Yearly Archives: 2012
Richard Garet ~ Areal
Few artists ever attempt the single track, album length release, and fewer still manage to succeed. Richard Garet is the exception to the rule, as proven by last season’s Decentering and this season’s Areal. The key to Garet’s success is sonic variety; this music
Richard Garet ~ Areal
Few artists ever attempt the single track, album length release, and fewer still manage to succeed. Richard Garet is the exception to the rule, as proven by last season’s Decentering and this season’s Areal. The key to Garet’s success is sonic variety; this music
Lorn & Dolor ~ Drugs
Thanks to Nothing Lost, his rather fine debut album in 2010, Lorn is the higher profile name in this double act – Dolor has a couple of records to his name but even Discogs.com struggles to offer any information on
Lorn & Dolor ~ Drugs
Thanks to Nothing Lost, his rather fine debut album in 2010, Lorn is the higher profile name in this double act – Dolor has a couple of records to his name but even Discogs.com struggles to offer any information on
Hopeless Local Marching Band ~ Caffeine and Sleeping Pills
Unexpected good news arrives like a minor miracle, and Caffeine and Sleeping Pills provides a double dose. When Symbolic Interaction announced that it was going on a two-year hiatus, we feared that its roster would be doing the same. Thankfully, this is
Hopeless Local Marching Band ~ Caffeine and Sleeping Pills
Unexpected good news arrives like a minor miracle, and Caffeine and Sleeping Pills provides a double dose. When Symbolic Interaction announced that it was going on a two-year hiatus, we feared that its roster would be doing the same. Thankfully, this is
Lost Trail ~ October Mountain
October Mountain is the sibling of A Stained August for the Jetcrash, a cassette released simultaneously on a second label. (What happened to September?) When one leans forward, ear to speaker, to hear a southern man discussing wasted lives, it’s with the
Lost Trail ~ October Mountain
October Mountain is the sibling of A Stained August for the Jetcrash, a cassette released simultaneously on a second label. (What happened to September?) When one leans forward, ear to speaker, to hear a southern man discussing wasted lives, it’s with the
Lost Trail ~ A Stained August for the Jetcrash
Husband and wife duo Zachary Corsa and Denny Wilkerson Corsa live in a century-old North Carolina house, a spooky place surrounded by dark woods, emaciated wolves and the disembodied voices of children who have lost their way. When planes crash deep in the trees,
Lost Trail ~ A Stained August for the Jetcrash
Husband and wife duo Zachary Corsa and Denny Wilkerson Corsa live in a century-old North Carolina house, a spooky place surrounded by dark woods, emaciated wolves and the disembodied voices of children who have lost their way. When planes crash deep in the trees,
Cream Juice ~ Self Titled Cassette
If, in some alternate reality, synths and home recording equipment were as accessible to mid-70s punks as they are today, it’s a safe-ish bet to imagine some kids leaving the guitars with the noisy boys at the local hall and
Cream Juice ~ Self Titled Cassette
If, in some alternate reality, synths and home recording equipment were as accessible to mid-70s punks as they are today, it’s a safe-ish bet to imagine some kids leaving the guitars with the noisy boys at the local hall and
d_rradio ~ Forecast
When d_rradio state that ‘the intention of their music is to bring comfort and light to the most dark and difficult hours, and to make you feel alive’ they build expectations, big ones, and the delivery of such promise is
d_rradio ~ Forecast
When d_rradio state that ‘the intention of their music is to bring comfort and light to the most dark and difficult hours, and to make you feel alive’ they build expectations, big ones, and the delivery of such promise is
PJE ~ Sea of State
The Twisted Treeline label has been responsible for a good many releases in the past few months, and it’s not even a year old. A somewhat quiet label releasing somewhat quiet music, the label is a hardworking yet humble presence
PJE ~ Sea of State
The Twisted Treeline label has been responsible for a good many releases in the past few months, and it’s not even a year old. A somewhat quiet label releasing somewhat quiet music, the label is a hardworking yet humble presence
a closer listen 