Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
I realize there’s been a lot of talk about horror soundtracks around here lately, but that’s just where I’m at right now. You dig? But listen, everything I’ve talked about up to this point is nothing compared to what I’m about to discuss. Yesterday I received in the mail what is easily the greatest horror […]
Read More Ghost StorySeems like only yesterday I was saying “Man, it’s about time to tally up all my favorite albums of the year.” In fact, it was just yesterday. Now that I’m sitting here going back and looking over all the albums I’ve bought and enjoyed over the course of 2015 I realize I don’t have it […]
Read More Soundtracks ‘n Such : Jhubner73’s Favorite Albums of 2015Well after a year and a half of messing around and noodling I’ve finally completed a new album. Some of these songs are pretty old, and one or two are a mere three months new, but for the most part these songs were written in a fit of inspiration following my wife buying me a […]
Read More Dreams From The Big CloudWho doesn’t want to own an album made by an extraterrestrial cat? It almost seems like a given that every household would want to be playing something like that on a daily basis. What? You want to know what in the hell I’m talking about? I’m talking about the lovable, freaky internet sensation feline named […]
Read More Lil Bub – Science & Magic: A Soundtrack to the UniverseHow do you find yourself listening to Sunn O)))? What makes you decide to buy tickets to see Sunn O)), donning cloaks and floating in a sea of fog machine emissions in some small theater as the ceiling tiles shake and plaster cracks and crumbles from the sheer hellish volume they create? In the past […]
Read More Sunn O))) : KannonMusic shouldn’t be easy to understand. You have to come to the music yourself, gradually. Not everything must be received with open arms. – John Coltrane, 1963 This is a sentiment that I can wholeheartedly agree with. There have been many instances over the years that I’ve come at an album and couldn’t find […]
Read More A Love Supreme/John Coltrane : The Complete MastersCover photo by Erika Rousku Turku, Finland is a city located on the southwest coast of Finland near the mouth of the Aura River. It was founded in the 13th century, making it one of the oldest cities in Finland. It was declared the European Capital of Culture in 2011, and in 1996 was […]
Read More “Doom Metal Meets Miami Vice” : Nightsatan, Lasermetal, and their Post-Apocalyptic GroovesI may have had all last week off but I didn’t get through it completely unscathed. After some serious house painting I must have pulled a muscle in my back as most of the week I had a funny little twinge between my shoulder blades. As long as I didn’t turn too quickly left or […]
Read More Psychic Driver and The Candy MachineMan, it feels like I’ve been away forever. I’ve dropped a review here and there in the last week or so, but other than that I’ve been silent. I took all of last week off. It’s something I’ve done for the last four years, and hopefully I’ll continue to do until I retire or I […]
Read More Post-Thanksgiving Post… PosthasteIt’s not often that I can’t think of the words to describe an album. I can usually scrounge up enough vernacular to create a pretty good idea of what’s in between the grooves. But with Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, and his newest album Garden of Delete, it can be quite perplexing to paint […]
Read More Oneohtrix Point Never : Garden of Delete