best As usual for the guys our lovely editor sends my way, I knew absolutely nothing about East-Ra before I started this review, and perhaps this is for the best. Certainly, it frees any ideas of pretension or previous successes or failures give yo...
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Solar Witcher – Shades of Orange EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jan 29, 2012, 8:26 am
Every track snapshots emotions that emerge as the day unwinds Hello and welcome to 2012. Thank you for following this blog; I’d like to make this really simple for you and me. Are you the type of person who doesn’t really bother what music is being played anytime of your life? If yes, most prob...
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Decompose EP Review – a collaborative project

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jan 26, 2012, 1:14 pm
Water Gun Water Gun Sky Attack and A Problem Like Maria get together Music always played a major role in my life and most of the time, it was even more important than anyone else around me. Good? Bad? Who knows what’s good or not, all I know is that I still made it. Being so much into music for m...
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And the Giraffe – Music video for Underground love

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jan 23, 2012, 4:41 pm
We love it when we keep in touch with bands we reviewed on our music blog Muzikablog.com. It means they appreciate our work and somehow it helped the band or artist get a little bit more the much needed publicity, fame and maybe who knows, new fans! If you are a musician or form part of a band, we p...
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Beecher's Fault debut EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jan 20, 2012, 12:48 pm
As a band of three, their sound is big As a band of three, their sound is big. Beecher’s Fault emit raw emotion with their hooks, and their thought provoking messages are beautifully shared to listeners via Ben’s vocals and their delicately constructed lyrics. For a music sampler, this self tit...
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Metallica – Beyond Magnetic EP Review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jan 18, 2012, 7:03 am
... excuse for an album that was the Lou Reed collaboration ‘Lulu’, we all felt a bit betrayed and abused. ... of peer pressure, but I think when the feedback from Lulu was GLOBALLY hated, even drummer Lars ‘My favourite band are ... a way, as they were never used on the final album. So exp...
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2012 – A letter from Muzikablog.com music blog editor

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jan 17, 2012, 4:23 am
2012, the apocalypse year, should be a promising year for Muzikablog.com music blog. It’s 2012, the apocalypse year. Please start panicking, shouting, kill each other just for the sake of killing each other, take each others lands and claim it’s yours before an earthquake or tsunami t...
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Top ten albums for 2011 with Leon

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jan 4, 2012, 7:14 am
2011. A hell of a lot of great stuff came out this year, known and unknown, and I must admit I fucked up on the whole listening to everything released part. Regardless, I’ve compiled a list of my favourite ten albums of the year, in alphabetical order. Mostly it’s pretty obvious, but hey, that�...
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Ten Christmas Rock Songs

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Dec 24, 2011, 10:44 am
If you’re into head banging rather than into Christmas softies… When you grow up as a rocker, you’ll learn that rockers love to head bang, and also love everything that is noisy and loud. The louder, the harder, the better! In this blog post you will find ten Christmas rock songs which ma...
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Coldplay at Manchester leg of Mylo Xyloto tour

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Dec 21, 2011, 4:59 pm
Martin’s temper ‘up in flames’ at Manchester leg of Mylo Xyloto tour. There was confusion with fans as to what had happened to Coldplay frontman’s usual polite demeanour after his repeated foul language at the M.E.N arena on their second date of their 2011 Mylo Xyloto tour. On numerous ...
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New Manhattan – Try Harder single music video

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Dec 17, 2011, 4:44 am
During September this year, I got to know about a London based band called New Manhattan. Leon Guthrie, a Muzikablog.com reviewer said “They managed to create small and personal snapshots in every track. With three tracks only lasting seven minutes, the songs are lean and chiselled, but perfec...
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Bob Dylan live at the Hammersmith Apollo 2011

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Dec 13, 2011, 3:12 pm
Before I start this review, I should probably say I am a huge Dylan fan. This review may be biased, just a warning. Anyway, I went to see Bob Dylan at the Hammersmith Apollo on the 21st of November with four friends, two of which had never even listened to the man (incredible to me as that is). Wit...
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Shootin' Stars – In the morning – in the dark debut album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Dec 6, 2011, 11:48 am
If you follow this blog, you might have noticed that the great me, is in love with Italy. I can never emphasize enough what an amazing culture this country has, and its people have style, and let’s not get started about Italian food. Everyone and every other country looks up to Italy. La bella vit...
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A rant about the music industry

