Jan 22, 2001 Inferno by Witchman and Jammin Unit (Review) The time off given to these machines and beats seems to let one hear them in a new context though.
Jan 22, 2001 Umani Sampler by Anymore (Review) Swirling guitars and glittering electronics lead the way, with female vocals weaving in and out.
Jan 22, 2001 Music for Pleasure by Monaco (Review) Monaco’s music is marked by the immediately distinctive bass playing of Peter Hook.
Jan 22, 2001 Parallel Thoughts EP by The Waterfall Effect (Review) It’s pretty obvious where The Waterfall Effect derives its sound, but it does so without sounding terribly derivative.
Jan 22, 2001 13 Drones by James Potter (Review) This disk will fit nicely next to that E.A.R. record you own (or should).
Jan 22, 2001 Sound of Violence by The Third Eye Foundation (Review) But there’s just too much going on at once in these songs, and it’s not used effectively.
Jan 22, 2001 Hung Over as the Queen in the Maida Vale by Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Review) This single song shows why they are currently putting out some of the best music today.
Jan 21, 2001 After the Flood by After the Flood (Review) After the Flood takes the eerie otherworldliness of Lucid’s music and makes it more musical and listenable.
Jan 13, 2001 The Streets of Babylon by Samori (Review) Samori has taken the art of hip-hop a notch higher with his beautifully crafted musical tracks and passionate lyrics.
Jan 13, 2001 Hell’s Laughter and Heaven’s Ache by John Ludi (Review) I’m still pondering some the lyrics on this album.
Jan 13, 2001 A New Machine for Living by Turing Machine (Review) This is the wonderful sound of a rock band that sounds like a machine you’re afraid to get close to for fear your shirt might catch in the gears and your arms will get ripped off.
Jan 13, 2001 Neverfigure by Gentlyfall (Review) I mean, you name the shoegaze accoutrement, they’ve got it.
Jan 13, 2001 Hail the Frozen North by Hollydrift (Review) Mathias Anderson displays considerable talent in creating “experimental” music that’s surprisingly easy to listen to.
Jan 13, 2001 Tragic Epilogue by Anti-Pop Consortium (Review) Anti-Pop Consortium’s detours are not the same old breaks trotted out which are sure to rock a crowd.
Jan 13, 2001 Coming to Terms by Arco (Review) Arco’s Chris Healey has just about the softest, whispery-est voice in pop music.