Dec 10, 2000 Music Gun Hill Road by Infesticons (Review) This is real hip-hop, black science fiction in the tradition of Parliament/Funkadelic and Sun Ra.
Dec 10, 2000 Music The Shape of Punk to Come by The Refused (Review) Punk rock would still be interesting if it sounded more like these guys.
Dec 10, 2000 Music The Violence of Sound by Killingtheoldman (Review) This falls into the “goth” and “industrial” categories but does so while circumventing many of those genres’ pitfalls.
Dec 10, 2000 Music Down With the Scene by Kid 606 (Review) The 21-year-old Kid turns in some pretty fine Autechre/Aphex Twin-style glitch techno.
Dec 10, 2000 Music Come On Die Young by Mogwai (Review) Picks right up where their ferocious debut, 1997’s Young Team, left off.
Dec 10, 2000 Music Sweet Tip by Insides (Review) It’s still Insides… so it’s not all bad. It’s not great either.
Nov 19, 2000 Music Reverse by Reverse (Review) So help me if Reverse doesn’t actually live up to most, if not all of their grandiose statements.
Nov 19, 2000 Music Dancing by Mike Keneally And Beer For Dolphins (Review) Sounding at times like Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots, John Coltrane, Frank Zappa, John Cage, and Steely Dan, this album is a sonic treat.
Nov 19, 2000 Music To the Limit by Beats Unlimited Productions (Review) Remember that studio-based, diva-riddled dance music that was so prevalent in the early ’90s?
Nov 19, 2000 Music Tengo Yellow Pedal by Friction Bailey (Review) A very consistent album, but that consistency keeps me from digging into this album.
Nov 19, 2000 Music Mystery White Boy by Jeff Buckley (Review) Jeff Buckley didn’t belong in anything so small as a rock band.
Nov 19, 2000 Music The Facts of Life by Black Box Recorder (Review) In short, this album, though still an import, is worth every single penny and is one of 2000’s classics.
Nov 19, 2000 Music The White Birch by Codeine (Review) Here’s an album so devoid of any sense of triumph or victory. It’s as spartan and sparse as they come.
Nov 19, 2000 Music Dream Signals in Full Circles by Tristeza (Review) One of those rare cases where you can call a record repetitive and mean it as a compliment.
Nov 3, 2000 Music Return of the Rentals by The Rentals (Review) Despite the band’s frumpy appearances, this album contains one hidden pop gem after another.
Nov 3, 2000 Music Keygrip by Keygrip (Review) Solid pop songs that can be driving and punchy, but also atmospheric and jangly.
Nov 3, 2000 Music Stop at 25 by Thieves Like Us (Review) Rough around the edges and in need of some healthy polishing, but with plenty of beauty still shining through.
Nov 3, 2000 Music Come on the Phone by Magnétophone (Review) Play any of these songsfor someone and tell them it’s a long-lost Autechre b-side and they’d probably believe you.
Nov 3, 2000 Music Six Wall Solution by Bamboo Grove (Review) Bamboo Grove’s music falls squarely into that style of melodic, groove-oriented pop that’s normally reserved for the likes of the Dave Matthews Band.
Nov 3, 2000 Music Your Arsenal by Morrissey (Review) This record could be considered the one that helped Brit-pop be what it has been, in my humble opinion.