South : Keep Close

South : Keep Close

There's still a suspicion that greatness lurks within South. They've only hinted at it so far, but 'Keep Close''s disjointed acoustic funk gnaws away further at that idea. If a cool bassline, a mysterious lyric, a sunny if slightly sinister...

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South : From Here On In

South : From Here On In

It's that time again. The small hours of Sunday morning when the stimulants wear out and paranoia, melancholy and introspection step in. That's where South begin, on this debut, and then slide into a sometimes ragged sprawl of a comedown...

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South : Paint The Silence

South : Paint The Silence

Six minutes long and, as aimless as its title implies, 'Paint The Silence' is hard to get exercised about one way or the other. It's just there; wistful, melancholic, nice sleeve etc - but it would only rock anyone's world if it came attached to...

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sight of me

sight of me

South Sight Of Me (Mo'Wax) Three geezers who met at the seething, rock'n'roll breeding ground that is Haverstock Secondary School, South were signed up by Mo'Wax's James Lavelle on the strength of a demo. Lavelle apparently...

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South : Time to riot

South : Time to riot

Throughout rock'n'roll history young men have tried hard to make music that sounds the way that they feel stoned. That's what South, three youngsters from London, are doing on 'Time To Riot' . And they do it quite well, so far. They do it like...

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