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5 Experimental Releases That Push Old Styles In New Directions

Posted on February 14, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Anu | DISCWOMAN 61 | DISCWOMAN

Out of the ever-expanding archive of great experimental music, here are 5 releases that take familiar sounds in unexpected directions, be it jazz, techno, ambient or pop. … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Blackest Ever Black, Dinzu Artifacts, DISCWOMAN, ECM, Experimental Music, UIQ

Kevin Morby – Oh My God

Posted on May 2, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Kevin Morby = Leonard Cohen + The Beatles + Bob Dylan’s Jesus phase … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Dead Oceans, Kevin Morby, oh my god

Magic Circle – Departed Souls

Posted on May 2, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Magic Circle = Black Sabbath + Pentagram + Saint Vitus … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: 20 buck spin, departed souls, Magic Circle

David Baddley: Finding the Line Between Nature and Self

Posted on June 4, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
By toying with the forces of humanity, technology and nature, David Baddley explores a symbiotic connection between ourselves and the world around us.

By toying with the forces of humanity, technology and nature, David Baddley explores a symbiotic connection between ourselves and the world around us. … read more

Posted in: ArtsTagged: David Baddley, installation art, Photography, The Gateway, Westminster College

Review: [:SITD] – Stronghold

Posted on October 30, 2004 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

[:SITD:] Stronghold Metropolis 5/5 Originally released on Accession Records, [:SITD:] has become one of my favorite acts to come out in the last few years. It all started with their single, “Snuff Machinery,” on the Septic II compilation on Dependent Records. The infamous Snuff EP created a buzz in 2002, leading people to wonder when

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: [:SITD:], metropolis

Review: :Wumpscut: – Evoke

Posted on May 18, 2005 (July 2, 2025) by Asha Pruitt

The more I listen to this, the more I love it. It seems this happens with every :Wumpscut: album that has come out in the last eight years.
… read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: metropolis, Wumpscut

Review: CeCe Rogers – It’s Alright

Posted on June 7, 2005 (July 14, 2025) by Asha Pruitt

The GN is back! After the recent success of “Come On & Dance,” the living legend CeCe Rogers returns with a song that will stay in your head as well as in your record box. … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: CeCe Rogers, Swing City

National Music Reviews 4/13

Posted on April 1, 2013 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

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