REVIEW: POINT JUNCTURE, WA – HANDSOME ORDERS (2011)
There are many reasons why I’m in love with Portland, OR. One of them is Point Juncture, WA. This band of four bought a house they all live in, they grow a lot of their own food and they took an old barn on their property and have transformed it into a recording studio. Do you […]
Review: Luísa Maita – Lero-Lero (2010)
Do you have those close friends who suggest things and, without hesitation, that interior trust in their taste leads to instant acceptance? Luísa Maita came to me from one such suggestion from a music buddy, “This woman is incredible. Her music is incredible. Buy her album at once and m
REVIEW: SIRIUSMO – MOSAIK (2011)
Since 2008, electronic has leisurely paced itself into the forefront of what I listen to with deliberate confidence. Since 2009, a leader of this sea change usurped Ratatat’s charged six years of reign with an undeniable combination of glitch and electro pop. To me, Siriusmo was somewhat
Review: The Haunted Continents – The Loudest Year Ever (2010)
The Haunted Continents waste no time on their debut album, The Loudest Year Ever. The New York-based do packs 10 tracks into just 31 minutes. Although the album is quick, its 1950s pop rock style doesn’t leave the listener dissatisfied. The record kicks off with the three-quarter swing of “2ndA
Review: Albert – James St. Murder Laden Mitten Wonder (2011)
James St. Murder Laden Mitten Wonder is the first official release of documented work by Minneapolis-based electronic artist, Albert Elmore. Containing material from his archive dating back to 2004, this hardcore/electronica album is nothing to scuff at. Just over 30 minuets this 10 track
Review: Noah23 – Fry Cook On Venus (2011)
Noah23 has been called a “Poetical prophet” and for good reason. This Guelph, Ontario native released his fourth album this year with Fake Four Inc. Noah23 comes from a “hippie family”, his latest album, Fry Cook On Venus keeps his evoking psychedelic feel accompanie
Review: Kitsuné Maison Compilation 11 (2011)
Six years after the first Kitsuné Maison Compilation the Paris based fashion and electronic music label have reached their 11th instalment of the indie inspired club music collection… or is that club inspired indie music? This is a question which has followed the label around the past decade. The
Review: Love Inks – E.S.P. (2011)
Something is happening. You can never put your finger on it, nor that it is occurring until years later. It starts unknowingly when a friend or two disappears from your city. You hear word of where they end up, and it’s a conundrum. “Why?” is the most response. Then as seasons approach a
Review: Paper Thick Walls – A Thousand Novels (2011)
There’s something nostalgic about Paper Thick Walls’ debut album, A Thousand Novels, but not in the sense that they’ve borrowed from their musical predecessors, as many bands do. Rather, in the Chicago-based group’s ability to capture reminiscence in song. They write songs tha