EMS & Jeph Nor – Live At Volt Divers
Two mainstays of the Portland synth underground – EMS & Jeph Nor – explore the limits of modular synthesis on Live At Volt Divers, recorded on a freakishly nice Saturday … Continue reading
Eaton Flowers – American Abstraction (SDM-024)
Portland avant-guitarist William Hardy takes us on a journey through the U.S.’ collective subconscious on American Abstraction. Yr about to embark out into the outlying spaces, and there is where … Continue reading
Yves Malone – Aced
We return to the realm of late ’70s/early ’80s sci-fi/slasher/thrillers, with this blurred-out transmission from the enigmatic Yves Malone. Yves Malone is the evil phantom twin of Portland’s Adderall Canyonly, … Continue reading
Lilacs & Champagne: Midnight Features Vol. 1
What do J Dilla, and J. P. Massiera have to do with Nurse With Wound, King Tubby, haunted folk, and opium-induced ritualistic metal? The answer, in this case, is Emil … Continue reading
Ras Mix – Adventures In Clown Town (SDM-005)
Adventures In Clown Town, by Portland’s noisy techno technician Ras Mix, is what it might sound like if Ralph Bakshi were to direct a movie about a young b-girl, escaping … Continue reading
Noise Agency – Otic
No matter what genre a band seems to be working in, these days, the blending of live instruments and electronics seems to be the name of the game, as well … Continue reading
Into Interzone: Fred Meyer, Alto!, Million Brazillians @ Ash Street Saloon; 7.10.13
You wake up in a strange place; the outskirts of some strained and cracked Metropolis. The streets are littered with potholes and debris: the sound of hounds baying in the … Continue reading
the ghost ease, voices, evyn oliver @ red & black cafe; 2.16.13
Evyn Oliver played like John Fahey @ a Mark Rothko exhibit. He played like sunlight upon the wall, like wind upon the water. Warm like old barnwood and just as … Continue reading
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Alter: A Shamanic Music Festival; Recess Gallery, 9.15.12
“And at last they summoned a shaman. He arrived in his shaman dress and horned hat, warmed his tambourine over the embers, then shook it hard. He banged it in … Continue reading
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