Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
Sunlight Ascending ~ Leaving My Waiting Room
Sunlight Ascending burst onto the post-rock scene in 2009 with the $5 bargain-boxed All the Memories, All At Once. The promise shown on that initial offering has been developed over the course of four years and four more releases. Leaving My
Sunlight Ascending ~ Leaving My Waiting Room
Sunlight Ascending burst onto the post-rock scene in 2009 with the $5 bargain-boxed All the Memories, All At Once. The promise shown on that initial offering has been developed over the course of four years and four more releases. Leaving My
Pechuga de Pollodiabolo ~ Le seminaire #1
So this is Aztec dub. We’re not ready to proclaim it a new category yet, but it’s definitely worth the props. This is music for 21st century gunslingers, with one foot in stirrups and the other in a new Ford Tundra. Le
Pechuga de Pollodiabolo ~ Le seminaire #1
So this is Aztec dub. We’re not ready to proclaim it a new category yet, but it’s definitely worth the props. This is music for 21st century gunslingers, with one foot in stirrups and the other in a new Ford Tundra. Le
Horizon Art Orchestra ~ Live at the Bird
Perhaps the best part of listening to Horizon Art Orchestra‘s Live at the Bird is imagining one’s self in the audience. One hears the small appreciative crowd between songs and wishes one were among them. The glad exuberance of this fifteen-piece Perth ensemble
Horizon Art Orchestra ~ Live at the Bird
Perhaps the best part of listening to Horizon Art Orchestra‘s Live at the Bird is imagining one’s self in the audience. One hears the small appreciative crowd between songs and wishes one were among them. The glad exuberance of this fifteen-piece Perth ensemble
[ B O L T ] ~ ( 0 2 )
The weeks following the Christmas and New Year holidays can often feel like a bit of a struggle, when those returning to work and school are hit by nebulous motivational issues, or actual illnesses when the body just gives up
[ B O L T ] ~ ( 0 2 )
The weeks following the Christmas and New Year holidays can often feel like a bit of a struggle, when those returning to work and school are hit by nebulous motivational issues, or actual illnesses when the body just gives up
V/A ~ The Holidays Don’t Have to Be So Rotten: Volume Three
And here it is: The Best Christmas Album of 2012. For the third year in a row, the fine folks at Flannelgraph Records have filled a basic need: to produce great new music for the holidays. These playful instrumentals provide
V/A ~ The Holidays Don’t Have to Be So Rotten: Volume Three
And here it is: The Best Christmas Album of 2012. For the third year in a row, the fine folks at Flannelgraph Records have filled a basic need: to produce great new music for the holidays. These playful instrumentals provide
Scott Walker ~ Bish Bosch
Footnotes are useful, and yet, possibly because they are relegated to the bottom of the page, often overlooked – or at least under-appreciated. This is a shame because much can be gleaned from them in order to increase our understanding
Scott Walker ~ Bish Bosch
Footnotes are useful, and yet, possibly because they are relegated to the bottom of the page, often overlooked – or at least under-appreciated. This is a shame because much can be gleaned from them in order to increase our understanding
V/A ~ Qu’allons-nous faire si loin d’ici?
What are we going to do so far from here? This is the question posed by French post-rocker Julien (My Own True Desire, Atlantic Drop), whose seventeen-track compilation brings new attention to a huge French underground. We’ve encountered a few
V/A ~ Qu’allons-nous faire si loin d’ici?
What are we going to do so far from here? This is the question posed by French post-rocker Julien (My Own True Desire, Atlantic Drop), whose seventeen-track compilation brings new attention to a huge French underground. We’ve encountered a few
Guns of Brixton ~ Inlandsis
Not many bands, let alone post-rock bands, make it to a fourth album. Guns of Brixton is the exception. The key to the band’s success is a mixture of influences, beginning with The Clash (who inspired the band’s name and
Guns of Brixton ~ Inlandsis
Not many bands, let alone post-rock bands, make it to a fourth album. Guns of Brixton is the exception. The key to the band’s success is a mixture of influences, beginning with The Clash (who inspired the band’s name and
a closer listen 