Reviews of Habibi Funk 031, Kayatibu, and The Good Ones
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Hartnoll gold
WILL STONE applauds a band that is never one to shy away from making a political statement
[Pic: Arek Olek/CC]
SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
MARIA DUARTE reviews Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Hedda, The Mastermind, and Regretting You
TONY CONWAY welcomes a thrilling and concise history of Hope not Hate, that is also a manual full of tactical advice
PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
Orbital
Hammersmith Apollo
THE Hartnoll brothers known as Orbital, an album techno institution, are back with bells on as they gear up, with trademark head lights, to assault the senses with their legendary high-octane performance boosted by a vibrant visual display.
Their latest offering, Optical Delusion, is a mixed bag featuring some of the duo’s most unlikely collaborations including the Mediaeval Babes and Sleaford Mods.
The gurning face of the latter’s vocalist Jason Williamson is projected on a big screen to sing the words from their track Dirty Rat, an acid-tongued take-down of the anti-immigration brigade “blaming everyone at the bottom of the English Channel.”
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