EUS/Mytrip – Split (BLWBCK)
Never have i been more excited to open a random e-mail from a label, as with this split release between EUS, from Costa Rica, and MyTrip, somewhere between Bulgaria and … Continue reading
Daniel Baker – Man To Man Bacon Swapping
There’s a new batch of releases out on Hand Loom Lament, our favourite purveyors of Budget Dole Noise. First to fall under our knife is from Daniel Baker, which is … Continue reading
Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
When i last left Sharon Van Etten, she was playing the role of single female troubadour with an acoustic guitar, on her second album, epic. She’s come a long way … Continue reading
VHS Head – Persistence Of Vision (Skam Records)
what’s he doing in there? The entire ’70s/’80s slipstream falls under VHS Head‘s knife, on his newest, and best, for Skam Records. Having every option is almost the same of … Continue reading
I Just Want To Have Something To Do: Worth Taking – Punker Than Thou
I came across a post on Twitter the other day that stated, “Everybody loves punk rock. If you don’t you’re in denial. Or dead. Or a cop.” It’s true – … Continue reading
Mr. Scruff – Friendly Bacteria (Ninja Tune)
Albums made by DJs are always an interesting proposition. The lines between samples and productions are often unclear, leaving us to wonder what in the hell is going on. On … Continue reading
Plaid – Reachy Prints (Warp Records)
endless beaches. flying on the back of an eagle. subterranean caverns. blurry TVs. When it seems like every era, artist and genre is getting a reassessment and a second life, … Continue reading
A Heightened Sensitivity Towards Beauty – An Interview with Derek Piotr, with an exclusive mix.
A polish-born musician, who lives in New England, and makes lush, tropical soundscapes and inadvertently sings in Indonesian? Such are the confusing, and wondrous, times we live in. Derek Piotr … Continue reading
Hiss Tracts – Shortwave Nights
static. drift. drone. road movies. isolated nights. from members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Set Fire To Flames and Growing. It’s been a big last 18 months for Constellation Records, … Continue reading
Tori Amos – Unrepentant Geraldines
Tori emerges from behind the glitter curtain with her most personal record in a decade. To call Unrepentant Geraldines a return to form is to miss the point of what … Continue reading
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