Authors: Z. Smith
Local Review: Kqwiet – Dust
Kqwiet = La Monte Young + John Cale … read more
Local Review: Hoops – Masterpieces
Masterpieces by local experimental musician Hoops is an elegant and monstrously captivating affair. Released by homegrown label, New Visions in Electronic Music, both digitally and on cassette, Masterpieces allows one to choose their own aesthetic experience. … read more
Local Review: Fisch Loops and Applegreen – Jabuticaba
Jabuticaba is a split-album—longer than, but related to, a split-EP—released both digitally and on cassette by local musicians Fisch Loops (Numbs, Furthermore, Julio Child, Daniel Tiger, Dani Lion) and Applegreen. … read more
Local Review: Eyes on Kites – New Lens
Eyes on Kites’ most recent release, New Lens, is able to constructively take aim at a certain nostalgia—not necessarily in sound, but in feeling—and remind us of a more innocent, purer time in our lives. … read more
Local Review: Charlatan – Nothing to Gain
Charlatan’s Nothing to Gain is a veritable punch to the throat—it hits fast and hard, leaving one in a state of shock while gasping for air. If you ever find yourself missing the good ol’ work of Chiodos, then Nothing to Gain is the EP for you. … read more
Local Review: Braeyden Jae / Ant’lrd – Self-Titled
Braeyden Jae / Ant’lrd = Boris + OM
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Local Review: Braeyden Jae – Fog Mirror
Braeyden Jae = Brian Eno + Merzbow
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Local Review: Boone – Next Best Tapes
Boone Next Best Tapes Self-Released Street: 06.26 Boone = Kid Cudi + Pink Floyd No, Next Best Tapes is not the latest hip-hop release from frontiersman Daniel Boone (however interesting that might have been), but instead a solid premiere for the rising Huntsville artist, Boone. In Next Best Tapes, we find a rapper who is,
Local Music Review: Monol!th / God Walk – Self-Titled
Ranging greatly in sound, instrumentation and general urgency, the usefulness of the split album is to neatly juxtapose two groups of equal ability, find solidarity in a common goal and combine two different fan-bases. … read more
Review: Glenn Mercer – Incidental Hum
Glenn Mercer = The Eagles + Nathan Johnson … read more
Review: Ghosts in Pocket – Barberton
Ghosts in Pocket = Phoenix + Eyes Lips Eyes … read more
Review: Death Spells – Nothing Above, Nothing Below
Death Spells = Skinny Puppy + Serge Gainsbourg … read more
