Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Seabuckthorn ~ I Could See the Smoke

Lost Tribe Sound has relocated from Arizona to Wisconsin (farewell iced tea, hello cheese!), and to celebrate, the label has launched the Dead West Tape Series.  While those familiar with geography will note that Wisconsin is a northern state, the

Seabuckthorn ~ I Could See the Smoke

Lost Tribe Sound has relocated from Arizona to Wisconsin (farewell iced tea, hello cheese!), and to celebrate, the label has launched the Dead West Tape Series.  While those familiar with geography will note that Wisconsin is a northern state, the

Todd Tobias ~ Gila Man

Hidden Shoal and Tiny Room Records promise a “psychedelic sci-fi western adventure”, and that’s what they deliver.  Arriving at around the same time as HBO’s remake of Westworld, the timing couldn’t be better. The album starts with electronic horse trotting, and

Todd Tobias ~ Gila Man

Hidden Shoal and Tiny Room Records promise a “psychedelic sci-fi western adventure”, and that’s what they deliver.  Arriving at around the same time as HBO’s remake of Westworld, the timing couldn’t be better. The album starts with electronic horse trotting, and

Mono ~ Requiem for Hell

What a month for Pelagic Records.  First came a new album from pg.lost, then an split EP from Ef & Tiny Fingers, then an aural banquet from Wang Wen, and now the coup de grâce: a new studio set from Mono (released by

Mono ~ Requiem for Hell

What a month for Pelagic Records.  First came a new album from pg.lost, then an split EP from Ef & Tiny Fingers, then an aural banquet from Wang Wen, and now the coup de grâce: a new studio set from Mono (released by

Wang Wen ~ Sweet Home, Go!

No more singing, screaming, or sampling of dialogue: by concentrating on pure instrumental bliss, China’s Wang Wen has made their best album to date.  We challenge our readers to identify any other band who’s been able to do this in their ninth

Wang Wen ~ Sweet Home, Go!

No more singing, screaming, or sampling of dialogue: by concentrating on pure instrumental bliss, China’s Wang Wen has made their best album to date.  We challenge our readers to identify any other band who’s been able to do this in their ninth

Moody Alien ~ Down to the Junkyard

Down to the junkyard goes Moody Alien.  We can hear the birds chirping, the children playing, the tapping and rustling while he searches for a tune in the junk heap of sounds.  Turns out there are quite a few tunes in here,

Moody Alien ~ Down to the Junkyard

Down to the junkyard goes Moody Alien.  We can hear the birds chirping, the children playing, the tapping and rustling while he searches for a tune in the junk heap of sounds.  Turns out there are quite a few tunes in here,

NYOS ~ Nature

When I was a child, playing with a friend, my mother once exclaimed, “how can two people make so much noise?”  I had forgotten this question until I heard Finnish duo NYOS, the post-rock duo that sounds a quartet (although guitarist Tom

NYOS ~ Nature

When I was a child, playing with a friend, my mother once exclaimed, “how can two people make so much noise?”  I had forgotten this question until I heard Finnish duo NYOS, the post-rock duo that sounds a quartet (although guitarist Tom

Ef / Tiny Fingers ~ Vayu

One of our favorite post-rock bands is back, and this time they’ve brought friends!  Gothenburg’s Ef has established a name for itself over the past decade, and every release is now an event.  Pelagic Records’ Split Series pairs them with Israel’s psychedelic rockers Tiny

Ef / Tiny Fingers ~ Vayu

One of our favorite post-rock bands is back, and this time they’ve brought friends!  Gothenburg’s Ef has established a name for itself over the past decade, and every release is now an event.  Pelagic Records’ Split Series pairs them with Israel’s psychedelic rockers Tiny

pg.lost ~ Versus

When did pg. lost become this melodic? I wonder as I delve into the opener of the Swedish quartet’s latest album.  “Ikaros” is a lovely piece, but so wavy, so rolling, so unexpected.  The guitars are intact, the electronics remain present, the builds and the

pg.lost ~ Versus

When did pg. lost become this melodic? I wonder as I delve into the opener of the Swedish quartet’s latest album.  “Ikaros” is a lovely piece, but so wavy, so rolling, so unexpected.  The guitars are intact, the electronics remain present, the builds and the