Feb 19, 2003 Volume Plus Volume by Rescue (Review) I think my feelings for Volume Plus Volume are best expressed in a 5-part series of haikus.
Feb 19, 2003 Morning Noon Night by Jim Guthrie (Review) Guthrie’s understated blend of pure pop with experimentalism calls to mind the work of Sufjan Stevens.
Feb 18, 2003 Get Into It by Tora! Tora! Torrance! (Review) Give Tora! Tora! Torrance! a try, and long live the Rock.
Feb 18, 2003 Light a Match for I Deserve to Burn by The Beautiful Mistake (Review) Sonically, The Beautiful Mistake is a clichéd culmination of everything currently happening in the musical underground.
Feb 18, 2003 Linear Language by Syst (Review) I simply forgot that I was listening to a white boy and just starting soaking in some nice beats and skilled rhyming.
Feb 18, 2003 Formations by Mileece (Review) The album’s focus is more intent on creating dreamy textures rather than anything more concrete.
Feb 18, 2003 Projecto by Kobi (Review) Kobi create pieces of stunning focus and intensity, especially given the unstructured approach behind their construction.
Feb 18, 2003 Silver Line on a Black Sea by The Potomac Accord (Review) While there are undeniable Godspeed comparisons, The Potomac Accord’s music is never quite so bombastic.
Feb 18, 2003 Debridement by Rivulets (Review) A definite sense of wistfulness and longing permeates this album.
Feb 18, 2003 Wrong by Locust (Review) An attempt to bridge the gap between Mark Van Hoen’s harsh earlier work and his most song-oriented material.
Feb 18, 2003 Smash the System (Singles and More) by Saint Etienne (Review) A two-disc compilation that serves as an excellent introduction to Saint Etienne’s pristine, immaculate dance pop.
Feb 17, 2003 Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars by Dan The Automator (Review) Guns, Cars & Sitars flows with a sense of style and funk that is deeply infectious, exotic, and most importantly, bad ass.
Jan 19, 2003 Interno by Rf (Review) Despite all of the processing and digitization, an incredible amount of organic warmth emanates from this album.
Jan 19, 2003 Writers Without Homes by Piano Magic (Review) Piano Magic picks up right where This Mortal Coil left off.
Jan 19, 2003 Lullaby by If Thousands (Review) A classically trained vocalist and a punk rock bassist unite to create an intriguing drone album.
Jan 19, 2003 Becoming What You Hate by Pony Express (Review) Becoming What You Hate makes a perfect companion piece to Starflyer 59’s later albums.
Jan 19, 2003 Lost Songs by John R. Williamson (Review) You’d never know this was a collection of leftovers if Williamson hadn’t said so himself.