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

Debuts and Downloads: Post-Rock

We’ve already featured excellent post-rock debuts this year from Crusade and Go! Save the Hostages!  Now it’s time to shine a spotlight on six other deserving groups: Be Water, Glories, Grey Storia, Oak, A Sudden Burst of Color and Wired to Follow. Denver duo Grey

Debuts and Downloads: Post-Rock

We’ve already featured excellent post-rock debuts this year from Crusade and Go! Save the Hostages!  Now it’s time to shine a spotlight on six other deserving groups: Be Water, Glories, Grey Storia, Oak, A Sudden Burst of Color and Wired to Follow. Denver duo Grey

John Parish ~ Screenplay

It is probably no coincidence that most of the small band of collaborators currently working with PJ Harvey are multi-instrumentalists who also have parallel careers making soundtracks. It’s also unlikely to be a coincidence that the two main players on

John Parish ~ Screenplay

It is probably no coincidence that most of the small band of collaborators currently working with PJ Harvey are multi-instrumentalists who also have parallel careers making soundtracks. It’s also unlikely to be a coincidence that the two main players on

Locust of the Dead Earth ~ Mithridate

The recent retirement of Robert Fripp, the guitarist and leader of King Crimson, has left a considerable – and somewhat unexpected – void in the musical world, as he was still a guest performer on numerous recordings even though he’d

Locust of the Dead Earth ~ Mithridate

The recent retirement of Robert Fripp, the guitarist and leader of King Crimson, has left a considerable – and somewhat unexpected – void in the musical world, as he was still a guest performer on numerous recordings even though he’d

Wrekmeister Harmonies ~ You’ve Always Meant So Much To Me

All things truly wicked start from an innocence.  – E. Hemingway, A Moveable Feast Anyone diving into black metal for the first time cannot tread lightly. Casual fans don’t exist. The world is bound by bleak sounds and strong brotherhood,

Wrekmeister Harmonies ~ You’ve Always Meant So Much To Me

All things truly wicked start from an innocence.  – E. Hemingway, A Moveable Feast Anyone diving into black metal for the first time cannot tread lightly. Casual fans don’t exist. The world is bound by bleak sounds and strong brotherhood,

The Big Ship ~ A Circle Is Forever

When two review sites approach the same album from different angles, their opinions can be quite divergent. Such is the case with A Circle Is Forever, which starts with the words, “I fell across a rabbit, I fell across a rabbit,

The Big Ship ~ A Circle Is Forever

When two review sites approach the same album from different angles, their opinions can be quite divergent. Such is the case with A Circle Is Forever, which starts with the words, “I fell across a rabbit, I fell across a rabbit,

Holodeck: Tape Replication

Just prior to blowing out the solitary candle on their birthday cake, Austin-based Holodeck Records unleashed a sextet of new cassette releases, some reissues of vinyl editions (S U R V I V E and Thousand Foot Whale Claw), but

Holodeck: Tape Replication

Just prior to blowing out the solitary candle on their birthday cake, Austin-based Holodeck Records unleashed a sextet of new cassette releases, some reissues of vinyl editions (S U R V I V E and Thousand Foot Whale Claw), but

Antarte ~ Olio su tela

It’s a good thing we listen to more than a single track before deciding on a review, because Olio su tela (Oil on Canvas) begins with acoustic guitar and clear, romantic vocals: not our sort of album at all.  But by the end of

Antarte ~ Olio su tela

It’s a good thing we listen to more than a single track before deciding on a review, because Olio su tela (Oil on Canvas) begins with acoustic guitar and clear, romantic vocals: not our sort of album at all.  But by the end of

Insect Ark ~ Long Arms

Geweih Ritual Documents just have signed another worthy artist, Brooklyn-based Dana Schechter, also known as Insect Ark.  Her latest 10″ arrives on the heels of a two-track 7″, but while that record held a vocal track, the new release is entirely

Insect Ark ~ Long Arms

Geweih Ritual Documents just have signed another worthy artist, Brooklyn-based Dana Schechter, also known as Insect Ark.  Her latest 10″ arrives on the heels of a two-track 7″, but while that record held a vocal track, the new release is entirely