“Music” Archives

There’s hardly a minute on the disc that isn’t awash with blackened waves of drone and drift, eerie scrapings and ringings, and whatnot.

Forgettable, obviously churned out to fill a niche, and reeking of assembly line workmanship.

This is a perfectly crafted CD, both in packaging and in craft.

K-Os, in a gentle, nasal flow of intelligent lyrics, reminds his listeners of the true roots of hip-hop.

The album often lacks focus, resulting in a disc that is just as spotty and uneven as its predecessor.

Few bands convey the dreariness of the colder seasons, as well as the wistfulness for something better as well as Hood does.

Hood updates their pastoral post-rock with glitchy electronics and Anticon hip-hop to create a compelling wintry sound.

A very solid debut from a group that clearly knows their strengths and plays to them consistently from beginning to end.

Pascal Humbert’s cinematic music conjures up images of rundown desert locales and holes-in-the-wall.

Rainstick Orchestra’s music doesn’t quite come together in a way that ultimately satisfies.

The EP comes across as more an experiment, a toss-off than anything else.

Ultimately, only hardcore fans of the band need to pick this up.

Understated, subtle, patiently constructed electronic pop at its finest.

I find it rather troubling and disappointing that Piano Magic’s songs have become this predictable.