Mar 7, 2004 Music Should or The Drawing Boarded Colour Target Future Theater Wars by Arkitekchur (Review) Shimmering, beautiful post-rock shot through with darkness and anxiety.
Feb 1, 2004 Music 1958 by Soul-Junk (Review) A record that punches holes through what the trained ear would classify as “beat-driven hip-hop.”
Jan 20, 2004 Music Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static by Set Fire To Flames (Review) Set Fire to Flames really manages to capture the sound of human madness and fright.
Dec 5, 2003 Music Real Hair by Rollerball (Review) When you think you have the album figured out, the band seems content on frustrating your expectations.
Nov 9, 2003 Music Take Care to Fall by Drekka (Review) Drekka sits quite comfortably alongside the rest of BlueSanct’s roster, which is no small feat considering the quality of that label’s acts.
Nov 3, 2003 Music Our Split EP by Jai Agnish, Gospel Zombie (Review) All of the elements that made Jai Agnish’s debut so intriguing are also on display here.
Sep 6, 2003 Music Hard Ni Sasete (Make Me Hard) by Tujiko Noriko (Review) Simply put, there are colorful, magical, vibrant little worlds contained within these songs.
Sep 6, 2003 Music Short Stories by Lilium (Review) Yet another solid release from one of the most consistent groups of musicians currently working in North America.
Sep 6, 2003 Music Haha Sound by Broadcast (Review) The songs have an experimental, unpredictable feel to them but never lose their listenability or catchiness.
Jul 13, 2003 Music Songs From the Shining Temple by Flaming Fire (Review) Lunatic, moonshine-fueled fun that sounds like it’s from the deepest, scariest depths of Appalachia (and not NYC).
Jun 28, 2003 Music The Mess We Made by Matt Elliott (Review) It is quite a little oddity but what a beautiful oddity it is.
Jun 26, 2003 Music The Escapist by Lee Baby Simms (Review) The music is effective in creating pleasantly impressionistic moods, but it seems like there should be more.
May 22, 2003 Music 6 by Supersilent (Review) Whereas before I had heard a formless jumble of sounds, I found something beautiful and truly intriguing.
Apr 20, 2003 Music Sement #2 by Various Artists (Review) Osito has done the hard task of balancing variety with quality, and somehow manages to excel at both.
Apr 12, 2003 Music Icarus by The Forms (Review) The Forms new full-length/half-length/EP or whatever the stink it is, is not for you to spend your cash on.
Mar 2, 2003 Music Panchroma by Waterwheel (Review) Panchroma exists somewhere between the worlds of Seefeel and O Yuki Conjugate.
Feb 18, 2003 Music Projecto by Kobi (Review) Kobi create pieces of stunning focus and intensity, especially given the unstructured approach behind their construction.
Jan 19, 2003 Music Lullaby by If Thousands (Review) A classically trained vocalist and a punk rock bassist unite to create an intriguing drone album.