Barnes and Noble is Selling Records Again.

Is this the tipping point that vinyl addicts have been waiting for?  As I walked into the store this morning, I saw something that I hadn’t seen in years: a display of brand new records.  Let’s take a moment to

Barnes and Noble is Selling Records Again.

Is this the tipping point that vinyl addicts have been waiting for?  As I walked into the store this morning, I saw something that I hadn’t seen in years: a display of brand new records.  Let’s take a moment to

Kineskop ~ Kontékst

Late last year, we reviewed Already Dead Tapes’ 100th release, Document.  We blinked, and they’re already up to #136!  Kontékst is one of the label’s most intriguing releases, an investigation of time and the markings of time. The cassette is packed

Kineskop ~ Kontékst

Late last year, we reviewed Already Dead Tapes’ 100th release, Document.  We blinked, and they’re already up to #136!  Kontékst is one of the label’s most intriguing releases, an investigation of time and the markings of time. The cassette is packed

Holly Herndon ~ Body Sound

Another excellent release from the ever-reliable Infinite Greyscale, Body Sound continues the label’s tradition of offering creative music on 10″ colored vinyl.  A fellow reviewer called the release “slightly baffling,” but it’s not; it’s beautiful.  The unique nature of the recording deserves

Holly Herndon ~ Body Sound

Another excellent release from the ever-reliable Infinite Greyscale, Body Sound continues the label’s tradition of offering creative music on 10″ colored vinyl.  A fellow reviewer called the release “slightly baffling,” but it’s not; it’s beautiful.  The unique nature of the recording deserves

Various Artists ~ Birds of a Feather Boxed Set

Did you ever encounter a physical object that instantly became your New Favorite Thing?  This occurred as I received the Birds of a Feather Boxed Set from Flaming Pines.  The set is the culmination of a three-year project from the label, which

Various Artists ~ Birds of a Feather Boxed Set

Did you ever encounter a physical object that instantly became your New Favorite Thing?  This occurred as I received the Birds of a Feather Boxed Set from Flaming Pines.  The set is the culmination of a three-year project from the label, which

Huma-Huma ~ Theme Songs for Invisible Motion Pictures

Hawai’i’s native fish is the humu-humu, short for the fun-to-pronounce humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.  This name gives us a hint of what to expect from Huma-Huma: happy music, guaranteed to inspire smiles. Huma-Huma is all about happiness; “happy” is even one of their tags.  In

Huma-Huma ~ Theme Songs for Invisible Motion Pictures

Hawai’i’s native fish is the humu-humu, short for the fun-to-pronounce humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.  This name gives us a hint of what to expect from Huma-Huma: happy music, guaranteed to inspire smiles. Huma-Huma is all about happiness; “happy” is even one of their tags.  In

36 ~ Dream Tempest

Dream Tempest, the new album from self-publishing veteran 36, is like a space-machine made to daydream in, immersing the listener in the absolute darkness of an electronic sci-fi soundscape that gracefully glides into emotional nebulae of distinct colors. The tones

36 ~ Dream Tempest

Dream Tempest, the new album from self-publishing veteran 36, is like a space-machine made to daydream in, immersing the listener in the absolute darkness of an electronic sci-fi soundscape that gracefully glides into emotional nebulae of distinct colors. The tones

Dumbsaint ~ Disappearance in a Minor Role

“It’s your job to make the fiction real.  Be creative,” says one character to another in “Part 1: Gabrielle”, the third installment of Dumbsaint‘s video triptych.  And that’s exactly what the Sydney band has been doing all these months: releasing

Dumbsaint ~ Disappearance in a Minor Role

“It’s your job to make the fiction real.  Be creative,” says one character to another in “Part 1: Gabrielle”, the third installment of Dumbsaint‘s video triptych.  And that’s exactly what the Sydney band has been doing all these months: releasing

Pray for Sound ~ Dreamer

Boston’s Pray for Sound began as a solo act in 2011.  After releasing an EP, a single and a live set, the solo act has developed into a quintet.  The name refers to frontman Bruce Malley’s struggle with hearing loss and

Pray for Sound ~ Dreamer

Boston’s Pray for Sound began as a solo act in 2011.  After releasing an EP, a single and a live set, the solo act has developed into a quintet.  The name refers to frontman Bruce Malley’s struggle with hearing loss and