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Pop Rests on Techno Backdropnew
This is a potent dance recording, so Allien's supple bass is most prominent, with Apparat's loopy and loping samples wafting over it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
05-04-2006 |
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'Innocence' Stays Genuinenew
Bloom has mastered the art of passive reflection on what is.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: innocence, Luka Bloom
An Old Chestnutnew
Even attenuated by age and obscured by primitive recording, Tolliver's charms more than rival the polished virtuosity of most modern re-enactors.
Style Weekly |
Peter McElhinney |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Now and Then, Speedy Tolliver
Burning Sagenew
The Exchange Session works because these very different musicians meet each other halfway, resulting in something that sounds like an oxymoron: accessible experimental jazz.
Style Weekly |
Mark Richardson |
05-04-2006 |
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A Big No, No, Nonew
These 11 tracks are filled with polished guitars, structured arrangements, sing-song rhythms and an overall sense of lethargy -- and it's not just because the tempos have eased.
Style Weekly |
Hillary Langford |
05-04-2006 |
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Tags: Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
More Air Guitaringnew
In one giddy, irresistible guitar figure, frontman Doug Martsch both refutes and affirms everything his outsider Idaho project has ever been.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
05-02-2006 |
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Tags: Built to Spill, You In Reverse
Amazing Gracenew
The Boss' Seeger Sessions was made for you and me.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan Valania |
05-01-2006 |
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Soul Mannew
Hamilton releases a spiritually conscious album marketed to sinners.
Nashville Scene |
Makkada B. Selah |
04-28-2006 |
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Variations on a Theme
Until we get a doom-metal disc that's as malignant as our doom-taunting age, Cisneros and Hakius' conference of doves will have to suffice.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
04-28-2006 |
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Tags: Conference of the Birds, Om
The Terror of History
It's probably fair to suggest that both Eli Roth and Zombi would be nothing without the 70s.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
04-28-2006 |
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Tags: Surface to Air, Zombi
Completely Unclassifiablenew
Don't get me wrong, I like the Red Krayola -- I just don't get it.
Tags: Introduction, The Red Krayola
Case of the Missing Heartnew
Sure, Fox Confessor is a tour de force -- but
that's not enough.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
04-28-2006 |
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Wallowing in Dad's Shadownew
Shooter's second album seems to struggle with his father's shadow, attempting to make a unique statement while acknowledging the legacy of his genes -- unfortunately, he misses the mark.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-27-2006 |
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Tags: Shooter Jennings, Electric Rodeo
Smart, Soft-Spoken 'Surf Rock'new
Leviton is on the opposite coast of the Ventures' brand of reverb-drenched guitar rock, specializing in delicate, sun- and sand-themed love songs written specifically for performance on the beach.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
04-27-2006 |
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Traversing Genresnew
Dieselboy, who has been lobbing volleys from Philly for more than a decade, bridges hardstep, neurofunk and now progressive house/trance, of all things.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-27-2006 |
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Tags: Dieselboy, The HUMAN Resource
