Duster – Stratosphere
Why Duster? Out of all the long-forgotten bands that have become casualties to the endless churning of time, why Duster? As old records go out of print and labels go … Continue Reading Duster – Stratosphere
Momus – Voyager
Beside his marriage to a 17 year-old, Momus’ Voyager is one of the weirdest things tied to his name. It’s try-hardness and kitsch factor is so unavoidable and poignant that … Continue Reading Momus – Voyager
Boris – Flood
Repetition is an odd thing. Often considered monotonous and lazy, it’s a very difficult concept to balance well, let alone create beauty through. At face value, repetition seems to offer … Continue Reading Boris – Flood
VA – Still In My Arms (Compiled by Bayu & Moopie)
When I think of labels like Melbourne’s A Colourful Storm, I wonder what sounds I’d collect on one of my own. I love the lack of theme, the fact that … Continue Reading VA – Still In My Arms (Compiled by Bayu & Moopie)
CAN – Tago Mago
The Germans always seem to know how to do things right. From automobile engineering and financial banking right through to beer and festivals, the Germans have always been a step … Continue Reading CAN – Tago Mago
Chihei Hatakeyama – Void XX
Chihei Hatakeyama drones paint canvas’ with just about every colour you could imagine. A full platter of sound, swirling a full array of ambience speckled with everything. Like a child’s … Continue Reading Chihei Hatakeyama – Void XX
Earl Sweatshirt – Some Rap Songs
The concept of ‘being comfortable in your own skin’ seems to be one that Thebe Kogatstile (a.k.a. Earl Sweatshirt) is consistently working towards. Recently, the way he has tentatively answered … Continue Reading Earl Sweatshirt – Some Rap Songs
Steve Reich – Different Trains // Electric Counterpoint
I’m not usually one for big statements in music. If albums try to do too much I find they get bogged down and lose sense of what should be their … Continue Reading Steve Reich – Different Trains // Electric Counterpoint
Unwound – Leaves Turn Inside You
A monolithic statement of post-hardcore
The Brave Little Abacus – Masked Dancers: Concern in So Many Things You Forget Where You Are
I miss all the movement… Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Cries of discontent mixed with strands and strands of absolute, do-or-die clinching hope, The Brave Little Abacus throw it all in and then some … Continue Reading The Brave Little Abacus – Masked Dancers: Concern in So Many Things You Forget Where You Are
Traumprinz B2B DJ Metatron – Live at Planet Uterus
Life-affirming Deep House
Ghost Orchard – Bunny
After a weekend of techno assault my ears begged for something much more mellow coming into the new week, something that would drown out the distant, yet constant, “unce unce” … Continue Reading Ghost Orchard – Bunny
Frank Ocean – Blond(e)
How far is a light year?
Cap’n Jazz – BIPFBSCITSABKKFTBPWSOESWTTO
Frenetic, Unabashed Youth. It’s often said that a musician or band is almost always at their peak creativity within the early days of their career, releasing a debut that will … Continue Reading Cap’n Jazz – BIPFBSCITSABKKFTBPWSOESWTTO
Homeshake – Helium
The similarly vibrant orange cover of Homeshake’s sophomore album, Midnight Snack, is delicately brushed to the bottom of my trustiest surfboard. The board rips, the album rips, and I realised … Continue Reading Homeshake – Helium
日野繭子 [Mayuko Hino] – Lunisolar
Leaving unfathomably harsh, emotionless and unstructured noise in the late-80’s/90’s, Hino understands that shock-value noise has no place in the present day. I was never expecting such noise coming into … Continue Reading 日野繭子 [Mayuko Hino] – Lunisolar