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Dec 2, 2011, 10:08 am
This is an article I’ve wrote earlier on this year; a rant about the music industry and as you most probably can notice, I am in no way encouraging piracy and free distribution of music. I am myself an original music record collector. It seems though that many article submission websites are very ...
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Ben Howard proves surfers have a lot more to offer than just sun kissed locks and good tans

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Nov 29, 2011, 2:39 pm
You know that feeling you get when you hear a track that makes you stop and think, “I can see this artist is destined for big things”? Well for me, Ben Howard manages to do just this on his earlier release titled ‘The Wolves’. Its release was a follow up to his debut ‘Old Pine’, and cam...
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Vallenfyre – A Fragile King debut album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Oct 30, 2011, 2:01 pm
Life is full of surprises. Be it is the weather, the girl sleeping next to you looks ugly this morning, not like she did last night because you were drunk, etc. This morning I was surprised to hear that Paradise Lost’s guitarist, Gregor Mackintosh started a new band, VallenFyre. One would wonder ...
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Francobollo – Harpholma EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Oct 28, 2011, 10:13 am
It’s electronic, pop, fuzzy, addictive, and crazy! No better description for Francobollo’s new EP; Harpholma. If you are always eager about discovering new music and sounds, Hardholma EP should be going round at 10,000 RPM in your CD player. FRANCOBOLLO is a four piece band which originates fro...
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The Damn Jammage – Well Hanged EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Oct 25, 2011, 1:38 pm
The Damn Jammage have only been on the scene since 2010, having seemingly burst out of North London fully-formed and slightly insane, with huge infusions of Tom Waits and Nick Cave. Considering that those are two of my favourite artists, I figured that I’d give these guys a spin. No Rest For The ...
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And the Giraffe – Something for Someone EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Oct 21, 2011, 1:18 pm
And the Giraffe- Evocative ‘dream-folk’ music from Florida duo. American duo Nick Roberts and Joshua Morris make up the band And the Giraffe- an odd name but one that suits their musical style perfectly. The echoic guitar melodies laced with delay, gentle percussion and soothing vocals cr...
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Silverclub – No Application EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Oct 8, 2011, 9:35 am
Silverclub is the brainchild of Manchester’s Duncan Edward Jonesan, an outfit from Manchester, England. Silverclub play electronic music. Going down the road of LCD Soundsystem by the way of Bowie’s Berlin period and Roxy Music, I figured I’d at least give their new EP, No Application, a spin....
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The Vaccines – Have made it big but will they last?

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Oct 3, 2011, 2:21 pm
... a year, very full and complete. They have often been compared, and ... mind. Their songs are good but they are all remarkably the same. ... obviously worked for the first album, they needed a cohesive sound and ... will happen in two. In addition, they made it big quick, never ... is a ve...
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Afterlife Parade – Death and Rebirth albums reviews

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Sep 27, 2011, 11:47 am
Open the envelope and smell two brand new digipacks, Death and Rebirth from Afterlife Parade! I don’t understand how people can download MP3′s, and not buy a hard copy of an album. Most people I know don’t backup their data, so in case of hardware failure, all MP’3 are gone. Having a hard co...
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Robert Smith guest appearances, contributions and collaborations

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Sep 24, 2011, 1:13 pm
Robert Smith is an English musician. He is mostly known for his lead singing, guitar playing and main song writing with The Cure rock band. Robert Smith is The Cure’s only constant member since the band’s founding, in 1976. Thanks to his very complicated and detailed guitar playing, and original...
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Poltergeists – Movement debut album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Sep 21, 2011, 11:52 am
England’s got a good track record for electronic music. It’s got the father of ambient music: Brian Eno. It’s got the most soulful dubstep out there: Burial. It’s got one a guy that Philip Glass covered: Aphex Twin. And it’s got James Blake, apparently a peddler of something called ‘post...
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Sparrow (Doctors and Dealers) interviewed by Muzikablog

