Zero 7: The Garden

Zero 7, are back with their third full-length album, The Garden, and the harvest is a varied and bountiful soundscape. Their latest offering is full of what you have come to expect from these gents: laidback deep-pocket backing tracks, warm analog tones, sweet vocal harmonies, and the guest lead vocals of longtime collaborator Sia Furler. But, lush horn arrangements, Swedish-Argentinean vocalist and guitarist José González, …

The Kings of Diggin’

Muro’s contribution to the “King’s of” series is an epic 44-track long anthology that opens with soaring glam ’70s disco with near-constant flute riffs and slowly makes its way into more James Brown-esque grooves. More funk-heavy still is Kon & Amir’s disc that could easily be a soundtrack to a blacksploitation film or its Tarantino ripoff. Listening to either disc makes for a nerdy game …

Hungry Zine

The concept behind Australian zine Hungry is pretty simple. Born out of a cold Melbourne night and a few drinks, the creative team behind the low-budget publication decided that each issue will have a different theme. The illustrators interpret this theme as they wish. But the main focus of the zine is to have fun without the confines of a tight brief. It’s a creative …