Muslimgauze – Blinded Horses album review
On his fourth LP, Bryn Jones fully comes into his own as Muslimgauze while still containing some anomalies and retaining some atavistic traits of his earliest works. For those that … Continue reading
Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Mukomodulator album review
Two tracks of raw, unfiltered harsh noise from the master Masami Akita, recorded live at a gallery in Tokyo in November 2020. For noise fans, we’ve heard the same tired … Continue reading
Nightports W/ Betamax album review
Leeds-based sound experiment Nightport show how much can be done within the confines of a very simple premise on their second album, this time sculpted in conjunction with The Comet … Continue reading
Post Punk Classics: Joy Division – Closer (1980) album review
On the 40th anniversary of Ian Curtis’ death, we step inside Joy Division’s sepulchural sophomore album, Closer. Closer is often cited as an early influence on goth. While its true … Continue reading
Vinyl Of The Week: I Am A Vowel – IO 12″ review
Technoid trance meets dubby dread on IO from Belgium’s I AM A VOWEL Writing in 1975 on the then-contemporary resurgence of interest in traditional trance music, the New York Times … Continue reading
Opal Tapes August 2019 Batch Review
From deconstructed bass music from Seoul, South Korea to alien hip-hop to subtle noise, Opal Tapes’ newest batch is satisfyingly eclectic and diverse. It is increasingly uncommon to go to … Continue reading
Tortoise & Tenon: Tortoise & RJD2 @ Soul’d Out Music Festival; 4.20.2017; McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Or.
Chicago’s Tortoise elevated an at-capacity crowd with their minimalist post-everything rock ‘n roll for the second night of the Soul’d Out Music Festival. The mortise and tenon joint has been … Continue reading
Ghostly Folk: Holy Sons – Fall Of Man (Thrill Jockey)
Grails’/Om/Lilacs & Wine‘s Emil Amos returns with a ghostly post-apocalyptic folksy dub classic rock AM gold record on Fall Of Man, his second for indie/psych/post-rock juggernauts Thrill Jockey! Everybody needs … Continue reading
Expanding Slowcore: Low – Ones And Sixes
Duluth, MN’s Low return with possibly the most consistent album of their Sub Pop era, while still innovating and pushing forward. Apart from My Bloody Valentine, perhaps no band has … Continue reading
Backward Listening: Ekoplekz – Unfidelity (Planet Mu)
Been meaning to post about this since it came out, back in March. Since Planet Mu has just released their second collection of Nick Edward chunes this year, Four Track … Continue reading
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