Music
Review: Krieg – Transient
A few seconds into listening to Transient, I felt as though I popped some nasty pain-inducing drug that even most masochists would avoid. … read more
Review: Kodomo – Patterns & Light
True to his name, Kodomo (meaning “child” in Japanese) has birthed something new and pure with his latest release, Patterns & Light. … read more
Review: The Calamity Cubes! – Old World’s Ocean
There has been another surge of old-school style country over the last few years, and The Calamity Cubes! are a part of the wave. … read more
Review: Cabaret Voltaire – #7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985)
#7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985) sounds like what might happen if the bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back were to start a Dada-inspired fetish industrial project … read more
Review: Bulbul – Hirn Fein Hacken
Organized chaos wandered out of Austria and happened to have been recorded to the delight of dysfunctional punkers everywhere. … read more
Review: Bölzer – Soma
Swiss black/death band Bölzer began to rumble the underground just two years ago with their demo, Roman Acupuncture. The rumbling and crushing grew further after the band played to U.S. masses at the 2014 Maryland Death Fest. … read more
Review: Neuro-Sentence – The Shores Of Anhedonia
Neuro-Sentence = Diary Of Dreams + Informatik + Type O Negative … read more
Review: King Tuff – Black Moon Spell
Say hello to the best classic rock record of the year. For all of its influences drawn from ‘70s glam and heavy rock, it might as well be a revival record, but that’s not King Tuff’s intention. … read more
Review: Massimo Falascone – Variazioni Mumacs 32 short mu-pieces about...
Massimo Falascone = William Shatner + White Noise/Captain Beefheart … read more
Review: Sunn O))) & Ulver
Sunn O))) & Ulver = Bohren & Der Club of Gore + Godspeed You! Black Emperor + Angelo Badalamenti … read more
Review: Kevorkian Death Cycle – Distorted Religion
California’s Kevorkian Death Cycle seem to be releasing music on a regular basis again, and nothing could please me more. The God Am I release was one of my favorites last year. Although releasing a single may be more profitable, it can be such a tease. … read more
Review: Blush Response – The Drift
Those who have an appreciation for elite electronic music and how it works will enjoy this one. As for this release, it’s mechanical, organized and precise music that falls into the noise genre. … read more
