2-6-4-8 who do we appreciate!? People with dyslexia. I’m learning to appreciate the quiet side of life. Like not so much drinking. Like showing up to work without a hangover. Like having…
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Guerre Froide – Cicatrice
Guerre Froide formed in 1980 as a collective of electronic/organic musicians, releasing several underground cassettes and an untitled 12” single. The first iteration of the band lasted only three years. And those…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 263
Another busy weekend. After Friday night’s movie debacle, I worked all day Saturday and then celebrated the birthday (or name day, if you’re a Game of Thrones fan!) of a friend. The…
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The Top Ten Concept Albums
Someone just posted on Twitter a link to a story published by the Wall Street Journal about the rapper GZA. Yeah, WSJ is not above covering the trajectory of various Wu-Tang Clan…
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Jazzfinger – Ugly For A Living
For as much as I love Jazzfinger, I really haven’t shared much of the collective’s recorded output in recent years. Since Slowed By The Grace Of Water in 2008, I haven’t posted…
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Gate – My Dear Sweet Reluctant Sweetheart / The Lavender Head
From Aquarius Records: “Before we delve into a detailed discussion of Gate’s latest release, let me just say that this album is gorgeous, droney and dreamy and about as un-noisy as noise…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 262
Hoo boy. What a weekend. I think it might be time to swear off alcohol again. At least for a little while. Party Friday night, party Saturday night, working all the while.…
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Windy & Carl – Drawing Of Sound
The second full-length release by Windy & Carl finds the Detroit-based duo building on the concepts first explored on 1994’s Portal. Not quite formless enough to be ambient music, but more delicate…
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Violent Onsen Geisha – Shocks! Shocks! Shocks! Remix ’93
From the fantastic blog Bleak Bliss: “In a world full of information overkill, Violent Onsen Geisha is a rare and mysterious thing! As in… there’s very little info out there. Basically, Violent…
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Field Recording In Griffith Park
Eyyyyyyy. I’m drunk! Sorry in advance for any typos! Nobody except for me had to work today. Or so it seems. I spent almost my entire day trading texts with friends all…