Year: 2007
Local Review: Prize Country – Lottery of Recognition
Prize Country Lottery of Recognition Exigent Records Street: 02.27 Prize Country = Unsane + Zeke + some Refused Formed in May of 2006, Prize Country has a way with being catchy without being infectious, fun without being a guilty pleasure and rockin’ without being masturbatory. No matter how many times I listen to this, I
Local Review: Phono – The Changeover
Phono The Changeover 10 Degree Productions Street: 2006 Phono = NIN + VNV Nation Joe Ashton terrorizes electronic music with a focus bent on rhythm. Were you to spread the parts out, name checking the various influences that are prevalent on The Changeover you’d find just about every industrial/EBM clich, minus Skinny Puppy’s vocoder. Violence,
Local Review: Nolens Volens – Fuck Imogen Heap
Nolens Volens Fuck Imogen Heap Billygoat Database Street: 08.03 Nolens Volens = VCR Quintet + Tigerbeat6 + nonnon In my last review I made intimations of Andrew being the love child of disco and kid606. In this latest release Andrew has grown up and produced a tighter but not altogether better record than previous releases.
Local Review: MONSOON SEASON – THE LAST COMMUTE
MONSOON SEASON THE LAST COMMUTE Narrl Recording Co. Street: 01.01 Monsoon Season = Sting + Late night NPR Jazz + any shred of relevance Nothing strikes fear into the heart of a SLUG reviewer faster than when a band compares itself to someone as musically worthless as John Mayer. What’s even sadder is listening to the
Local Review: Mug Shots Present – The Hangover (local compilation)
Mug Shots Present The Hangover (local compilation) Mug Shots Muzik Street: April 2007 The Hangover = Salt Lake Hip Hop + Love Songs + Kill Yer’ Hero Every MC on this compilation knows the rules when it comes to bringing something new and believable to the table. That’s why I find my self a little
Local Review: Monorchist Keep Your Eye On the Ball
Monorchist Keep Your Eye On the Ball Self-Release Street: 2007 Monorchist = Sleater Kinney + Joan Jett Kourtney Farnsworth might be feminine, but she’s no prissy girl. Singing in a taunting tone on the best track, “Action Girl”: “She’s not like Barbie, there’s no fucking way. She’s like GI Joe! Commando style.” Lyrics in “F.K.A.”
Local Review: Manicproject – Squareone
Manicproject Squareone Self release Street:06.19 Manicproject = NIN – Trent + Phil, a monochromatic voice that hurts ears real bad. While the down beats and atmospheric pressure of the seemingly distant background music put you in an ecstasy based trance, the lyrics and vocals that Phil Istomin chose to combine with them immediately pull you
Local Review: Mathematics Et Cetera – Eye Contact is No...
Mathematics Et Cetera Eye Contact is No Guarantee Hotel Palindrome Street: 03.31 Mathematics Et Cetera = CYHSY + Phantom Planet On the accurately titled Eye Contact Is No Guarantee, (selling out Velour every weekend doesn’t qualify boring music), Mathematics Et Cetera have delivered a mid-fi collection of eleven songs that fit together in no reasonable
Local Review: Mean Molly’s Trio – Things I See
Mean Molly’s Trio Things I See Rev 13 13 Records Street: 2007 Mean Molly’s Trio = Ray Charles + The Raconteurs + Mudhoney + The Black Keys Remarkably enough, coming up with who Mean Molly’s Trio sounds like, without hurting the good name of those bands, was harder than listening to their debut record Things
Local Review: Microtia – Distance is Oval
Microtia Distance is Oval Exigent Records Street: 09.11 Microtia = The New Transit Direction + Dulce Sky + Fugazi Musically, Microtia are headed in a direction that, although it has been done to death, is still relatively pleasing to the ears. The entire CD is pretty effect-heavy, which makes me curious as to whether these