Review: Gibby Haynes and His Problem – S/T February 7, 2008 While the bulk of Gibby Haynes’ pseudo-solo debut could be stacked right alongside great Butthole Surfers side projects like Daddy Longhead or P or… Continue Reading
Review: The Black Heart Procession – “Amore del Tropico” February 7, 2008 It may seem like a relatively small detail that the fourth record from the Black Heart Procession is not titled 4, but don’t be… Continue Reading
Review: Richard Buckner – Impasse February 7, 2008 Richard Buckner, like his music, is a bit of a puzzle. The only thing that rivals the range of the labels that have released… Continue Reading
Review: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – “Summer in the Southeast” February 7, 2008 Is the latest gem from Will Oldham a supplemental companion to Sings Greatest Palace Music or a response to the criticism that welcomed that… Continue Reading
Review: Tom Waits – Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards February 7, 2008 Three decades ago, or so the story goes, Tom Waits would break up live sets of the late-night beatnik-bard jazz — then his calling… Continue Reading
Review: Tub Ring – “Zoo Hypothesis” February 7, 2008 In the liner notes to their fifth full-length offering, the members of Chicago’s Tub Ring scrawl a few words about how, several thousand years… Continue Reading
Review: Reclinerland – “The Ideal Home Music Library, Vol. 1: Show Songs” February 7, 2008 Even a preliminary listen to the first volume of Reclinerland’s Ideal Home Music Library “series” will lead you to believe the group is not… Continue Reading
Review: Kaada/Patton – “Romances” February 7, 2008 The line between sampled and “original” performances is blurred almost entirely beyond recognition on Romances, the densely layered jazz/rock/R&B collage from Norwegian soundscape artist… Continue Reading
Review: Re: – “Alms” February 7, 2008 There is an incredible number of sound-portraits and lyrical clips of found sounds on Alms, the second full-length player from the Constellation duo Re:,… Continue Reading
Review: Fantômas – Suspended Animation February 7, 2008 Originally published in Delusions of Adequacy May 4, 2005 Records bearing the mark of Mike Patton typically have an edgy, experimental edge to… Continue Reading
