Sea Rocket Jasmine The Window, 2014 Review by Kent Manthie Let’s see…what to say, what can I write about this album? It is just so awesome. A really groovy project that is full of life and has a sound that is bigger than life. The Window is the new album from Dave Halverson and his […]
BJ Nilsen & Stilluppsteypa/Alan Courtis Golden Circle Afternoon Editions Mego, 2014 Review by Kent Manthie Here we have this new album, Golden Circle Afternoon, recorded by the trio of BJ Nilsen, Stilluppsteypa and Alan Courtis. The theme of Golden Circle Afternoon is one of traveling. Think of the two 23 minute-or-so songs on the album […]
Austrian video/multi-media artist Monika Ulbrich and Lee Negin have collaborated on a short (5:41) video (soundtrack music by Lee Negin). To get to it here is the link. http://youtu.be/ZtxjwOpsPqI?list=UUOG_a3UIDS0EDN-8buHQ48A. But, you’ll also find a lot more there than this one. There are 28 other videos there too, created by Lee Negin, although some of them […]
Wampire Bazaar Polyvinyl Records, 2014 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Brand new music! The new Wampire album, Bazaar, hits the streets today, October 7th, 2014, on Chicago’s Polyvinyl Records, one of my favorite independent labels. They’re the home of Joan of Arc, Owen, of Montreal, American Football, Xiu Xiu, Aloha and many more. Now the truth […]
Deerhoof La Isla Bonita Polyvinyl Records, 2014 Review by Kent Manthie A great new release, out now, that you should take a little while and give a listen to is La Isla Bonita, the new CD San Francisco’s Deerhoof. It is a powerful sounding album, full of great pomp, yet done with their typical understated, […]
Chvad SB Crickets Were the Compass Silber Media, 2014 Review by Kent Manthie Out now, on the Silber Media label, run by Brian Silber, Chvad SB’s newest disc is Crickets Were the Compass, the third album he’s put out under his own moniker, as opposed to the various projects with which he’s been involved since […]
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