Gust of Wind # 3 Sin Fang Bous, Clangour Morr Music This gust of wind stays busy establishing a coupled sound of gadgetry, strings, and broken tonality, which moves freely through familiar instrumentations of pop. The ability of this album to change with a flick of a switch is apparent with the first listen. It […]
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Gust of Wind # 2 Cotton Jones – Paranoid Cocoon Suicide Squeeze 2009 This gust of wind, ebbs & flows with a distinct soul, one that is weathered from the train, its many stops through out small towns, and back through the whiskey bars of our brightest cities. Cotton Jones – Paranoid Cocoon is an album […]
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Bibio – Ambivalence Avenue
Gust of Wind # 1 Bibio’s Ambivalence Ave Warp Records 2009 This gust of wind tracks you down with a furry; it takes you on a ride of revelation, joy, and a little funk to get you through the night. Bibio’s Ambivalence Ave from the beginning makes you feel as if you’re running through the […]
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Music Recommendations, Round 1
Recently a friend of mine has been engaged in a small war of music. The battles up to this point have left her tragically out-numbered on the field to more experienced, far-reaching music pallet. Each recommendation she plucks fresh quickly wilts in the hands of her diligent, aficionado opponent. I imagine she is slightly saddened […]
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Calvin Harris Remixes Passion Pit
The Brit, and self-proclaimed disco creator (ppsshh), Calvin Harris has taken a stab at the yet to be released “The Reeling” from Passion Pit’s debut LP Manners, due out 5/19 here in the States. Calvin claims he added some “banging” danceability to the track…sounds to me like he’s added some disco-slap bass, some extra highs, […]
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Album Review: Surf City EP
Few indy EPs, or complete albums for that matter, make an impression on me as Surf City’s self titled EP has. It was released late last year but I only discovered it a few weeks ago. The opening track “Headin’ Inside” begins with classic, early 60’s, southern Cal guitar pickin (though the band calls the other […]