Sungod’s “Hypnotism”

It seems the deeper I dig into the Holodeck Records’ canon, the more intrigued and enthralled I’ve become. Under that same hot, Texas sun that has given us everyone from Townes Van Zandt to The Mars Volta, Willie Nelson to Spoon, ZZ Top to Big Mama Thornton, and Ornette Coleman to the Butthole Surfers, Holodeck […]

Thousand Foot Whale Claw : Black Hole Party

The Austin music collective Thousand Foot Whale Claw don’t seem afraid to explore those darker recesses of existence. In fact, they seem most comfortable when they’re embracing them; floating in space, firing walls of droning synth into the great empty. There’s equal parts late 60s psychedelia and early 70s Berlin School experimentation happening with them. […]

Richard Swift : 1977-2018

Photo by Larry Crane I won’t lay it on thick here, as I can’t say I’m a longtime fan of Richard Swift’s work. What I will say is that as a producer, Richard Swift produced three of the best sounding indie records in the last 10 years. His work with Damien Jurado on albums Maraqopa, […]

Xander Harris : Villains of Romance

There’s a really dark, palpable mood that emanates from Xander Harris’ new album Villains of Romance. His previous records all carried with them a heavy air and brooding stare, as if you walked into an underground club that seemed to lead directly into some Gothic alternate universe. A place where leather was a coat of […]

What is ‘R0B0PHAS1A’? A Guide To Everything You’re Allowed To Know(And Nothing More) About Graham Reznick’s New Album

So normally when an artist releases a record there’s some time during the release process and afterwards where said artist enjoys the fruits of his or her labor. You know, maybe talking to press and magazines about the album. Or maybe pulling a stunt like dropping flash drives with the album on it from a […]

Panos Comsmatos’ ‘Mandy’

There have been hints, rumors, and allegations about Panos Cosmatos’ follow-up to his hyper-stylized and strangely beautiful Beyond The Black Rainbow for some time now. Nicholas Cage…satanic cult…revenge thriller…extremely violent…1983…all of those things had me hooked from the get go. Panos achieved so much with so little in Rainbow. It was a tour-de-force of style […]

Mineral For The Mind : Carlton Melton Talk Mind Minerals, European Tours, and the Rocking Pneumonia

Carlton Melton seem to reside in a musical space all their own. They’re one of those bands that completely transcend their influences into something wholly original. Classic rock, alternative rock, noise rock, and mother nature herself seem to collide and coalesce in the improvisational jams that make up a Carlton Melton record. When I first […]

Michael C. Sharp : Never Enough Time

Ever since I delved into Holodeck Records’ compilation Holodeck Vision One I’ve been going back and trying to play catch up with the label’s impressive and vast roster of artists. One song that’s been particularly mind-blowing to me(one of many) is Sungod’s “Frequence”. A mixture of Krautrock, trance-like repetition, and the sound of a band […]

Nine Inch Nails : Bad Witch

Who knew that the same guy who wrote “Happiness Is Slavery” would someday actually be happy, let alone live long enough to know what happiness felt like. Trent Reznor was the resident 90s nihilist, perfecting industrial music into a razor-lined pill that was made easily swallowed by the blood it drew. Nine Inch Nails grew […]

I Need A Little Time : The Brilliance of Halt And Catch Fire

Spoiler Alert : If you have not watched Halt and Catch Fire and plan to then please avoid this article as there are spoilers. -The Management No show has hit me quite like Halt and Catch Fire. There was something quite brilliant in its story arc, casting, blending of the factual and the fiction, its […]