K. NOVOTNY – Gesture & Texture (2015)
Here’s my first new release review of 2015, and it sets the bar high, at least for ambient artists. I actually (and I think most educated reviewers would agree) find […]
Category Archives: Acoustic
Three Fine New Releases from Fluttery Records: Gespenst, Summer Effect, Row Boat
by Thomas Mathie I am a huge fan of Fluttery Records, and I haven’t had the opportunity, until now, to talk about two of their releases that I listed in […]
EARLYGUARD’s Nachtgedanken (plus) – a new modern master
by Allister Thompson If you happen to be an avid reader of this site (I suppose such people must exist), you may have come across my roundups in which I […]
The 200th Post: The Top 10 Best Weird Al Yankovic Originals!
[If you told me 2 years ago that the 200th post on this ultra-serious blog would be about Weird Al, I’d have called you a nutter. But “eclectic” is in […]
Heartbreak engraved in vinyl: Two classic, cathartic break-up albums
by Allister Thompson I’m always looking for a good spin on an article, and a listen to one of the albums below got me thinking about a common theme (perhaps […]
Year-End Bests, Part 3: Thomas Mathie and Matthew Sweeney’s picks
We finish our year-end roundup with two final fellas. Previously we had two ambient musicians/writers’ selections. Now we have two bloggers, one of whom runs a fine netlabel as well, […]
Year-End Bests, Part 1: From the Editor
It’s been a great year in music, with all the genres I love producing at least one album I can call a classic. I’ve reviewed a ton of music this […]
The heart of the BIG COUNTRY: The musical legacy of Stuart Adamson
by Allister Thompson I think there are few single days, or moments of days, that we can remember in our lifetimes with a degree of real clarity. Sure, some people’s […]
E GONE – All the Suns of the Earth (2014)
by Allister Thompson I fancy myself something of a psychedelic music expert, or least a fellow who knows his way around the genre. I’m well up to speed on the […]
The Judgement of ANATHEMA — A Discography, 1995-2017
by Allister Thompson Despite the ominous title of this piece, I come not to judge, but to praise. Anathema is a British rock band that has gone through many stylistic […]
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