Authors: Ryan Hall
Review: Gruenewald – III
Gruenewald = Grails + Ruins + Tarentel … read more
Review: Goldmund – Sometimes
Goldmund = From the Mouth of the Sun + Eluvium + Ruhe
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Local Review: Θ – æ ω
I especially like the bottom-scraping low end, the way it just draaags its claws against the bottom of my listening periphery. I also really like the extreme high frequencies in the second track, when sequels of noise streak through the sky like some kind of evil Aurora Borealis. … read more
Local Review: Young Yet Brilliant Sleuths/Guides & Braves – Self-Titled...
Young Yet Brilliant Sleuths/Guides & Braves Self-Titled Split Self-Released Street: 06.04 YYBS/Guides & Braves = Imbroco + Real Estate + Track Star It is weird that this split record sounds vintage to me. As vintage as, say, the early aughts, when emo fractured into two very disparate camps. Both YYBS and Guides & Braves follow
Local Review: Various Artists – Industry
Industry = West in Dust compilation + Ghostly International Records + Software Records … read more
Local Review: VCR5 – Radical
It would be a bit disingenuous to lump Joe Greathouse in with the pasty crowd of chiptune musicians. On the surface, it makes a bit of sense. … read more
Local Review: The No-Nation Orchestra – Coil EP
The No-Nation Orchestra = Antibalas + Fela Kuti + The Budos Band … read more
Local Review: The Salt, The Sea, and The Sun God...
The Salt, The Sea, and The Sun God = Zorch + And So I Watch You from Afar + early Bright Eyes … read more
Local Review: The Glass Gentlemen – Self-Titled
In some ways, The Glass Gentlemen share a lot in common with the psychodrama of early Cursive recordings. … read more
Local Review: Silver Antlers – All a River
It is really wonderful to hear some new work from Skyler Hitchcox, the guiding light behind Silver Antlers. To the uninitiated, Silver Antlers is heavily ritualized pop music that explores the endless possibilities of dreamy, shoegazy drone that seeks to communicate with something bigger than ourselves inside ourselves. … read more
Local Review: Revolt of the Potatobug – Into the Orchard
Revolt of the Potatobug Into the Orchard Self-Released Street: 06.11 Revolt of the Potatobug = Theta Naught + Drombeg + Raphi Gottesman Into the Orchard, a locally produced gem of richly composed instrumental songs that comprise an OST for a movie not yet made, exudes both an unrelenting sunny optimism and an intricate command of
