Transmissions From SFI Recordings

Sometimes a record label comes along and just gets it. They find a groove; an aesthetic that you can lock into and engage with on a very personal, visceral level. It’s not just the music, though. Sure, the music is the reason we show up. But it’s the artwork and the vibes and the sort […]

Daniel Davies : Signals

For his first solo album with Sacred Bones Records, Daniel Davies was inspired by the mixed media artist Jesse Draxler. Davies creates music that feels visual and expansive, much like taking inspiration from film to create movie scores. His album Events Score from 2018 did feel very cinematic, but more compact and personal. With Draxler’s […]

Daniel Davies Readies New Album ‘Signals’; Listen To “Phantom Waltz”

Daniel Davies has been quietly making a name for himself for years now. First as a guitarist in bands like Year Long Disaster, Karma To Burn, and CKY, then in 2015 he began working with his Godfather John Carpenter. With Carpenter, as well as Carpenter’s son Cody, Davies helped create Lost Themes, Lost Themes II, […]

“restless dreams of youth”

I hit the Rush discography pretty hard this past weekend. In light of the passing of the amazing drummer/lyricist Neil Peart I was compelled to jump down the Lee/Lifeson/Peart rabbit hole and see if I’d come the other side the same. It’s been awhile since I binged my favorite prog rock Canadians, and I have […]