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Sep 19, 2011, 11:07 am
In this video interview with Sparrow, we cover subjects such as her musical influences, how she writes her music, her goals and what motivates her, how the Doctors and Dealers band was formed and many other subjects related to the band itself and the music industry. For those who don’t know, Spa...
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New Manhattan – Trying my Hardest demo EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Sep 13, 2011, 1:00 pm
In today’s competitive music industry, many bands are trying very hard to generate that unique sound that might strike their lucky charm. In doing so, they end up having more band members than fans. Gone are the days when a band only consisted of four key people, or are they? I’d like to introdu...
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Adrian Erlandsson, Paradise Lost drummer, drum cams

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Sep 9, 2011, 3:11 am
Below are “drum cams” videos from Adrian Erlandsson drumming during this year’s Two days a week festival, held in Wiesen, Austria. The drum cams were recorded on the 3rd of September, 2011. Adrian Erlandsson, a Swedish drummer joined the world renowned British gothic metal band Paradise Lost i...
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Competition: Win 6 month GMC membership or Skype sessions with Kristofer Dahl

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Aug 30, 2011, 2:39 pm
Do you remember the Like Muzikablog, Like Facebook competition we did in collaboration with Guitar Master Class? It is time for another competition from our great friends Guitar Master Class. GMC founder Kristofer Dahl has released a new powerful single; Love Me (video featured below). The competi...
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Repeater – We Walk From Safety album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Aug 29, 2011, 11:21 am
After more than a decade and a half of listening to music, I started thinking that nothing would surprise me anymore, wrong! People say that life is full of surprises, and I couldn’t agree anymore. Since I’ve started Muzikablog music blog, I’ve been in touch with many bands and it helped in br...
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Dark Mean self titled first album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Aug 23, 2011, 3:03 am
Dark Mean is a Canadian band who started recording their first self titled album in 2007 and released it in 2011. I always thought that recording an album can be a lengthy and difficult process, but not this long. The next task is for me to write a review about this album. It seems it is also going ...
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Avril Lavigne to tour Canada in October

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Aug 21, 2011, 1:22 pm
This year has been an incredibly busy one for rock songstress Avril Lavigne. She’s had a lot of excitement in her life lately, including some drama both on and off stage, and she’s going to be bringing that energy back to her native Canada this fall for the final leg of her worldwide tour. Lavi...
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Doctors and Dealers – Every Sinner has a future album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Aug 15, 2011, 4:34 pm
On the 28th of June 2011, the Swedish band Doctors and Dealers released their third full-length studio album Every Sinner Has a Future . No surprise at all, after their trip down the rabbit hole with the successful EP Trouble, Doctors and Dealers’ music is again mesmerizing. In this album, Sparro...
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The Bottle Rockets – Bottle Rockets album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Aug 9, 2011, 3:38 am
While Bottle Rockets is one of those rare albums that I can (and usually do) listen to from beginning to end, there are some standout tracks like the Anti Neo-Rebel anthem “Wave That Flag” (that good old boy wavin’ the stars and bars/It’s a red, white and blue flag, but it ain’t ours). The...
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After More Than a Decade, Primus is Back with a new album, Green Naugahyde!

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Aug 5, 2011, 4:36 am
After making fans wait eleven long years, rock giants Primus have reunited and are releasing an album of all-new songs this fall. The recording, entitled Green Naugahyde, is set to be released on September 13, just ten days before the band heads out for their nationwide tour. Although Les Claypool h...
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VIDEO: Stockpiling Poison by The Damn Jammage

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Aug 3, 2011, 2:07 am
The Damn Jammage is a promising new band from London. Their great mix of blues, punk and folkish sounds, accompanied by vocals which sound like God gargling with nails is mesmerizing, electrifying! Formed in 2010 they are almost ready to release their first EP. In the meantime they just released a v...
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The Auditorium Episode Three

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jul 30, 2011, 5:51 am
Do you like ambient, experimental, downtempo and other types of slow electronic and electroacoustic sounds and music? Would you like to attend a series of unique events that: Provide a platform for the exploration and expression of ambient music, without the limitations of traditional environments ...
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Octave Shaper has updated the About Me section

