“Another mysterious Finnish troubadour, Ville Forss aka Moskiitto, explores a moaning creaking acoustic ambience, a clattery free folk wilderness, much like his countrymen Avarus, Anaksimandros and Vapaa. Simple muted guitars strum and…

From Brad Rose, Digitalis Industries: “In the world of 23 Productions, Davenport is king. But the multitudes of related projects often survive on their own merits. Leannan Sith is one such group.…

“Double Live is a live double album by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released on vinyl and cassette tape in 1989. An expanded CD edition followed in 1990. All songs were written…

Jefre Cantu introduced me to Grouper. We were talking about bands he’s worked with through his Root Strata label, and he picked up a copy of Cover The Windows And The Walls…

From the moment I first read about this album on the Aquarius Records mail order list, I knew I had to own it. I didn’t include it in my Friday Top Ten…

This was one of the first Digitalis Industries releases (DIGI022) I heard. It was limited to 1000 copies, housed in a beautiful multi-colored fabric sleeve with a small xeroxed insert. I think…

Hari inquired about what I was listening to a few nights ago, so I figured I would post this. He liked the Anna Black record, so if he likes this one too…

Whenever Nick Drake comes up in conversation, I feel the sudden urge to mention that I prefer Jackson C. Frank’s self-titled album to any of Drake’s studio recordings. Why? Well, Drake was…

Here’s another noisy gem from Finland that was found while perusing the Aquarius Records new arrivals mailing list: “It had to happen. That’s right, someone naming a band Amon Düde. And it…

(Image via Brooklyn Vegan) I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not to get tickets to see Leonard Cohen in April at the Nokia Theater. I mean, he’s the closest…