Music
Review: Great Lakes Myth Society – Self-Titled
You can hear a young Paul Simon here and there in the opening of “Red Jacket Miners” before it sways into “The Salt Trucks,” but that’s no sort of indication of what is to come. … read more
Review: The Phantom Limbs – Random Hymns EP
Random Hymns drops you down the rabbit hole and dares you to climb out. It isn’t pretty. It isn’t supposed to be. … read more
Review: Mad E.P. – Eating Movies
When I am 6 was the first work of art by Matthew Peters of Mad E.P. and now he gives us the follow-up full-length, Eating Movies. … read more
Review: Brian Evanson with Xingu Hill & Tamarin – Altmann’s...
Brian Evanson with Xingu Hill & Tamarin Altmann’s Tongue Ant Zen Street: Out Now The spoken word project with Xingu Hill, Tamarin and author Brian Evanson has been in the works for quite some time now. When I first met the musicians in 2002, John Sellekaers of Xingu Hill had flown from Belgium to
Review: S. Sturgis — In a Haze
S. Sturgis In a Haze Positron Records Street: Out Now The artist’s name alone tells you this album is excellent. In eight years, Scott Sturgis has already shown that he can do gritty industrial with Pain Station, pounding rhythm noise with Converter and experimental ambiance with Notime. After 13 releases of his other projects, the
Review: :wumpscut: – Evoke
:wumpscut: Evoke Metropolis Street: 04.12 Because my expectations were pretty low due to the preview, the Blondi single, I’ll admit that I’m not disappointed with this release. The album starts off with a crackwhore waltz featuring the wretched female vocals that are like fingernails on a chalkboard on “Maiden.” Vocoder distortion helps her at
Review: VNV Nation – Matter+Form
VNV Nation fans have waited two years for Matter + Form and will delight in the latest efforts of Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson. … read more
Review: Phazm – Hate at First Seed
Phazm are a French band that sound more like Amebix than any of their death metal contemporaries. … read more
Review: Origin – Echoes of Decimation
Clocking in with nine tracks (no intros!) in just under half an hour, you might suspect that Origin’s newest release in well over five years is fast. … read more
Review: Aborted – The Archaic Abattoir
Aborted The Archaic Abattoir Olympic Recordings Aborted has been gaining more and more popularity, mainly due to magazines like Terrorizer throwing them in people’s faces. When I finally heard them, I was expecting the much lauded “Aborted is the new Carcass!” kudo to live up to itself—it did not. More or less, these guys