Alex Mace, Author at Distorted Sound Magazine

A muffled and slightly distorted Daniel Gildenlöw opens our zoom call to explain that he is currently in his car,

ALBUM REVIEW: Cyberfunk! – Mother’s Cake

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Three tracks. 10 minutes and 30 seconds. That’s it. Even for your average EP this could be considered a short