Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Photo by Özge Cöne Ryan Lee West, aka Rival Consoles, might just be one of the most exciting electronic artists working today. Too much? Okay, well in my headspace he is. I love the vastness, the melodies, and the organic nature of his work. He works like a painter, adding colors to a canvas. Not […]
Read More Rival Consoles Announces ‘Articulation’; Listen To Title TrackIt didn’t really dawn on me that my dad served in the military till about 7 years ago. I knew he served, but he was in the Army Reserves. For some stupid reason that didn’t register as military. As a kid it seemed more like some weekend camping trips he had attended before I was […]
Read More Flags of My FatherThursday morning I decided to hit the pavement for a nice long walk. Sky was a mix of overcast and sun, which was occasionally peeking thru the steely gray. Made a “Long Walk” playlist on Spotify, topped my head with a beat-up ball cap, and hit the road. Figured I’d do my usual jaunt which […]
Read More Run(Don’t Walk)Austin’s FiRES WERE SHOT are one of the premier experimental/drone duos. For twenty years the band, which consists of John Wilkins and Clay Walton, have been making deeply heavy and meditative acoustic music. Taking their sound from a run-of-the-mill folk duo into almost Komische/Berlin School territory by layering their instruments in various effects and utilizing […]
Read More Melt Into Fires Were Shot’s “Dripping Bright”Occasionally you come across someone that possesses talent and creativity which seems to stretch way beyond their years on this earth. One such individual is Portland’s Elihu Knowles. Knowles is a 21-year old composer, jazz drummer, and vocalist, but he carries the confidence of a seasoned artist. Someone that seems to have stepped into the […]
Read More Aaron Space & His Terrestrial Underlings : FishlandIt’s been five long years since Zombi’s last release, the epic Shape Shift. In-between then and now both Steve Moore and AE Paterra have put out an impressive amount of work on their own. Paterra as Majeure, both with Temporary Residence and with Holodeck Records on last year’s excellent Mass Flashback. Moore has been prolific […]
Read More The Return of ZombiI can say with absolute confidence that George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead is by and far my favorite horror movie. I’ll go so far as to say that it’s in my top ten favorite films of all time. It was one of those movies I saw as a wide-eyed 10-year old and it […]
Read More What’s The Score? Volume IV: John Harrison’s ‘Day of the Dead’You can pretty much count on Steve Moore to release amazing music on a consistent basis; whether he’s scoring films, releasing solo work, dropping mind melters with AE Paterra in Zombi, dabbling in dance pop with Miracle, or even giving us something as out there as the groovy Lovelock. Steve Moore is always working on […]
Read More Steve Moore : Frame DraggingOnce in a while something comes along and really gets my brain popping. The synapses spark, the pistons chug, and the mind gets to fully engaged mode. This new release coming from Behind The Sky Music in June is my current obsession, and I can’t wait to fully engulf myself in it. Portals: A Komische […]
Read More Portals is ComingBay area producer Chris Polcyn knows the value of a good chill out track. There’s something so all-encompassing and inviting about his debut single for Holodeck Records. “Breathe” makes me think of cobblestoned, Parisian streets, the salty scent of The North Sea making its way over rolling green hills, and contemplating life with a loving […]
Read More Stop, Relax, and just “Breathe” with Chris Polcyn