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a scrumptious blend of flowing ambient synths and electro-based rhythm and percussion.

As a first-ever effort, this three-song cassette shows a lot of potential.

This effort definitely goes on my list for the year’s best and most innovative CDs.

If you’re open to hear what Ängst has to say in their varied methods, you won’t be disappointed.

If downright heavy is your weight of choice, check these guys out.

This album is guaranteed to make a big impact in ’96.

Drekka sits quite comfortably alongside the rest of BlueSanct’s roster, which is no small feat considering the quality of that label’s acts.

This could be a lost classic of the late ’80s British punk scene or the DC post-punk movement.

She has a wistfully beautiful voice that can make you fall in love with her from a distance.

The Fire Theft are every bit as potent as Enigk and company’s earlier work.

A masterpiece of scope, imagination, and execution.

Originally released on Hush Records, hopefully this reissue gets the larger audience that it deserves.

Show Me Your Tears continues to mine Black’s current fixation with country-based rock n’ roll.

Transfiguration of Vincent is easily one of this year’s top five or so releases.

There’s a swagger in the band’s step here, a sneer on their face, and they’ve got the goods to back it up.

All of the elements that made Jai Agnish’s debut so intriguing are also on display here.

He has only two releases in his young career, but Sam Beam has already made a believer of me for life.

Jurado’s discards are far superior to most people’s a-list material.

At its best, this contains the kind of music I wish Warp released all the time.