Author Archives: JB
c. yantis ~ Box Elder, Cold Scholar
It’s easy enough to dismiss a drone record without giving it due care and attention. It’s designed to sound the same, argue the nay-sayers, there’s only so much variety an artist can put into the work. That argument is swiftly
c. yantis ~ Box Elder, Cold Scholar
It’s easy enough to dismiss a drone record without giving it due care and attention. It’s designed to sound the same, argue the nay-sayers, there’s only so much variety an artist can put into the work. That argument is swiftly
Nuojuva ~ Valot Kaukaa
Ous Mal is dead, came the announcement. So soon? We’d barely got to know each other and now, now, it’s all over? Perhaps some things were never meant to be… Or perhaps, Ous Mal was merely the first stage, for
Nuojuva ~ Valot Kaukaa
Ous Mal is dead, came the announcement. So soon? We’d barely got to know each other and now, now, it’s all over? Perhaps some things were never meant to be… Or perhaps, Ous Mal was merely the first stage, for
Son Clair ~ Birdsong
I normally stick my headphones on the moment I leave the house or office, like a pathetic music junkie craving his fix. This means I sometimes miss out on sounds which are part and parcel of our environment (beeping horns,
Son Clair ~ Birdsong
I normally stick my headphones on the moment I leave the house or office, like a pathetic music junkie craving his fix. This means I sometimes miss out on sounds which are part and parcel of our environment (beeping horns,
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
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
Ourobonic Plague ~ Post Human Possibilities
As short-lived genres go, Witch House is certainly a contender for one that flickered brightest and most briefly, so it is something of a surprise to find Ourobonic Plague still employing it as a genre tag. It was even more
Ourobonic Plague ~ Post Human Possibilities
As short-lived genres go, Witch House is certainly a contender for one that flickered brightest and most briefly, so it is something of a surprise to find Ourobonic Plague still employing it as a genre tag. It was even more
bvdub ~ The First Day
San Francisco artist Brock Van Wey aka bvdub has been making music nonstop lately, thankfully without ever sacrificing quantity for quality. As with some of his most recent (wonderful) releases, the 20-minute, minimal electronic symphonies of The First Day are
bvdub ~ The First Day
San Francisco artist Brock Van Wey aka bvdub has been making music nonstop lately, thankfully without ever sacrificing quantity for quality. As with some of his most recent (wonderful) releases, the 20-minute, minimal electronic symphonies of The First Day are
a closer listen 