Post-rock is a chameleon. It means different things to different folk. To some it all stems from the “less is more” school of minimalist and fragile songwriting pioneered, invented even by the uniquely talented Talk Talk, and carried on in…
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From Victoria, British Columbia, Neon High is a collaboration between singer/songwriter Kat Selah and multi-instrumentalist/composer Jon Baglo. I found their new album, You, to be immediately enthralling, getting off to a warm and relaxing start with solo electric guitar on…
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It’s been five years since the Italian symphonic grind pop quartet (their words, not mine) The National Orchestra of the United Kingdom of Goats (UKoG for short) dazzled me with their stunning debut LP Vaaya and the Sea. In the…
View More The National Orchestra of the United Kingdom of Goats – Huntress
This is the new album from New Delhi born but U.S. based Yatin Srivastava and his studio Project. It deals with, as you might expect, the concepts of chaos and despair, and how they affect us all, either in our…
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I found Evening Optimist in the progressive section of the CDBaby.com website, but their bio likens them to The Black Crowes so I had to hear what that would sound like. Well, the sound of the Crowes is present on…
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“Their bio states they’re from Canada, but they sound like they’re from another planet.” This is more or less the thought that came into my head when I blind-purchased Dimension Hatröss in 1988. I was expecting a thrash metal album,…
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One of the many symbolic meanings of ‘θ’ (theta), the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, is to signify a special function of several complex variables, and this would seem to apply to the rarefied sonic world of spacious improvisational…
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In this update we feature: > Sproingg – Sproingg > David Kollar & Arve Henriksen – Illusion Of A Separate World > Tide/Edit – All My Friends > Fervent Send – Hymnals For Visigoths Vol. One; Faithful Morose > Tom…
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Lazleitt is an eclectic progressive rock project led by Alex Lazcano, from Washington, DC and their debut album is a very good musical work of art, and may well have this band following their album title, On the Brink to stardom.…
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Franklin Mint hail from Bristol, not far from my place of residence, a city which has an interesting musical heritage with a number of great bands and a wide choice of live venues. The band rose from the ashes of…
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