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From the Nest of Idea by Scientific (Review)
If you come to this album looking for another quick new wave fix, you might be a little disappointed.1956 by Soul-Junk (Review)
Easily some of the most creative music I’ve heard coming out of the Christian scene in a long time.My Dear by Royal (Review)
Royal captures the beautiful sound found in well-done emo and leaves you with elegant melodies.Alone with Everybody by Richard Ashcroft (Review)
Looking for high quality love songs? This is a good record for doing that.White Pepper by Ween (Review)
Ween has spawned a blend of their best feats and presented them on one disc.Monogamy by House Of Wires (Review)
Jon Sonnenberg and Robert Gutschow’s latest is fuller-sounding than its predecessor, but still contains a few inessential bits.Pieces in a Modern Style by William Orbit (Review)
William Orbit takes pieces by the likes of Vivaldi and Beethoven, as well as Cage, Satie, and Górecki, and runs them through his bank of synthesizers.Preston Girard’s Demo by Preston Girard (Review)
He describes his music as a a little bit of folk, a bit of blues, and a lot of pop and rock.Chicks on Speed Will Save Us All! by Chicks On Speed (Review)
This is a must-hear record if you want a truly different type of pop.System Upgrade by Dieselboy (Review)
By the middle of the CD, I was beginning to really look forward to hearing someone from this stable of artists take on something downtempo and textured.Princess Mononoke OST by Joe Hisaishi (Review)
Joe Hisaishi’s masterful soundtrack ably conveys both the beauty and darkness in Hayao Miyazaki’s anime masterpiece.Blue Wonder Power Milk by Hooverphonic (Review)
Blue Wonder Power Milk is comparable to Hooverphonic’s past accomplishment, though not nearly as dark.My Iron Lung EP by Radiohead (Review)
A few of the tracks are comparable to older Sonic Youth.Airbag/How Am I Driving? by Radiohead (Review)
Maybe they are “OK Computer” leftovers, but on the first play, it felt like a brand new album.You’ll Never Be Well No More by Molasses (Review)
What keeps Molasses from sounding like a tired rendition of old folk numbers is the alien sense of dread and foreboding just below the surface.Ný Batterí by Sigur Rós (Review)
I am here to say that Sigur Rós lives up to everything you’ve ever read or heard about them.Fight Club by David Fincher (Review)
One of the few movies in recent memory where I was forced to look at the concepts and ideas behind the dialog and images.Your Future by Godzuki (Review)
Each track blends into the other, providing constant music for dancing.The Mezzanine by Liz Durrett (Review)
A sense of refuge allows for a recording as sparse, mysterious, and intimate as this one.