News coverage of Amy Winehouse Death

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jul 24, 2011, 1:41 am
Amy Winehouse, 27, has been found dead at her home, police have confirmed to the Associated Press. A cause of death and other details have yet to be revealed. Last month, Winehouse called off all of the remaining dates on her European tour. That announcement came a day after the singer canceled dat...
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Like Muzikablog, Like Facebook, Win guitar lessons

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jul 20, 2011, 1:49 pm
Muzikablog, a leading music review blog has teamed up with Guitar Master Class to offer the chance to five followers to win a six month membership with Guitar Master Class for online guitar lessons archives and community. If you would like to be one of the five lucky winners, simply follow Muzikabl...
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The Pimps of Joytime – Janxta Funk! album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jul 16, 2011, 7:52 am
Moving back to live next to the marvellous crystal clear Mediterranean sea was one of the best moves I could have ever done in my life. Now summer is around and life simply cannot get better. Sitting at a beach bar in a golden sandy beach, in the shade, and enjoying an ice cold Limoncello with crush...
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Photovoltaik – self titled debut EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jul 5, 2011, 3:54 pm
As we’ve learnt in physics lessons at school, in nature opposites attract while likes repel. It might be the case in nature, such as magnets / magnetic fields, electrons and neutrons, men and women (aren’t they opposite or what?) but definitely evil human is not a perfect example, not so natural...
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VIDEO: The White Lane by Low-Fi

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jun 28, 2011, 4:53 pm
The Italian band Low-Fi, whom self titled debut EP was reviewed on MuzikabLog last year, released their first official music video for their “The White lane” track. Finally we managed to get a glimpse of the band while getting “insane” snippets of weird things to find in a snowy forest. Chec...
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Hidden Places – Weather Station Early Works album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jun 21, 2011, 5:49 pm
When I received the latest Hidden Places CD, called “Weather Station Early Works” I couldn’t place myself in the mood to listen to it. Haven’t listened to such type of music for quite some time now, so I needed some time to let it sink in. Though, as lucky as I am, exactly when I got this al...
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VIDEO: If You Pass Me By, The Border Surrender

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Jun 16, 2011, 5:15 pm
The Border Surrender just released a music video for the track If You Pass Me By, from their EP Lean Season, which was reviewed on our blog earlier on this year. Like their EP, the video is very glorious. From the video, which is quite realistic, you can also realise how many things can happen a...
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Andrea Caccese – Icarus Falling / Set the World on Fire EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - May 4, 2011, 1:51 pm
I’ve travelled all around the world. Been to the Americas a couple of times, been to every corner in Europe, and been to Asia as well. Haven’t made it yet to Australia, but hopefully will manage to go down under before I hit the box and go underground. Since most of my trips are business related...
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The Border Surrender – Lean Season EP review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Apr 12, 2011, 3:05 pm
An EP which starts with a song which has a chorus “if you pass me by keep walking” shouldn’t have much potential, Sir Isaac Newton would probably say. But I ask myself, what on earth would Sir Isaac know about music? I think he knew a little bit about music, because Sir Isaac was the ugly hair...
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The Head and the Heart self titled album review

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Apr 9, 2011, 1:07 pm
The Head and the Heart The American northwest, with Seattle as the epicenter, is quite possibly the musical holy land of the United States. Hailing from these parts are massive bands such as Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Nirvana, but the northwest isn’t home to only 90′s grunge/rock bands. It i...
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Moby covers New Dawn Fades by Joy Division

Octave Shaper posted an article on MuzikaBlog - Mar 31, 2011, 5:17 pm
A great track, written by one of the most influencial post-punk bands and covered by a great modern artist. What do you want more in life? New dawn fades was originally written by Joy Division in 1979. It is one of those all time great songs that irrelevant how old the spng is, how many times you l...
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Octave Shaper started listening to non commercial underground music when he was 13 years old. Back then internet was still not so common, so he spent most of the time writing letters and trying to discover new bands. Once the internet and blogging scene started, Octave Shaper started writing about non commercial music to help non commercial and underground bands expose their music and get some deserved coverage.

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