Posts Tagged: thrill jockey

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

Date Palms ~ The Dusted Sessions

The Dusted Sessions follows “The Dust Bowl Theme”, one of the standout cuts on the compilation Your Victorian Breasts, reviewed here earlier this year.  That languid desert piece finds its echo on “Dusted Down”, which to no one’s surprise is one of

Date Palms ~ The Dusted Sessions

The Dusted Sessions follows “The Dust Bowl Theme”, one of the standout cuts on the compilation Your Victorian Breasts, reviewed here earlier this year.  That languid desert piece finds its echo on “Dusted Down”, which to no one’s surprise is one of

Peals ~ Walking Field

Listening to preview track “Blue Elvis”, embedded below, one receives a first impression of Peals as a languid guitar-based band.  But Peals – who fill the speakers, but are actually a duo – are so diverse that no single track can do

Peals ~ Walking Field

Listening to preview track “Blue Elvis”, embedded below, one receives a first impression of Peals as a languid guitar-based band.  But Peals – who fill the speakers, but are actually a duo – are so diverse that no single track can do

Electronic Observations 2013 #3

It’s been a bumper crop of electronic music in the past month, of all shapes and sizes, so thanks to all the artists who submit.  In fact, there’s been so much, I’ve had to bump some to either next month

Electronic Observations 2013 #3

It’s been a bumper crop of electronic music in the past month, of all shapes and sizes, so thanks to all the artists who submit.  In fact, there’s been so much, I’ve had to bump some to either next month

Barn Owl ~ V

Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras have been exploring the more electronic facets of textural guitar compositions on a lot of solo outings, and they really bring it all together on their fifth Barn Owl album. The San Francisco duo’s provocative

Barn Owl ~ V

Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras have been exploring the more electronic facets of textural guitar compositions on a lot of solo outings, and they really bring it all together on their fifth Barn Owl album. The San Francisco duo’s provocative

Dan Friel ~ Total Folklore

Dan Friel uses a thrift store basement’s worth of pedals and odd gear to craft crumbling Nintendo anthems. When we say “anthems” we mean choreographed marching down the middle of the street with Super Mario and the fire department, fists in the air

Dan Friel ~ Total Folklore

Dan Friel uses a thrift store basement’s worth of pedals and odd gear to craft crumbling Nintendo anthems. When we say “anthems” we mean choreographed marching down the middle of the street with Super Mario and the fire department, fists in the air

ACL 2012: Top Ten Experimental

Many artists claim to be experimental, simply since they experiment; but this does not make them experimental artists.  In order to be placed in this category, an artist must be wildly improvisational, incredibly creative, or straight out hard to define.

ACL 2012: Top Ten Experimental

Many artists claim to be experimental, simply since they experiment; but this does not make them experimental artists.  In order to be placed in this category, an artist must be wildly improvisational, incredibly creative, or straight out hard to define.

Eternal Tapestry ~ A World Out Of Time

For their second full-length of the year Eternal Tapestry ring the changes by recording an album as a conceptual whole, rather than assembling the final work from a bunch of different tapes laid down over time.  It’s not the most

Eternal Tapestry ~ A World Out Of Time

For their second full-length of the year Eternal Tapestry ring the changes by recording an album as a conceptual whole, rather than assembling the final work from a bunch of different tapes laid down over time.  It’s not the most