inSYNC | 2018 June

Featured Review: Isle of Wight Festival 2018

June 30, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

With Bestival no longer on the island, the annual festival pilgrimage taken by thousands of people to the Isle of Wight must continue with this iconic British event. The Isle of Wight Festival is one of the oldest in the world, and this year celebrated its 50th anniversary! Since it’s

Preview: Love Surpreme

June 26, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Proving its popularity since its inception in 2013, the UK’s first camping jazz festival is back with more soul and blues! This ambitious revival of classical live jazz music infused with British camping culture is yet another reason to get hardcore jazz fanatics and avid festival goers excited this summer.

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Sorcererz’ by Gorillaz

June 25, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Virtual band Gorillaz are already back with another record. Damon Albarn and co returned after seven years without new music in 2017 with a twenty-six song album, ‘Humanz’. The band is now set to release ‘The Now Now’, an album that is already sounding very different from previous Gorillaz tracks

Gottwood Festival

June 20, 2018 No Comments Luc Goddard

Set in the woodlands surrounding the Carreglwyd Estate in the far north-west of the Isle of Anglesey, Wales, Gottwood Festival took place from the 7th-10th of June. Now in its ninth year, the award-winning boutique electronic dance music festival did not fail to meet its high expectations. It should be

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Evan Finds The Third Room’ by Khruangbin

June 18, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Hailing from Texas in the US, Khruangbin has made a name for themselves with their unique blending of global musical influences, soul, funk and psychedelia. The group’s debut record ‘The Universe Smiles Upon You’ draws influences from 1960s Thai music whilst their 2018 LP ‘Con Todo El Mundo’ is shaped

Common People 2018

June 18, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Bestival’s mini festival, Common People, returned this year with even more expectation than previously. Over the two days we were set to see big acts such as pop superstar Lily Allen and The Jackson’s; the weekend was bound to be a hit. The two-day event was held simultaneously in Southampton

Shopping at Sticky Mike’s, Brighton

June 14, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

The now London based trio of Rachael Aggs, Andrew Milk and Billy Easter that make up Shopping, released their outstanding debut album ‘Consumer Complaints’ in 2013. Filled with enough post-punk flare to sell out a first pressing by MILK Records, the striking tracks of ‘Consumer Complaints’ went on to be

inSYNC’s ‘Needed’ Track of the Week: ‘Happy Man’ by Jungle

June 11, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

New music from London based seven-piece Jungle has been a long time coming. Their debut self-titled record was released four years ago next month but we’ve been waiting this long for something new from the band. All four singles from Jungle’s debut did well gaining them sufficient radio airtime, especially

Mutiny Festival 2018

June 8, 2018 No Comments Luke Jackson

With the sun shining brightly and the festival full to capacity, excited dance music lovers from all over the south coast flocked to King George Playing Fields in Cosham for Mutiny Festival’s fifth birthday celebration this May bank holiday weekend. Once inside the festival, the first act we caught was

Featured Review: Love Saves The Day

June 6, 2018 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Ever since the announcement back in January we have been excited to explore the musical lineup at Eastville Park, Bristol. Love Saves The Day festival hosted an array of musical talents that explored a range of different genres. The late May bank holiday weekend consisted of the festival new timer