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Local Review: VCR5 – Radical

Posted on April 30, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

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: Various Artists – Lake Mary Presents: Visit

Posted on June 4, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Creating a cohesive compilation can prove difficult when working with a variety of artists and visions. Yet, Lake Mary Presents: Visit seems to be unanimously organized to evoke juxtaposed feelings of serenity in a frigid environment. … read more

Local Review: VISTAAS – Sunkhronos

Posted on June 29, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

VISTAAS Sunkhronos Self-Released Street: 01.14 VISTAAS = Pierre Schaeffer + Oneohtrix Point Never Sunkhronos is a sample-heavy, cut-up work. This record has the feel of a found cassette in sections—the rare type where ferric tape hiss actually adds to the musicality. I would refer to it as musique concrète more readily than, say, a beat

Local Review: Visitors – Blueshift

Posted on June 29, 2014 (January 6, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

Visitors Blueshift Self-Released Street: 06.20 Visitors = Deftones + Rush Rarely does an EP sound so much like a full-fledged album. Musical offerings of such satisfying integrity do not hatch, fully formed, by sheer happenstance. Blueshift combines fist-sized chunks of aboriginal talent with months of coffee-addicted, all-night hunkering sessions, to yield prog metal that feels

Local Review: Various Artists – Sounds of Sodium

Posted on July 29, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

I have to admit, my local punk rock experiences have been tainted. Unfortunately, my friends and I went to many bad, local pop punk shows in the ‘90s and missed out on the good stuff. Thankfully, Sounds of Sodium, a local punk/rock/hardcore compilation, made it my way. … read more