Records
Mamiffer: Hirror Inneffer
Just over a week ago in a dimly lit Vancouver church hall Mamiffer’s Faith Coloccia tapped out a rapturous set...
Oct 10, 2008
Tracks
The Octopus Project: "Wet Gold"
I was first introduced to the Octopus Project via the Zellner brothers’ short film Flotsam/Jetsam, something I’d recommend heartily...
Oct 10, 2008
Concerts
Silver Jews
I tried to grab a setlist after they were done, but two rotund Silver Jews fans, preternaturally oblivious and obstinate,...
Oct 09, 2008
Records
Benoît Pioulard: Temper
Whatever Benoît Pioulard’s working at, it’s a safe bet he’ll be up front about it. With Temper, his second full-length...
Oct 08, 2008
Records
Pale Young Gentlemen: Black Forest (Tra La La)
It’s time for us to let our collective musical cat out of the soul bag. It’d do us all some...
Oct 08, 2008
Records
Mercury Rev: Strange Attractor
What exactly is this? Strange Attractor, one of Mercury Rev’s latest albums, was released as a free download, while...
Oct 08, 2008
Records
Augie March: Watch Me Disappear
Can we tangentially blame Neil Finn for this?
2006’s tired and uneven Moo, You Bloody Choir had set us up...
Oct 08, 2008
Tracks
Evan Parker: "Furrow 6"
“Boustrophedon” means “turning like an ox while plowing”—hence the “furrows”— but there’s absolutely nothing pastoral about this track from Parker’s...
Oct 07, 2008
Tracks
Alva Noto: "U_03"
Suffocated by my Macbook’s worthless speakers, “U_03” sounds like a fax machine on the fritz. But in the hermetically sealed...
Oct 07, 2008