INTRO DR. DEMO DEMO OF THE MONTH
Eileen Daly and the Courtesans - Elfi ng Around - 3 track CD
www.myspace.com/thecourtesans
Quirky trash rock with hints of burlesque, this demo is fronted by British actress Eileen Daly (who has appeared in numerous cult horror fl icks as well as several more –ahem – ‘upmarket’ productions like the BBC’s Our Friends in the North). The music’s sense of drama and twisted musical hall lilt sometimes recalls the Sensational Alex Harvey Band as Eileen effortlessly adopts several different voices and characters, most notably ‘Mazeltof’s’ clapped out aging stripper! The cabaret feel suggests that this act would be more at home playing at the Edinburgh Fringe or one of London’s network of comedy/alternative theatre venues than strutting it down your local indie night but for sheer class and originality they defi nitely score a resounding 10/10.
Drex! - CD Demo
www.myspace.com/calldrex
Hailing from Plymouth, Drex are a powerful four-piece post hardcore band that declares Dead Kennedys rank highly among their main infl uences. This is entirely commendable but we reckon that Chris Muirs’ deranged yelping vocal and Sam Reynolds iron-pumping bass sounds more like (mid 1990s hardcore band) The Jesus Lizard. Chris’ vocals are an acquired taste as they defi nitely begin to grate on the nerves after a while but the band nevertheless form an ideal environment for his efforts as they grunt, clank and lurch along in an appropriately anti-social manner. We can’t hear much to suggest an obvious hit single here but Drex defi nitely don’t lack anything in the way of spirit.
Magazine Gap - Light & Shade demo CD
www.facebook.com/magazinegap
When the fi rst bars of the opening track The Promised land kicked- in, our fi rst reaction was ‘Christian Rock!’ A terrifying assumption, perhaps, but not without some justifi cation. Although nothing clearly demonstrates much in the way of any obvious religious leanings in the music or lyrics Magazine Gap’s inoffensive radio-friendly stance still suggests that mighty eye-browed troubadour Chris de Burgh might be lurking among Magazine Gap’s CD rack! The music itself is a blend of earnest pop infused with a vague jazz funk swing, expensively recorded and packaged, generally performed with commitment but ultimately offering little to engage interest.
Winter in Eden
www.winterineden.com
Expansive progressive folk
metal...kind of Evanescence-meets-Clannad in Dream Theatre’s garden shed; Winter in Eden deliver a highly polished CD accompanied by an impressive laminated biog. Nice! The band’s epic sound features a heavy metal rhythm section and lead guitar counterbalanced by lashings of atmospheric keyboards and Vicky Johnson’s smooth lead vocals. Winter in Eden don’t sound like a typical female-fronted HM band; Vicky avoids the typical rock vocalist’s histrionics in favour of a warm controlled delivery that suits the music’s grandiose tone and when the band locks
in behind her the effect sounds pretty damn formidable. Folk, classical and rock infl uences are weaved together with breathtaking skill and whilst Evanescence might have already cornered the market in mature female-fronted prog rock, Winter in Eden prove that the genre still has plenty to offer fans of this particular genre.
8 pickup
Send your demos to: Dr Demo,
Playmusic Magazine The Mallings
112 Malling Street Lewes, E. Sussex BN7 2RG
The Doc reviews the best of this month’s unsigned talent…
Sponsored by
www.dbtechnologies.com
“Oh, I feel a strange twitching in my hips!”
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64