Silkworm Lifestyle Touch And Go By: Eric G. It’s easy to overlook Silkworm if you’re not paying attention these days- not because of any musical digressions but simply because its method of expression has become more subtle over the years. When Silkworm first started making waves with L’ajre in 1992 the guitars blasted in semi-metal […]

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Laika: Interview Laika's Guy Fixsen Talks About Listening To Can And Pil, Writing Songs, And Zora Neale Hurston's Imagery Too Pure / Beggars Banquet By: Eric G. DRAWER B: I read a few years ago that you don’t really listen to very much contemporary music. Do you still look to the past for musical inspiration, […]

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Cursive Cursive's Domestica Saddle Creek By: Eric G. If you read the lyrics before listening to this record, I doubt it'd make it to the turntable. Even a glance at the cover art might steer you away. Hell, this album sat in a pile for months before I could even bring myself to review it. […]

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B. Fleischmann A Choir Of Empty Beds Fuzzy Box / Darla By: Eric G. Go ahead and add B. Fleischmann to your list of must have Austrian electronic experimentalists. Your list not that long? Neither is mine. I guess Falco doesn’t count. Fleischmann’s brand of experimentation is unsurprisingly very cold and digitized. The foundation of […]

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Tristeza Dream Signals In Full Circles Tiger Style By: Eric G. Finally, an instrumental rock band that doesn’t sound like fourth generation Slint. Tristeza opts for more esoteric soundscapes than the recent crop of boring instrumental bands all clamoring for a piece of Chicago’s prog-rock pie. The music builds subtly with beautiful guitar work and […]

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Knocked Out Loaded EP 7 Elemo By: Eric G. Blonde Redhead has only recently pulled itself away from the enveloping shadow of Sonic Youth references in both its music and reviews. Knocked Out Loaded is the next generation of New York City experimental noise pop, trailing just behind Blonde Redhead, and you can be sure […]

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Boss Hog Whiteout In The Red By: Eric G. You really can judge an album by its cover (to mangle a cliche). Well, Boss Hog albums, anyway. The band's major label debut (five years ago) featured a semi-goth cartoon on the cover that was like a cross between the Umbrellas Of Cherbourg soundtrack and an […]

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