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Adam Sykes was the founder of one of Great Britain’s most important experimental music labels, Iris Light. I have know of his work since I was a purchaser at a record shop in Los Angeles, and got deeper into his label when I resided in Macedonia, where a lot of my friends were interested in …

September 4, 2010 – 10:49 PM | By admin | Posted in Downloads, Musicians, Reviews | Comments (0)

Review: Kyle Bobby Dunn – A Young Person’s Guide to Kyle Bobby Dunn

Kyle Dunn’s music seems to be less about music as commonly understood and more about how one can color a mood with sound. There is certainly a method to Dunn’s style, as though it may well be improvised, it flows in beautiful order much in the manner of spilled honey rather than a river. A …

May 17, 2010 – 9:04 PM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, New Releases, Reviews | Comments (1)

Review: Bi Kyo Ran – Go-Un

The Japanese may not put out a lot of bands making original music (noise is a huge exception, though it barely qualifies as music), but once they latch on to a concept, they can get maximum value out of it. One of the better examples of this concept is Bi Kyo Ran. During the first …

May 14, 2010 – 10:50 PM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Progressive Rock, Reviews, Videos | Comments (1)

Review: Alexander Khodchenko

Ukraine is a country rich in music, like most places in Eastern Europe. Alexander Khodchenko is a new name to me, and I have to say I like what I’m hearing! A combination of psychedelic music, progressive rock (more from the 1960s than any other time period), and influences of bands like Love, The Creation …

March 16, 2010 – 10:29 AM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Music, Reviews | Comments (0)

REVIEW: Tarwater – Otomo (single track)

A quiet, twangy piece of soundtrack-y mood music courtesy of the amazing Tarwater. Tarwater – Otomo

February 16, 2010 – 9:26 PM | By admin | Posted in Reviews | Comments (0)

REVIEW: Elsehow – Thoughts of Rabbits Are Rabbits

Today seems like a perfect day to review some rather remarkable tracks by Belgium-based (though of Italian origin) singer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Elsehow. For some time after pondering the review mentioned in my previous post, I had wondered who would continue down the path songwriters from Scott Walker to the aforementioned David Sylvian traversed. Thankfully, some younger talent …

January 14, 2010 – 12:33 PM | By admin | Posted in Downloads, Musicians, Reviews | Comments (0)

REVIEW: Goblin – Profondo Rosso (OST)

I have a preference for dark, eerie (but not overly creepy) albums to listen to whilst doing my work in the evening. Claudio Simonetti and the boys don’t disappoint at all in this mix of prog, 60s Beat Music, held together with touches of jazz and funk. The album is the product of Goblin’s soundtrack …

January 9, 2010 – 11:52 PM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, Reviews | Comments (0)

REVIEW: Ojos de Brujo: Aocana (Remixes Y Extras)

After having heard Ojos de Brujo on several compilations over the last few years, I was left with a relatively good impression of the band.  Their style is a fusion of Flamenco, aspects of World Music and even a bit of Hip-Hop thrown in.  Aocana continues and expands on this sound.  As strange as it …

January 8, 2010 – 10:08 PM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, Reviews | Comments (0)

REVIEW: Umut Çağlar – ‘Equus’

Turkey isn’t the first name one thinks of when talking about improvisational jazz (although considering the work Ahmet Ertegün and family did to promote jazz in New York, one would figure the Turks would have received a wider spotlight). Still, the improv scene in Turkey is looking fantastic these days. One of the leading lights …

January 1, 2010 – 11:56 PM | By admin | Posted in Reviews | Comments (0)

Review: Current 93 – Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain

This has to be one of the best reviews I’ve read anywhere for a new release, but that it is for seminal cult band Current 93 makes it that much more interesting. Kudos to “Offa” for posting this.

September 30, 2009 – 6:15 PM | By admin | Posted in Musicians, New Releases, Reviews | Comments (0)