{"id":619,"date":"2013-06-06T10:46:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T10:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thescaramangasix.co.uk\/new\/?p=619"},"modified":"2013-06-06T10:46:58","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T10:46:58","slug":"phantom-head-crushes-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thescaramangasix.co.uk\/new\/?p=619","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Head crushes critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in from our recent press campaign around the new album, &#8216;PHANTOM HEAD&#8217; and it seems that we have spanked the bottom of critics and offered a soothing balm to the raw buttocks of our plaudits. What the devil have they been saying, you may ask? Read on&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE SUN <\/strong>said: &#8220;This self-styled evil pop-group persist in producing great albums that demand loudly &#8211; to be heard. 4\/5&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIBRATIONS<\/strong> said: &#8220;Must surely rank amongst their finest work to date&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPLIZZ MAGAZINE <\/strong>said: &#8220;There are some dark sounding art rock songs that sound like Nick Cave crossed with The Editors&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DROWNED IN SOUND <\/strong>said: &#8220;A cult phenomenon of a band known for their thunderous flamboyant style of rock; and a relentless presence in the Leeds rock scene since the mid 90s&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE QUIETUS <\/strong>said: &#8220;Another great album from a band that really deserve a much bigger audience&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thequietus.com\/articles\/12279-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-review\">http:\/\/thequietus.com\/articles\/12279-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOUDER THAN WAR <\/strong>said: &#8220;The guitars are tight, the melodies are memorable and effective and the production is spot on&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/louderthanwar.com\/the-scaramanga-six-phanthom-head-album-review\/\">http:\/\/louderthanwar.com\/the-scaramanga-six-phanthom-head-album-review\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PURE RAWK <\/strong>said: &#8220;Think bands like Magazine and Wire or even Bowie\u2019s Berlin output with a fixation on death, murder and dystopia and you wouldn\u2019t be far off the mark. Unsettling, but brilliant stuff&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.purerawk.com\/2013\/04\/16\/album-review-scaramanga-phantom\/\">http:\/\/www.purerawk.com\/2013\/04\/16\/album-review-scaramanga-phantom\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNPEELED<\/strong> said: &#8220;A top notch, modern rock record&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unpeeled.net\/albums.html\">http:\/\/www.unpeeled.net\/albums.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SOUNDSPHERE<\/strong> said: &#8220;The Scaramanga Six produce a sound which conveys similarities to The Stranglers at their best and vocals as powerful as Bowie back in the day&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundspheremag.com\/reviews\/cd\/cd-review-the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head\/\">http:\/\/www.soundspheremag.com\/reviews\/cd\/cd-review-the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT MUSIC <\/strong>said: &#8220;If you like your music somewhat dark and bizarre, Phantom Head has a great deal to offer you&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.contactmusic.com\/album-review\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-album-review\">http:\/\/www.contactmusic.com\/album-review\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-album-review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>COUNTERFEIT MAGAZINE <\/strong>said: &#8220;Highly recommended&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.counterfeitmag.co.uk\/reviews\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-wrath-records\/\">http:\/\/www.counterfeitmag.co.uk\/reviews\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-wrath-records\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS <\/strong>said: &#8220;After listening to the album, we can safely say that this album is one huge, often sad, dark and angry rant! And it&#8217;s something that we love.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.entertainment-focus.com\/music-review\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-album-review\/\">http:\/\/www.entertainment-focus.com\/music-review\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-album-review\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MY DAD ROCKS <\/strong>said: &#8220;It&#8217;s this kind of touch and skill, in both delivery and recording, that means this album rates highly amongst the swathe of indie rock offerings out recently&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mydadrocks.co.uk\/indie-music-reviews\/3477-album-review-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-wrath-records-out-now.html\">http:\/\/www.mydadrocks.co.uk\/indie-music-reviews\/3477-album-review-scaramanga-six-phantom-head-wrath-records-out-now.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ROOM 13<\/strong> said: &#8220;Eclectic brilliance! 11\/13&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.roomthirteen.com\/cd_reviews\/13264\/Scaramanga_Six__Phantom_Head.html\">http:\/\/www.roomthirteen.com\/cd_reviews\/13264\/Scaramanga_Six__Phantom_Head.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BEAT 2 A CHORD <\/strong>said: &#8220;Hats off to them&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/beat2achord.com\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head\/\">http:\/\/beat2achord.com\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7 BIT ARCADE <\/strong>said: &#8220;While some bands falter with age, and some just fade away, there\u2019s no such fate for the Morricones &amp; Co., who simply go from strength to strength&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.7bitarcade.com\/music\/article\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head\/\">http:\/\/www.7bitarcade.com\/music\/article\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SLOUCHER<\/strong> said: &#8220;Fuck being subtle&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sloucher.org\/2013\/04\/12\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head\/\">http:\/\/sloucher.org\/2013\/04\/12\/the-scaramanga-six-phantom-head\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SOUNDBLAB<\/strong> said: &#8220;The album&#8217;s energy-levels are frequently manic, and you can positively feel the intelligence of its makers behind the riffs.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/soundblab.com\/content\/content\/view\/id\/5150\">http:\/\/soundblab.com\/content\/content\/view\/id\/5150<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Send your comments in a stamped addressed envelope to: The Scaramanga Six Crawly-bumlick competition, PO BOX 66.6and a half, Nempnet Thrubwell. You could win a yacht or something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results are in from our recent press campaign around the new album, &#8216;PHANTOM HEAD&#8217; and it seems that we have spanked the bottom of critics and offered a soothing balm to the raw buttocks of our plaudits. 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