“An Exercise In Rediscovery” : Metavari Reimagines Debut Album As ‘Soft Continuum’

Before Metavari became a one man operation, the Midwest band was a full-on post-rock outfit that consisted of five members. In 2009 the band released their debut Be One of Us and Hear No Noise, played SXSW, and shared the stage with bands as diverse as The Appleseed Cast, Maserati, This Will Destroy You, Tortoise, […]

Joel Grind : Echoes in a Crystal Tomb

When Joel Grind isn’t making speed metal in Toxic Holocaust or producing and mastering other artists in his Pacific Northwest studio, he can sometimes be found behind synthesizers. His work under his own name is a mix of darkly lit electronic music that tows the line between deep space Komische, horror/sci-fi scores, and pure atmospheric […]

Tame Impala Release “Posthumous Forgiveness”/Year End List Compiling

So yes, I’m in the thick of compiling for my favorite albums of 2019, as well as favorite scores of 2019/decade and even a favorite albums of the decade. It’s a lot of work, but something I absolutely love doing. The lists really help me put my love of music in some kind of perspective. […]

Natasha Giordano : Mono No Aware

Natasha Giordano self-describes herself as an artist “who investigates sounds as inner places.” Listening to her Soundtracking The Void debut Mono No Aware I would say that’s a pretty accurate description of the sonic world she creates. The three tracks on this stunning EP evoke quiet moments inside one’s own head. Lying in bed with […]

CITYGIRL Drop Debut Track “Hollow Future”

We’re at the end of 2019, folks. Twenty years ago we were all getting ready for the end of the world with Y2K. I was nervously watching my Compaq Presario and the power grid waiting for the robots and appliances to take over. Fortunately(or maybe unfortunately?) the year 2000 only saw another Bush and a […]

DJ Shadow : Our Pathetic Age

When Joshua Paul Davis, aka DJ Shadow, dropped his debut in 1996 he turned the world of instrumental hip hop, trip hop, and electronica on its head. Endtroducing… revolutionized the art of sampling and how far you could go with it to make great art. Shadow opened the door for producers like J Dilla, Madlib, […]

Beck : Hyperspace

So does anybody recall the last really great Beck album? I’m trying to figure that out. I’d probably venture a guess that it was The Information. That was the point where sadsack Beck and weirdo fun Beck came together and made a great sounding album with Nigel Godrich. The pseudo raps and fun samples were […]

Salvatore Mercatante : Il Lamento della Strega

Sure, October has passed us by and we are steadily approaching our day of thanks and turkey. But this doesn’t mean that all things spooky are gone and left us till next fall. In fact, there is a portion of the population(and many readers of these hallowed digital pages) that Fall and Halloween live within […]

Gabriel Birnbaum Drops “Blue Kentucky Mile”; New Album ‘Not Alone’ Out Tomorrow 11/22

There’s a sleepy, melancholy drawl to singer/songwriter Gabriel Birnbaum’s vocals in his sweetly sad new single “Blue Kentucky Mile”. With the loping rhythm, tremolo’d guitar, and almost ghostly shuffle of the track, you’d think you had come across some long floating radio signal stuck in time. A musical present from the past wanting to lull […]

Vlimmer & Phantoms vs Fire’s “Zweitanlauf”

Not much to report as I’m in the midst of a Doctor Sleep write-up which should drop tomorrow. In the meantime you should head over to Cold Transmission’s Bandcamp page and check out their newest compilation. Zeitgeist Vol. 11 is a smorgasbord of dark wave, post-punk, and grey-sky electro pop that is the perfect mix […]