Authors: Seeth McGavien
Local Review: Selling the Ashes – Derivative, Act 1
Selling the Ashes = Nine Inch Nails + Stabbing Westward / The Smashing Pumpkin
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Local Review: Pillow Dragon – Teen Witch
Pillow Dragon are a local duo that have taken the purest elements of industrial and combined them with a modern-day feel. The best example I can give of this combination is “Repulse,” a catchy beat layered on top of subtle synth and laced with smooth, controlled vocals. … read more
Local Review: Contaminated Intelligence – TRACKS
Contaminated Intelligence = Psyclon Nine + FiFtY VinC / Front Line Assembly … read more
Local Review: Contaminated Intelligence – The Day Before
Contaminated Intelligence = Atari Teenage Riot + God Module / Pysclon 9 … read more
Review: Fractal Mirror – Garden of Ghosts
Fractal Mirror = Yes + The Verve Pipe / Genesis … read more
Review: Father Murphy – Croce
Father Murphy = Synaesthesia + Wumpscut … read more
Review: Father Murphy – Pain Is On Our Side Now
Listening to this album, I found myself imagining specters and spirits dancing around a blasphemous circle of flame, while in the distance, demonic cries echo in a storm of violent proportions. … read more
Review: Empty Flowers – The Air You Found
It is not often that I hear traditional rock mixed with ambient electronic themes and can say I enjoy it. Empty Flowers showed me that the two can be beautifully united into an ocean of imagery. … read more
Review: Drew McDowall – Collapse
Drew McDowall = Synesthesia + Zombi / Matt Uelmen … read more
Review: Disparition – FAITE
Disparition = Red Sparowes + Pelican + Russian Circles … read more
Review: Divider – Minimal Distraction EP
Divider’s new EP, Minimal Distraction, sidestepped the mainstream approach to EBM and pulled from the traditional era of the mid-’80s early-’90s electronic sound. The dark, surrounding electronic beat enhanced by the vocals creates an atmosphere of aggression and anxiety. … read more
Review: Dead Rider – Chills on Glass
Imagine a funky psychedelic trip where the ‘70s meet the ‘90s, minus the angst. “Blank Screen” is a perfect description of what this band is about: smooth vocals, experimental electronic sounds and a funky rhythmic beat. … read more
