Issues: Issue 200 - August 2005
Review: With Passion – In the Midst of Bloodied Soil
With Passion In the Midst of Bloodied Soil Earache Records With Passion = Bathroom after lots of Mexican food It’s hit-and-miss with Earache Records anymore. It seems as though they are attempting to out-cheese Century Media and Metal Blade by signing SHIT!!! If this were Tatooine, I’d definitely be a Sith, as I’ve so easily
Review: Universal Hall Pass – Mercury
Universal Hall Pass Mercury Sneaky Street: 10.23.04 Universal Hall Pass = Bjork + Jem + Venus Hum + Sneaker Pimps I don’t know how this album fell through the cracks and never garnered a lovely amount of hype, seeing as how the general public loves a witty woman with a fantastic voice and a sense
Review: The Cloud Room – Self-Titled
The Cloud Room Self-Titled Gigantic Music Street: 04.19 The Cloud Room = new wave + post-punk + New York City It’s hard to get your head around this album. There is evidence that suggests that it is simply a concoction of everything popular in independent music these days. At one turn you’ve got the bouncy
Review: Testament – Seen Between the Lines DVD
Testament Seen Between the Lines DVD Escapi Testament = Slayer + Exodus + (old) Metallica An entire concert as well as video clips. The traditional stuff for a DVD these days, yes? Originally only available back in the early 90s on video, now it’s on DVD. Testament was much along the lines of Exodus back
Review: Ritual Carnage – I, Infidel
Ritual Carnage I, Infidel Osmose Productions Ritual Carnage = Hellchild + Hellbastard + Exodus There’s a lot of declaration in metal these days—“I, Monarch!” “I, Infidel!” What’s the deal? Anyway, stuff from Japan usually kicks ass, and there’s no exception here. This is good, solid thrashing death in the late 80s style complete with an
Review: Rotersand – Welcome to Goodbye
Rotersand Welcome to Goodbye Metropolis Street: 06.27 The 90s industrial act The Fair Sex decided to update their sound and the name of their act to fit the new direction of harsh electronic music—creating their new shape in the form of Rotersand. With Welcome to Goodbye as their sophomore release, the act is growing as
Review: Off the Cuff – Shake
Off the Cuff “Shake” Soulfuric Trax From northeast England, the production duo of “Off the Cuff” are Karl Frampton and Si Liliker. Welcoming them to the Soulfuric team with new single “Shake,” these folks know the nectar of the house fruit. Aside includes the swingin’ talent of Martin Ikin and Darren Giles for the “Solid
Review: Mazarin – We’re Already There
Mazarin We’re Already There I & Ear Records Street: 07.26 Mazarin = James – Glastonbury + Flaming Lips – Aliens Historians have a luxury not offered to the rest of us. Rather than looking forward, they can peel back the events as they happened and find the foreshadowing with a fair amount of accuracy. Of
Review: Minmae – I’d Be Scared, Were You Still Burning
Minmae I’d Be Scared, Were You Still Burning Greyday Productions Street: 06.07 Minmae = Lou Reed – David Bowie + Swans – Brilliant lyricism It’s that deadpan vocal, not quite singing but more dramatic than simple narration, that worked for everyone from Lou Reed to Jarvis Cocker and in a regard, Joy Division. But there
Review: M2 – The Frozen Spark
M2 The Frozen Spark Ant Zen Street: 06.08 Squaremeter has always been consistent for keeping his signature beeping and for having intense negative space, but changing it up enough to keep it interesting. This time Mathis Mootz goes into a completely different direction with ominous, ambient soundscapes filled with hollow whispers and eerie consistencies. The