Festivals
Sasquatch! Music Festival 2009
Oh, I’m aware of the Columbia River; I know it’s long. But make no mistake, the Gorge is a giant...
Jun 12, 2009
Tracks
Proem: "Hope Is Great But We Need Caffeine"
Appropriately traumatized by the arrival of premature twin daughters, IDM stalwart Richard Bailey has rebelled: he’s opted to convert...
Jun 12, 2009
Records
J Dilla: Jay Stay Paid / Dillanthology Vol. 1 / Vol. 2
Jay Stay Paid was, in theory, the point where I was to cease referring to the handling of Dilla’s posthumous...
Jun 12, 2009
Records
Musiconspiracy: Do I the In?
I have to say, that name is just fucking terrible, but ok, let’s go with it. If conspiracies are about...
Jun 12, 2009
Records
Mos Def: The Ecstatic
It’s been five years since Mos Def last had a guest rapper—Luda at the end of the 60% inspired, 40%...
Jun 12, 2009
Records
Papa Roach: Metamorphosis
Even at over twenty years distance, hair metal is difficult to understand. Contemporary metal has long since turned its back...
Jun 12, 2009
Records
Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
2005’s The Getty Address was an interesting if somewhat self-indulgent experiment, one which painted Dirty Projectors frontman Dave Longstreth as...
Jun 10, 2009
Records
The Red Giants: Chain Reaction
Confession: I may have undersold The Red Giants (2006) a bit. My rating pretty closely correlated to the minor...
Jun 10, 2009
Records
Shuta Hasunuma: Pop Ooga Plus
Glitch has gone to some significant places as a genre but it seems like the best of it understands the...
Jun 10, 2009