Five short, slow pieces of guitar manipulation from Nathan McLaughlin in a hand crafted edition of edition of just 65.
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Archive for May 29th, 2012
Nathan McLaughlin, “Echolocation #6: Short Songs sung from the Guitars”
Umberto, “Welcome to the Chill Zone” 12″
Matt Hill from Kansas City has been releasing retro horror soundtracks under the name Umberto.
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Various Artists, “Boston Hassle”
The folks behind the “Boston Hassle” compilation have turned the logo of the city’s Red Sox on its head – literally!
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Fear Falls Burning, “Disorder of Roots” 2LP
Tonefloat claims that this release is the zenith of Dirk Serries’ Fear Falls Burning project, having reached its “point of destination” of intimate exploration in the midst of grand drone gestures.
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Rocket, “Tipp-Topp”
Contrary to the commercially suicidal moniker the band itself gave their music, Rocket do not play “Disco Jazz.”
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Lakes, “Live at S&G” tape
Melbourne’s Lakes makes real downer guitar raga music, and packs it with a sense of urgency and aggression with this release.
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Pets With Pets, “Saturday Aquatic Pixie Acid”
This is the type of CD that shows up at the radio station and I automatically assume that it’s going to be terrible for whatever reason, but I put it on anyway and I’m surprised by how good it is.
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Carlton Melton Summer Solstice Tour
A Californian triptych of psychedelic rockers will embark on a brief tour of the Pacific Northwest this June, taking in Portland, OR and Seattle / Bellingham, WA. Dome rockers Carlton Melton will play 3 shows over the Solstice weekend with Frisco’s Glitter Wizard and White Manna (who release their debut album Mirror Sky on June 11th through Holy...
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A Conversation With Ashley Paul
The biggest compliment I can give to Ashley Paul is that there is really no one else producing music like she does. When I first heard her D.O.L. album many moons ago, I was spellbound. Her music is confident yet fragile and exudes both qualities in spades. On her latest opus, Slow Boat (beautifully...
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On Gabriel Orozco
The son of the artist José Clemente Orozco (who, along with figures such as Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, led the development of the Mexican Muralist form that grew in reaction to the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920), Gabriel Orozco was born in 1962 in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, and is now one of the...
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