When I went to see UK crust legends DOOM play the Negative Space, I didn’t know how many surprises that night would hold for me. Continue reading “PLAGUE/ FLASH OUT – split cassette”
V/A – Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys
First, we must ask why this exists? It cannot solely exist for the drunken fratboy poker games it is destined to soundtrack. Continue reading “V/A – Son of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys”
V/A – CiTR Pop Alliance Compilation, Vol 3
This compilation from Vancouver’s Mint Records and UBC’s CiTR is a great taste of the Left Coast’s pop scene. Continue reading “V/A – CiTR Pop Alliance Compilation, Vol 3”
Jonny Fritz – Dad Country
This latest LP from Nashville-based Jonny Fritz (formerly Corndawg) is sure to delight fans of well crafted country songs. Continue reading “Jonny Fritz – Dad Country”
Jon Hopkins – Immunity
The brainwave generator is a computer program that uses what are termed “binaural” beats to induce altered states in consciousness in humans, said to mimic the effects of drugs or divine experience. Continue reading “Jon Hopkins – Immunity”
Mudhoney – Vanishing Point
Man… What is there that can be said about Mudhoney that hasn’t been said one hundred thousand times? Continue reading “Mudhoney – Vanishing Point”
DARK HORSES – Black Music
The cover of Dark Horses’ Black Music depicts the emptiness of outer space and is evocative of the sound of the album itself; that is, a vast empty vacuum devoid of substance. Continue reading “DARK HORSES – Black Music”
MY BLOODY VALENTINE – m b v
Something happened in early February that likely got many My Bloody Valentine fans cheering. Continue reading “MY BLOODY VALENTINE – m b v”
CLOUDLAND CANYON – Aureliua
This spacey instrumental EP from San Francisco weirdos Cloudland Canyon is a doozy. Continue reading “CLOUDLAND CANYON – Aureliua”
BURIAL – Truant/Rough Sleeper
Burial is an artist whose sound is rooted in 1990s UK dance music: it is intimate, full of longing and regret yet also equally as celebratory and hopeful, often all on the same track. Continue reading “BURIAL – Truant/Rough Sleeper”