Jun 24, 2000 Music 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.
Jun 24, 2000 Music 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.
Jun 24, 2000 Music 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.
Jun 24, 2000 Music Blue Wonder Power Milk by Hooverphonic (Review) Blue Wonder Power Milk is comparable to Hooverphonic’s past accomplishment, though not nearly as dark.
Jun 24, 2000 Music My Iron Lung EP by Radiohead (Review) A few of the tracks are comparable to older Sonic Youth.
Jun 24, 2000 Music 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.
Jun 24, 2000 Music 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.
Jun 24, 2000 Music 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.
Jun 17, 2000 Music Your Future by Godzuki (Review) Each track blends into the other, providing constant music for dancing.
Jun 3, 2000 Music The Mezzanine by Liz Durrett (Review) A sense of refuge allows for a recording as sparse, mysterious, and intimate as this one.
Jun 3, 2000 Music The Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Sound of Los Straitjackets by Los Straitjackets (Review) Though hundreds of miles from the ocean, Los Straitjackets echo the feel of rushing waves hovering over your head in their impressive debut.
Jun 3, 2000 Music Lushlife by Bowery Electric (Review) A lush (npi) mixture of hip-hop beats, vinyl scratches, orchestral undercurrents, ominous basslines, and lazily seductive vocals
Jun 2, 2000 Music Safe Away by Denison Witmer (Review) It might be just what you need at 10:30 on a Sunday night.
Jun 1, 2000 Music XTRMNTR by Primal Scream (Review) It’s a rocket into the future while it also makes you realize why you loved music in the past.
Jun 1, 2000 Music Imaginary Days by The Elevator Division (Review) The Elevator Division’s music is rife with atmosphere, but it’s tempered by the edge the band brings to their songwriting.
May 28, 2000 Music Maldoror by Steven Severin (Review) Putting out soundtracks as records implies they are indeed good enough to stand on their own, and I’m not convinced this one can.
May 28, 2000 Music Lollo Rosso by The High Llamas (Review) Lollo Rosso moves in odd directions at times, but it definitely represents the unique style and talent of the High Llamas.
May 28, 2000 Music Into the Sun by Sean Lennon (Review) John Lennon’s son shows off songwriting skills that are as impressive as those of the former Beatle.
May 28, 2000 Music The One and Only by Kim Lenz And The Jaguars (Review) Kim Lenz and the Jaguars have an effective tone that almost any rockabilly fan would find tempting.
May 28, 2000 Music Fever In Fever Out by Luscious Jackson (Review) This is probably the strongest example of the songwriting and musical talent Luscious Jackson possessed.