You probably know people for whom the career of Jim O’Rourke begins and ends with his 1990s Drag City albums (Eureka and Insignificance, mainly).
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Archive for May 23rd, 2012
Keiji Haino/Jim O’Rourke/Oren Ambarchi, “Imikuzushi”
Gaze, “III” tape
Mad space noise on Teen Action, in typically flimsy but somehow endearing Teen Action packaging.
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Panabrite, “Sub-Aquatic Meditation” LP
Here’s one of Panabrite’s (Norm Chambers) firsts, getting a proper reissue on Aguirre.
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Letters, “All The Adventures To See Them I Will”
This release is weakest when it puts forth the kind of earnest indie rock that could be greatly improved by the toning down of excess cleverness and quirkiness, and strongest when it is focused on instrumental depth and restrained emotion; while the band has a gift for musical composition, most of the songs on...
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Spheres, “Forsaken Dirge”
The opening to Spheres’ “Forsaken Durge” tripped me up and made me look like an idiot.
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Innergaze, “Shadow Disco” 12″ EP
Innergaze’s Shadow Disco is one of the standouts in Manda Brown’s 100% Silk release catalog.
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