Archive for September, 2011
Don Dietrich / Ben Hall, “Spitfire” LP
Wow! Here’s a power sax/drums duo for you: Don Dietrich of Borbetomagus sparring with Graveyards’ Ben Hall.
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Sugarm, “Songs About Guns” download
Sugarm is a 21-year-old musician who’s been making music for most of his life, and this freely downloadable album is the first material he’s offering to the general public.
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Sleep In Sundays, “Okay.”
Are you a teenager? Are you an adult who was once a teenager?
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V/A, “Luso Noir: Music from Portuguese-Speaking Africa”
“Luso” is an old Roman prefix derived from “Lusitania,” which was a province in the Roman Empire corresponding roughly to the present country of Portugal.
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Parts Of Speech, “Floyd Biz” tape
This tape is of a decidedly 80’s nature; no doubt about it. It’s done well, so it all depends how you feel about that kind of thing.
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Erik Enocksson, “Apan” LP
I know, I know, another 10 from Dave Miller. You might think that I often just give such high scores away like candy.
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Sundrips, “Tangled Paths Swept Away” tape
Canadian guitar-synth duo Sundrips have proved themselves to be a prolific act since last year, but that term really means nothing these days without quality control, which they have.
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Fat History Month, “Safe & Sound” 7″
Unexpected turns, ringing arpeggios, strangely shrill production and intense counter-rhythms and unpredictable song structures flavor this single from Boston's Fat History Month.
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Andrew Perry / Utility, split tape
Both sides of this tape consist of a single track that lasts about a half an hour, so I was expecting both artists to basically do one thing for the entire length of their side.
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Mutation In The Gryd, “Void Forest” tape
There’s a lot of very dark and menacing imagery on this tape and in Semata’s writeup (I particularly like the phrase “melted teen”), but any of its power more likely comes from its harshly, defiantly minimal synth work.
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