Album review: The Acacia Strain – Gravebloom

Album review: The Acacia Strain – Gravebloom

After a massive amount of line-up changes, only one member, vocalist Vincent Bennett remains of the original band, but after such internal turmoil, the band has remained remarkably constant. Does the new album, Gravebloom reflect this? If you’re at all …read more

Album review: Lapalux – Ruinism

Album review: Lapalux – Ruinism

Stuart Howard aka Lapalux returns to Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label this year to release his 3rd studio album entitled Ruinism, how has his sound progressed since his last outing in 2015? His experimental beats tend to be out of the …read more

Product review: JBL E55BT headphones

Product review: JBL E55BT headphones

JBL has been around for what seems forever. Primarily known for their loudspeakers, we have suddenly seen a sharp interest in headphones with the release of quite a few models over the past 12 months. Now it’s time to hear …read more

Product review: Yamaha RXV383 AV Receiver

Product review: Yamaha RXV383 AV Receiver

  Yamaha’s RXV3 series has long been the benchmark for inexpensive AV receivers. The range has long gained acclaim for its simple feature set and excellent performance at the entry level price point leading to it picking up What Hi-Fi? …read more

Product review: Philips HTL2183 TV soundbar

Product review: Philips HTL2183 TV soundbar

  As modern screens get thinner and thinner, so do the size of their in-built speakers. It doesn’t take an engineer to figure out this surely can’t be a good thing for the sound quality… We’re all looking for the …read more

Album review: HAIM – Something To Tell You

Album review: HAIM – Something To Tell You

HAIM are back after four years with their second album, but is it really worth being labelled as Something To Tell You about?… The trio of sisters, Este, Danielle and Alana, collectively form HAIM, and refute the term girl-band. They …read more