If the poor girl couldn't decide what costume to wear to the SonicYouth-curated All Tomorrow's Parties festival in LA this March, andstayed hiding behind her door, then maybe this souvenir disc compilingtwelve of the performers could be some consolation.
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I honestly think this disc's been out for quite a while, but it's beenquite a bitch to find around Boston. My personal theory suggests thatsince the label's based out of Boston, most local stores are afraid tocarry it. grrrrrrr. James Plotkin and DJ Speedranch are the farthestthing from local, however.
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I doubt there is one person reading this who doesn't know "Pump Up TheVolume," but how many know the history of Colourbox up until thatmoment, possibly 4AD's biggest worldwide smash in their entireexistence?
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The cover of the third album from this San Franciscan duo somewhatbaffles me, and eerily provides hints about the contents. I have alwaysloved their albums but there's always something rather conceptuallymissing.
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Fans of Nick Drake rejoice: there is an heir apparent to the throne.Not a true heir, to be sure, but one of such promise that everyoneshould pay attention to his words and melodies as they're sure toimprove over time. Adrian Crowley's sophomore release, "Family" markshis domestic debut thanks to Ba Da Bing! Records, who will also releasehis debut record "A Strange Kind" later this year.
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Massimo claims the whole of this 3" ep release was played with atrumpet and that he doesn't like to be compared with power electronics.
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What some people call monotonous or repetitive others are sure to callmoving or stirring.
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With the Wire banging on about the legendary Dream Syndicate prettymuch every other month you're either going to be gagging to hear theseearly sonic experiments of the long nosed Welsh viola player from theVelvet Underground or you're going to be almost as pig sick of hearingabout it as you are of Radiodread.
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Those who remember the gorgeous eponymous first release by Halifax Pierin 2000 will want to come back for more, and those who have never heardthem should start here.
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Keigo Oyamada, the boy genius better known as Cornelius, has finallyreturned from a three-year hiatus which followed the release of hiscritically acclaimed 'Fantasma'.
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I have very mixed feelings about tribute albums. If a group of friends decide to all record some songs because they're all influenced by an artist or group, it's somewhat acceptable. Meanwhile, when labels like Cleopatra make a career out of coordinating a bunch of bands related to their label, (Leatherstrip seem to always say yes, too) and tossing together a collection of "ironic" versions, it's nauseating. This collection is sort of hard to pin down, and is somewhat predictable in its unpredictability.
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Not to be confused with the album of a similar name, 'Paws' is a cleverly-titled four song EP of remixes from Kieran Hebden and friends.
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The ambient/electronic/noise collage veterans' latest CD features eightunreleased improv pieces recorded live in Europe and the U.S., plus onestudio piece that also appears on the 'Wiretapper 7' CD compilation.
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Making its way to the shops this week is the CD issue of the nowlegendary 12" single originally released (and reviewed) back inDecember of 2000. "Sign" has got to be one of my favorite 12" singlereleases in the last few years, with a B-side that clocks in over 36minutes.
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Trawling in mostly sonic experimenters and improvisers from theManchester area, this CD-R compilation offers a partial window on thenoises being made at regular events such as Rotations andaLECTRO_eCOUSTIC throughout 2001.
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This Sub Rosa compilation brings together five artists working withelectroacoustic drone and is perhaps chiefly notable as the firstreappearance of the hibernating Main in quite some time, but all fivetracks will quite likely appeal to fans of Robert Hampson's laterrecordings such as the "Hertz" and "Firmament" series.
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This is definitely one of the most ambitious releases in months and isquite possibly the most ambitious LPD release to date. This three CDset is composed of nearly all unreleased music, with the exception oftwo tracks from the LP edition of 'Nemesis Online' ("10th Shade," and"Schatten").
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Possibly the most consistently good series of electronic musiccompilations over the last two years has been the Bip Hop series out ofFrance. Each disc features musical contributions from six electronicartists from all over the world. The accompanying booklet gives a briefbio, selected discography and website/contact information. Thistechnique is arguably far more effective in introducing new acts thanreleasing something to the effect of a triple CD set with one song fromeach contributor and fuckall for background information.
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Most modern dub just doesn't do it for me. Ditto most straightforwarddance floor music. Put the two together and it shouldn't fare too muchbetter, right? Well, strangely enough, I'm pleasantly surprised howmuch I've been nodding my head while this disc spins.
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Martyn Bates (Eyeless in Gaza) and Alan Trench (Orchis) return withtheir second album as Twelve Thousand Days.
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