Authors: Ryan Hall
Review: Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa, Kreyol, Vodou Jazz, and...
Tanbou Toujou = DJ Kicks + Nuggets + A Rough Guide To …
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Review: Wolf Eyes – I Am a Problem: Mind in Pieces
Wolf Eyes = Hair Police + Sightings + Wretched Worst … read more
Review: Zorch – Zzoorrcchh
Woah. The profundity in which I used the F-word to describe this band just blew my Mormon brain. But, it works. … read more
Reviews: Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest
As a record, Tomorrow’s Harvest falls back into familiar sounds that have made them a touchstone in contemporary music: decaying, VHS transfer textures, drawn-out synth melodies, understated beats, the occasional guitar line or serrated arpeggio and obscure sampling of robotics long gone by. … read more
Review: Wildest Dreams – S/T
Wildest Dreams = Obscured by Clouds–era Pink Floyd + Dungen + Circle … read more
Review: Wax Fang – The Astronaut
While you may roll your eyes at the pretense of a concept album about an astronaut emerging from a black hole as a limitless superbeing, it is hard to fault the ambitious scope of this project—two musicians from Louisville, KY scoring these massive, soaring, 10-minute-plus epics with symphonic scores, brawny psych guitar work and droning atmospherics. … read more
Review: Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco
The Rough Guide to Bollywood Disco = Giorgio Moroder + Donna Summer + Gloria Gaynor
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Review: Various Artists – A Rough Guide to Psychedelic India
Various Artists = Ray Spiegel Ensemble + Asha Bhosle + The Bombay Royale … read more
Review: Various Artists – I Can’t Give You The Life...
I Can’t Give You The Life You Want = Clandestine Mixes + SMM: Opiate + 4AD’s Lonely is an Eyesore compilation … read more
Review: Various Artists – Senegal 70
Senegal 70 = Tinariwen + Lagos Disco Inferno + Orchestre Bawobab … read more