Welcome
Feb 2nd
This is a new look Cypher Music, the website is in it’s early stages after being a forum for many years. We are building the site up, and hoping to take the Bradford Music Scene up with it. The website in time will have a Gig Calender, a whole reviews section, venue information in the area and many more features. We are also bringing back the amazing Boardfest! We have a line up, and two gigs for Boardfest 4!Anyone wanting to get involved, please get in touch by the Contact link at the top.
Thanks,
Hobo & Dan
Error/Problems
Feb 20th
It has been brought to my knowledge, that a few people are having problems with the new site. But there not telling us! There has been two or three weeks of testing on the site, but of course the end user will find more problems, and so there is always testing going on!
So if you are having any problem, even if its something so small as can’t find an link for something , get in touch with us via the contact link or admin@cyphermusic.net
Sounds of Swami – Halcyon Days
Feb 5th
With the last Bronx record sounding like the Foo Fighters (to these ears anyway), this is just what the punk rock doctor ordered! Six tracks of straight ahead post hardcore punk, clocking in at about 10 minutes leaving no time for boredom and barely enough to draw breath.
The first thing that strikes you is just how good it sounds, a massive improvement on the band’s earlier recorded sound. The vocals are a huge plus point, reminding you of a younger/better Dexter Holland, when he still had some passion. Passion is certainly something SOS has in abundance, a glance at the lyrics for ‘Bandwagon Hi Jack’ confirms this, whilst “So please explain and show reason for it all. Here’s an open letter addressed to all of those involved” (from ‘Your Name Not Here’) should be nailed to the door of 10 Downing Street.
If I had to pick a stand out track after only a couple of listens, it would be ‘Look at Me’, one minute fifty two seconds of hard melodic punk slightly reminiscent of The Wildhearts. The DIY ethos of this release must be congratulated too, recorded live in the band’s rehearsal room and member’s bedrooms. You can hear the hard graft the band must have put in and this just adds to the overall quality of the music.
To quote the band: “Hey man, let’s hear it, your marks out of ten?” Easily a nine. A fine EP.