AltWeeklies Wire
The Stripped Sounds, Dry Wit and Humor of Liverpool's Clinicnew
Clinic's music is built from small shards of melody and rhythm cobbled together unhurriedly rather than slogged out in terse studio sessions. That is surprising considering the taut nature of many of the concise songs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-14-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Clinic, Winchester Cathedral
Reissues Reveal Troubled Brilliance of Brian Wilsonnew
Wilson has completed and finally released SMiLE (Nonesuch), his "teenage symphony to God" and an exercise in "modular" recording. Now the obvious question would be does SMiLE live up to its legend?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-14-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian Wilson, Smile
Seattle Duo IQU Gets its Groove Backnew
Now releasing Sun Q, after a nearly four-year hiatus, Oiwa and Swiggs have created a work of bricolage bop. The album is textured by the duo's keen ear for stitching disparate sounds, a reflection of their finely nuanced collaborative relationship.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Releases Celebrate Bryan and Briannew
Within glam, Roxy Music succeeded thanks to a dynamic tension established between principal players Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2004 |
Reviews
Mixmasters Signify and Sixtoo Like Their Hip-Hop Weirdnew
Somebody spiked the punch and hip-hop is mingling and tingling. With similarly informed albums and a jointly headlined tour, producers Signify and Sixtoo are chaperones working overtime to keep hip-hop -- as they see it -- from slipping from its experimental roots.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Signify and Sixtoo
Mono's Music Sounds Like Hell. (That's a Good Thing.)new
Mono's music is not without precedent. In the mode of Chicago post-rock, Mono explores loud-soft dynamics shrouded in bristling musings and melancholic orchestration.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gogol Bordello Grows Upnew
From playing professional New York City clubs to Bosnian courtyards with no PA, and having been bootlegged in Eastern Europe, Gogol Bordello has seen plenty of variations but never seemed watered down. The group embraces syncopation without hesitation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
08-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gogol Bordello, J.U.F.
