Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Atom Eye ~ The Otolith Sessions
The CD’s subtitle says it all: “a year’s worth of sonic experiments”. The teaser video whets the appetite for the album: a snail crawls across a recording strip, a microphone swings from a tree, a metronome clicks in the forest
Atom Eye ~ The Otolith Sessions
The CD’s subtitle says it all: “a year’s worth of sonic experiments”. The teaser video whets the appetite for the album: a snail crawls across a recording strip, a microphone swings from a tree, a metronome clicks in the forest
V/A ~ Ode to an Unspoken Movement
Post-rock fans are well aware of The Sirens Sound and Oxide Tones, who have teamed up to present this all-new 4-hour compilation. It’s a great way to hear new music from old favorites (Collapse Under the Empire, My Education), catch
V/A ~ Ode to an Unspoken Movement
Post-rock fans are well aware of The Sirens Sound and Oxide Tones, who have teamed up to present this all-new 4-hour compilation. It’s a great way to hear new music from old favorites (Collapse Under the Empire, My Education), catch
Oiseaux-Tempête ~ S/T
Oiseaux-Tempête‘s self-titled debut may be a political album advertised as a stoner album, but to the home listener, it’s simply a set that rocks. It’s probably best not to muddle pot and politics, as the former is not the best
Oiseaux-Tempête ~ S/T
Oiseaux-Tempête‘s self-titled debut may be a political album advertised as a stoner album, but to the home listener, it’s simply a set that rocks. It’s probably best not to muddle pot and politics, as the former is not the best
Thisquietarmy ~ Hex Mountains
Hex Mountains has sprung up from a collision between the tectonic plates of post-rock and drone – a menacing, guitar-driven organism that seems to have emerged from far beneath the surface of the everyday. Thisquietarmy presents a soundtrack to a
Thisquietarmy ~ Hex Mountains
Hex Mountains has sprung up from a collision between the tectonic plates of post-rock and drone – a menacing, guitar-driven organism that seems to have emerged from far beneath the surface of the everyday. Thisquietarmy presents a soundtrack to a
Lullatone ~ Falling for Autumn
Smack-dab in the middle of the season’s frightening Halloween albums, we find this reminder that fall has more than one mood. Yes, it can be scary when the leaves begin to fall and the monsters come out. And yes, the
Lullatone ~ Falling for Autumn
Smack-dab in the middle of the season’s frightening Halloween albums, we find this reminder that fall has more than one mood. Yes, it can be scary when the leaves begin to fall and the monsters come out. And yes, the
Umber/Drops EP
Friendship is a wonderful thing, especially between like-minded artists. Drops and Umber have both been reviewed on our site, and their split EP is a happy reminder of what called them to our attention in the first place. Their positive
Umber/Drops EP
Friendship is a wonderful thing, especially between like-minded artists. Drops and Umber have both been reviewed on our site, and their split EP is a happy reminder of what called them to our attention in the first place. Their positive
Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
If Coin Coin Chapter One was an eclectic evocation of history as the history of liberty, an ‘activist’ endeavor both individual and collective in the sense given by the great tradition of free jazz, Coin Coin Chapter Two is more
Matana Roberts ~ Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
If Coin Coin Chapter One was an eclectic evocation of history as the history of liberty, an ‘activist’ endeavor both individual and collective in the sense given by the great tradition of free jazz, Coin Coin Chapter Two is more
Monotronaut ~ I Dream Your Melt Shapes
Many styles are present on I Dream Your Melt Shapes, ranging from post-rock to ambient to electronic, but the most appealing is a shoegaze vibe. For those who miss that sound, this EP is a pleasant reminder that all is not
Monotronaut ~ I Dream Your Melt Shapes
Many styles are present on I Dream Your Melt Shapes, ranging from post-rock to ambient to electronic, but the most appealing is a shoegaze vibe. For those who miss that sound, this EP is a pleasant reminder that all is not
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