Apr 4, 2006 Music Bajamar by Manual (Review) To be perfectly honest, I just think Munk has found himself in a bit of rut.
Mar 24, 2006 Music Arche-Lymb by Depth Affect (Review) An exhilarating of sampling, laptop electronica, glitch pop, and hip-hop.
Mar 18, 2006 Music Luo by Bad Loop (Review) Again, there’s a sense of vastness, and yet there’s none of the obligatory epic flourishes that one often hears in trance music.
Feb 26, 2006 Music Cassidy by Bows (Review) There’s an expansiveness to Bows’ music that it makes seem better suited to the silver screen than on a simple stereo.
Jan 15, 2006 Music Warriors & Warlocks by The Mystechs (Review) Warriors & Warlocks is far more fun than it has any right to be.
Dec 20, 2005 Music NTEP by Nontourist (Review) Background music best reserved for walking down dimly lit hallways with an escaped mental patient about to leap out from behind any door.
Nov 29, 2005 Music Air Control by Lost Balance (Review) Despite having been released in 2001 and delving pretty heavily into the trip-hop side of things, this album feels surprisingly undated.
Nov 13, 2005 Music It Is Impossible to Say Just What I Mean by Off The Sky (Review) What is so intriguing about Off The Sky’s music is the way it teases your subconscious.
Nov 3, 2005 Music Witching Hour by Ladytron (Review) Solid singles aside, Witching Hour feels generic when compared to 2002’s Light & Magic.
Sep 8, 2005 Music Too Tall To Hide by Halloween, Alaska (Review) A gentle and thoughtfully ambient sound that always seems to remain a welcome and warming listen.
Jul 19, 2005 Music The Lost You EP by Hood (Review) Hood’s music, even in EP form, is as mercurial and affecting as ever, while still managing to hint at exciting things that may come.
Jul 17, 2005 Music England Fallen Over EP by Epic45 (Review) Epic45 belongs to a small cadre of bands that, for the purposes of this review, I am going to term “nostalgists.”
Jul 2, 2005 Music Dramanalog by Halfset (Review) A very solid and engaging blend of acoustic and electronic sounds.
Apr 4, 2005 Music Drum and Bass for the Masses by Faith Massive (Review) Unlike some bands that “drum and bass” is attached to, Faith Massive are all about the groove and the mood, as opposed to flashing the mad skillz.
Apr 4, 2005 Music Fight or Flight by Antidote (Review) Electronic praise songs are what Antidote gives to a growing Christian dance scene.
Apr 4, 2005 Music Becoming X by Sneaker Pimps (Review) The talent is clearly there, but they don’t make use of it on a large portion of the album.
Apr 3, 2005 Music Euphoria by Insides (Review) You get the feeling you could see entire seasons pass with this record on the changer, falling in and out of love and hate as it plays on.
Mar 26, 2005 Music Let Us Never Speak of It Again by Out Hud (Review) The new disc is far less skronky and cacophonous, its melodies having been burnished to a chrome-like, Euro-chic sheen.
Mar 26, 2005 Music We’ll Pick Up The Pieces Next Time by Angle (Review) The trans-Channel duo have chosen to release an even more hushed and muted collection of songs.