February 2005 Archives
21 posts
Fingerpaint the Colour of Sound by Stellarscope (Review)
Stellarscope do a fine, fine job of blending the atmospherics inherent to the genre with a nice pop sensibility.The Five Star Stories by Kazuo Yamazaki (Review)
What we have here is merely a taste, and I, for one, am left wanting much more.Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki (Review)
Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind is worth watching if only to give one a much better context in which to appreciate Miyazaki’s movies.Anthems for the Could’ve Bin Pills by K.c. Accidental (Review)
K.C. Accidental perfectly straddles the line between Do Make Say Think and Broken Social Scene.Hidden by Caul (Review)
There’s hardly a minute on the disc that isn’t awash with blackened waves of drone and drift, eerie scrapings and ringings, and whatnot.Merry Mixmas by Various Artists (Review)
Forgettable, obviously churned out to fill a niche, and reeking of assembly line workmanship.Falling Through the Clouds EP by Random (Review)
This is a perfectly crafted CD, both in packaging and in craft.Joyful Rebellion by K‑Os (Review)
K-Os, in a gentle, nasal flow of intelligent lyrics, reminds his listeners of the true roots of hip-hop.Before the Dawn Heals Us by M83 (Review)
The album often lacks focus, resulting in a disc that is just as spotty and uneven as its predecessor.Outside Closer by Hood (Review)
Few bands convey the dreariness of the colder seasons, as well as the wistfulness for something better as well as Hood does.Cold House by Hood (Review)
Hood updates their pastoral post-rock with glitchy electronics and Anticon hip-hop to create a compelling wintry sound.Gantz, Vol. 1 by Ichiro Itano (Review)
Gantz is positioned as a dark, nihilistic story about mankind’s darker nature. That doesn’t mean it’s any good.