Summertime’s Last Hurrah

In an effort to make sure our children would have a great memory of this summer break(besides mom and dad getting drunk with grandma and grandpa in a hillbilly mansion in the woods), my wife had me buy some tickets to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio at the beginning of the summer. Well, […]

Let The New Age Of Enlightenment Begin

The film Beyond The Black Rainbow(is it a film or just a movie?) was made back in 2010, yet I’d never heard of it until last summer when Jagjaguwar announced they were releasing the soundtrack to it on limited edition clear vinyl. What was that? Beyond The Black Rainbow? Wasn’t that a Wes Craven flick […]

The Week of Weird(or how I saw that once on TV)

“What a strange week.” “Why was it strange?” “I don’t know. It just was.” “Well what made it stranger than last week? Or the week before?” “Don’t put me on the spot, man. Don’t make me explain myself.” “Fine. Want a beer?” “Sure.” I think this was a conversation I just had in my head. […]

Ufomammut : Ecate

In literary terms, Ufomammut’s new long player titled Ecate feels not like a mere 45 minute album, but the aural equivalent of Homer’s Odyssey. It’s a punishing trip into some desolate, dystopian world. Think Frank Herbert’s Dune melded with William Gibson’s Neuromancer and you might have an idea of where this music roams. Musically speaking, […]

A Chance To Cut Is A Chance To Kill

Ever since Mondo and Death Waltz Recording Company have joined forces like some sort of mighty Voltron-like super hero, spreading incredible soundtracks across the world, I feel I’ve become an addict. Yes, I was hooked even before this merger of horror vinyl Gods, but now it’s just getting ridiculous. Oh well. Admitting you have a […]