On the last day of the Mojo Rising Festival in Falmouth, in one of the best venues of the festival, the electro rock, synth-packed beast of The Hit Ups were scheduled to headline, but the event was cancelled due to noise level problems. Instead of an energy fuelled mosh, HOLDUPNOW sat down in the corner of the emptying bar with lead guitarist Charlie Torrible and lead singer Josh Hughes-Games to have a chat ...

  It's eerie, it's atmospheric, it's the track Am I Dreaming  from neurofunk drum and bass producer Defazed. The track which is the first of four originals on the Am I dreaming  EP which was released 30.10.12 sounds cold and paranoid. It makes the listener uneasy, creating a paranormal feeling and lots of suspense. This is before a drop breaks right through the anxiety, a wave of energy almost changing ...

A thoughtful rendition played on the guitar emerges from a unique creation of what sounds like a cross between an old clock and a UFO landing - This is the unique soundscape that is Dawn Chorus Ignites. Dawn Chorus Ignites was created by Ben Philcox and Mat Cook. This band creates music which is instrumental guitar based post-rock/shoegaze. With this being their third EP following some previous sell-out EPs ...