noam ~ overdramatic

Is this price for real?  Because wow, even Norman Records has commented that £3.99 seems like quite a bargain for this much music.  noam is the new band led by Kentaro Togawa, who our readers will remember from Hopeless Local Marching Band.

V/A ~ the silence was warm vol.5

The latest installment in Symbolic Interaction’s series is not silent ~ it’s not even as ambient as one might expect.  The disc blends the advertised “warm” tones with busy electronics, with a slight edge to the latter.  While a few

Various Artists ~ the silence was warm vol.4

the silence was warm vol.4 is another worthy entry in Kentaro Togawa’s ongoing series.  The main draw continues to be the high quality exclusives, many of which are never available in any other format.  Also key: a ridiculously low price.  (only

Hopeless Local Marching Band ~ Caffeine and Sleeping Pills

Unexpected good news arrives like a minor miracle, and Caffeine and Sleeping Pills provides a double dose.  When Symbolic Interaction announced that it was going on a two-year hiatus, we feared that its roster would be doing the same.  Thankfully, this is