Dperd

Kore by Dperd (My Kingdom Music) Presenting an exquisite brand of ethereal dark wave, there is a captivating world of melancholy and intrigue to be found within the compositions of Dperd. Based out of Enna in Italy, the two members were in Fear Of The Storm in the 90’s, and have been progressing... more

Colin Edwin / Jon Durant

Burnt Belief by Colin Edwin / Jon Durant (Alchemy Records) So, much like Y2K and many other end of world predictions, December 21, 2012 began and ended the same way every other day did: the sun rose and the sun set and the world kept spinning around the sun, no one died, nothing changed. Thankfully we... more

DJ Shadow

Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow (Universal Records) The baseball cap and goatee are so linked to Davis, CA’s Josh Davis that it is only fitting this collection have a digital representation of iconic look as the cover art.  Davis’ love of hip hop led him to craft Endtroducing…... more

Jacques Lu Cont and Monsieur Monsieur

Bromance Records EP #5 by Jacques Lu Cont and Monsieur Monsieur (Bromance Records) From the French label ran by DJ and producer Brodinski comes this two song “EP” by the very British Stuart Price in his French-sounding Jacques Lu Cont guise and the very French duo Monsieur Monsieur serving... more

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star

Lullaby Versions of Slayer by Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star (Roma Music Group) Just about every extreme metal band in the galaxy has performed or recorded a cover song by the legendary Slayer! Known as one the most heaviest and evil bands on the planet, Slayer has been an influence to a wide array... more

Cock And Swan

Stash by Cock and Swan (Lost Tribe Sound) One encounter with the sweet reveries of Cock and Swan, and the listener is surely in for the most wondrously chill-out album of 2012 and beyond. Consisting of Johnny Goss and Ola Hungerford, Cock and Swan presents breathtaking compositions filled with intrigue... more

Moonbell

Moonbell by Moonbell (Loglady Records / Deep Space Recordings) Moonbell is a San Francisco trio that excels at a hazy, trippy style of droning and fuzzed out bass guitar, glacially slow vocals and guitars that shimmer and echo around mid-tempo percussion.  A couple of musical touchstones are Ride’s... more

Vieo Abiungo

Thunder May Have Ruined The Moment by Vieo Abiungo (Lost Tribe Sound) Vieo Abiungo’s previous masterwork entitled And The World Is Still Yawning was filled with enchanted reveries taking the listener to the most magical and wondrous of places.  On Thunder May Have Ruined The Moment, Vieo Abiungo’s... more

Orbital

Wonky by Orbital (ACP Recordings) Eight years on from their last studio album the brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll have returned with their strongest album since In Sides from 1996.  They’re playing analog synths from way back in the beginning of their career, Flood had his hands in the production... more

Royal Baths

Better Luck Next Life by Royal Baths (Kanine Records) Royal Baths are Jigmae Baer on vocals and Jeremy Cox on guitars and vocals.  Their sound is of two men in love with urban blues and psychedelia, playing until they slump into a pool of sweat in the corner of a dive bar, drink spilling over their... more

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