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"Azuma Vega by contrast draw from the American underground; crawling rhythms, discordant clangs, trebly guitar shrieks. With few vocals and a relatively static stage presence (bar their excellently maniac drummer), they stand or fall by six-string squalls, and mostly they stand – there’s several moments when the wind tunnel guitars suck you in and spin your brain sideways. No matter that a bass amp OD’ing on feedback saps a bit of momentum, this was a suitably gnarled noisenik set. Another nice one."THE TALK MAGAZINE
"Still, first band up Azuma Vega were pretty darn good; an interesting, slightly grungy sounding group reminiscent of mellowed Smashing Pumpkins with a slight twist of Fugazi/’Drive-In unorthodoxy. Vocals were a bit too minimal though, a shame considering the singer’s cool, wistful melancholy. Despite being the least polished performers on the bill, Azuma Vega were still a band that left me wanting to listen to their records (and indeed I am actually listening to them right now - vocals are actually spot on in the recorded tracks)."
THE YORKER - Rod James