Daniel Davies : Ghost of the Heart

Daniel Davies comes from rock and roll royalty, given that his dad is The Kinks’ Dave Davies and his uncle is Ray Davies. He spent a good portion of his formative years touring the world with his dad before his family settled in Los Angeles. From there Davies spent time with his Godfather, the Master […]

Blanck Mass : Animated Violence Mild

Blanck Mass, aka Benjamin John Power, makes music in extremes. From his debut self-titled in 2011 to his Sacred Bones Records debut Dumb Flesh in 2015 to 2017s World Eater, Power’s music world is loud, visceral, and not for the faint of ear. Blanck Mass’ sound is industrial, with EDM, drone, and ambient mixed in […]

Moon Duo : Occult Architecture Vol. 2

I think it’s safe to say that Moon Duo’s Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada have found their groove. Not that they didn’t have a groove over the last several albums they’ve released since 2009, but with the release earlier in the year of Occult Architecture Vol. 1 they seemed to have found that little extra spark. […]

Blanck Mass : World Eater

Benjamin John Power’s Blanck Mass is the kind of musical project that is unforgiving in its need to evolve. He pushes the boundaries of what you thought electronic music was supposed to be. Much like Daniel Lopatin’s Oneohtrix Point Never, Power takes the canvas of electronic and experimental music and pushes the boundaries; painting on […]

Moon Duo : Occult Architecture Vol.1

Moon Duo have had the same mission statement since their first full length LP back in 2011, and they’ve kept to that mission statement. What is it? Simple, find a groove and stick to it. Moon Duo’s sound is all about finding a groove, locking into it, and riding it out for as long as […]

Atticus Ross/Leopold Ross/Bobby Krlic : Almost Holy S/T

Almost Holy is a documentary directed by Steve Hoover, and it’s about Pastor Gennadiy Mokhnenko, a rogue man of the cloth that works and lives out of Mariupol, Ukraine. In his city there was a massive influx of homeless, drug-addicted children and “Pastor Crocodile”, as Mokhnenko likes to call himself, felt it was his duty to help […]

John Carpenter : Lost Themes II

I’m not sure what you’d call this, a second wind? Third wind? Dust in the wind? Whatever wind it is, it’s a mighty one for John Carpenter. In a few print interviews I’ve read with Carpenter over the last few years he’s sounded a little on the bitter side regarding films. He was to the […]

Moon Duo : Shadows of the Sun

A lot can be said for a good boogie. Take that boogie, mix in some psychedelics and some robotic rhythms and what you have some something kinda fun and menacing. Moon Duo’s Eric “Ripley” Johnson likes music you feel in your bones and in the chattering of your teeth. Along with band mate and keyboardist […]

John Carpenter : Lost Themes

John Carpenter colored at least two generations’ dreams in burnt fall hues. Faded browns, oranges, yellows, and reds, topped with gray, overcast skies bled into our psyche and made us re-imagine Halloween in a whole new way. In a way where the fear we felt walking down the sidewalk in our Darth Vader costume holding […]

Cult of Youth : Final Days

I’m guessing there wasn’t a lot of friendly smiles, high fives, and general chuckling in the studio when Sean Ragon was recording his newest long player as Cult of Youth. In fact, I’m thinking laughing and cajoling was frowned upon. I mean, I wouldn’t necessarily throw Cult of Youth in the same sinking, blood-strewn boat […]