AltWeeklies Wire
CD Review: BFInew
While rarity-lovers and obscurantists may insist that these 11 cuts are some sort of lost treasure, there is little here to distinguish the Dragons from their mellow-rocking peers.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: BFI, The Dragons
CD Review: Kemialliset Ystavatnew
Rather than sounding like the product of an academic, the music Jan Anderzen creates is playful and improvisational, making it less an exercise in endurance than an enjoyable foray into pure weirdness.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
Odd Nodsam Brings the Diverse Sonicsnew
Level Live Wires could almost pass for a grimier Boards of Canada release.
Orlando Weekly |
Dominic Umile |
09-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Level Live Wires, Odd Nodsam
No Age's Noise Pop Truly Delivers the Noisenew
The shoegaze haze on Weirdo Rippers can float for minutes before a salient rhythm or melody punches through to shake off the gauze.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
09-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: No Age, Weirdo Rippers
Monte Negro Creates the Blueprint for Rock Radionew
Tight, melodic and absolutely unafraid to meld multiple guitar-driven styles into the creation of a unique sound, the bilingual Monte Negro pushes beyond the soft expectations of both rock en Espanol and mainstream rock.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Cicatrix, Monte Negro
Aesop Rock Releases Best Album in Yearsnew
Rock demands an attentive ear for his inspired canvas and bountiful wit.
Orlando Weekly |
Dominic Umile |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
Pseudosix Elicits Surprising Empathynew
This Portland-based group radiates an organic reclusivity that suggests Built to Spill if it was bingeing on '70s country and soft rock in a dank cavern.
Orlando Weekly |
Raymond Cummings |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pseudosix
Airiel Edges Away From Swooning Showgazenew
A gleaming mark of clarity, and the noisy washes of guitar surrounding it, serve as an unapologetic announcement that The Battle of Sealand is going to owe a lot to the Scene That Celebrated Itself.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Airiel, The Battle of Sealand
Fog is Almost Beyond Genrenew
Seldom does a trip to the edge feel as intuitive and natural as in this stirring and forward-thinking work.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
Jason Molina Gives Himself the Box-set Treatmentnew
It's an overwhelming batch of material, not nearly as striking as Songs: Ohia's best work, but anyone enamored with Molina's high-lonesome drawl will find plenty of room to stretch out and wait.
Orlando Weekly |
Rob O'Connor |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Magnolia Electric Co., Sojourner
Lil Wayne Makes His Case for Greatnessnew
If John Lennon were alive today, he might have made a mix tape like Lil Wayne's latest opus.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lil Wayne, Da Drought 3
Suphala Gently Subverts Coffeehouse Background Musicnew
Blueprint is instantly appealing, but with a deceptive amount of substance.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Various Artistsnew
With so much (deserved) attention focused on the Afrobeat and highlife music that came out of Lagos in the ’60s and ’70s, it’s easy to assume that Nigeria was the only country on the continent that was churning out those slinky, sweaty grooves.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
07-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Various, Bokoor Beats
The Nels Cline Singersnew
There are still no vocalists in the Nels Cline Singers, and the third disc from the guitarist’s latest group project again proves the much-belabored point that you don’t need a microphone to get your point across
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
07-05-2007 |
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Howard Hello/Greenessnew
Put together as a fund-raiser for Children’s Musical Education in St. Augustine, the sonic collision of the gauzy, warm-toned digital swoon of Howard Hello and the full-frontal math-rock attack of Greenness doesn’t seem to make sense.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
07-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Howard Hello/Greeness, Split LP
