Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
I remember hearing Jakob Skott for the first time. It was before I realized he was the drummer in Causa Sui, or the co-label runner of El Paraiso Records. I’d just opened my brain up to the world that El Paraiso was building within their roster. I was a newly baptised believer and was primed […]
Read More Jakob Skott : InstrumentalityWe’re less than a week away from all Hallow’s Eve. The ghouls are sharpening their claws and the witches are getting their cauldrons ready to boil up the bones of the innocent…or something like that. Either way, we’re down to just days before Halloween is upon us. The past two weeks have been a countdown […]
Read More Pieces Vol 3Wojciech Golczewski is one of the more prolific musicians and film composers working today. He’s put his musical magic to films like We Are Still Here, Mowhawk, Beyond The Gates, Hover, and 400 Days. But outside of his excellent film work, Golczewski has established himself as one of the premier electronic/synth composers working today. His […]
Read More Wojciech Golczewski : Tonight She ComesMichael C Sharp released his debut album on Holodeck Records last year titled Never Enough Time. It was a heady and densely layered collection of guitar loops and synths woven together to form these dream-like songs. Elements of Steve Reich and Rhys Chatham; as well as guitar touches inspired by guys like Gunter Schickert, Achim Reichel, […]
Read More Michael C Sharp : End Times in BabylonIf you grew up in the 1980s then you get it. If you grew up just on the outskirts of the neon decade then you might as well have grown up at the turn of the century. The 1980s were a pretty incredible time to be a freckle-faced kid, cruising around the suburbs with nothing […]
Read More D.A.L.I : WHEN HARO MET SALLYMichael C. Sharp is the musician’s musician. He can jump from drums to keys to guitar when needed(there’s probably more instruments I could add to that list), and he does in his various musical outlets. From Sungod to Äutlier to his solo work, Sharp takes whatever musical reigns in front of him and builds soundscapes and […]
Read More Exploring Textures : Michael C. Sharp Talks Collaborations and ‘End Times’Damon Baxter, aka Deadly Avenger, seems to have found a well of inspiration in the last few months. Not only has he continued his musical contributions to film and television, but he has also set out to deliver a prolific run of Deadly Avenger albums since last year. You might recall his Death Waltz Originals […]
Read More Deadly Avenger : The Girl With The White OrchidHappy Saturday the 14th. Today’s the day where I celebrate the giant that is actor Richard Benjamin. I’ll go grab my betamax copy of his classic Saturday the 14th and enjoy some alone time in the analog den downstairs and contemplate another 64 oz Tang and my 3rd burnt offering of Jiffy Pop. Besides that, […]
Read More Steve Greene’s “The Evil Behind The Eyes”The first time I heard the name Thousand Foot Whale Claw I thought it was the title of a new High on Fire record. When I found out that wasn’t the case I may have been mildly disappointed. When I found out that Thousand Foot Whale Claw were in fact a drone loving, synth-heavy Krautrock […]
Read More Whales & Drones : Ten Questions With Thousand Foot Whale ClawEver since I delved into Holodeck Records’ compilation Holodeck Vision One I’ve been going back and trying to play catch up with the label’s impressive and vast roster of artists. One song that’s been particularly mind-blowing to me(one of many) is Sungod’s “Frequence”. A mixture of Krautrock, trance-like repetition, and the sound of a band […]
Read More Michael C. Sharp : Never Enough Time