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Tomoki Kanda (神田朋樹): 「Interstellar Interlude」(2012)

2023/06/09

Sometimes, I think we’re all in need of some kind of palette cleanser. At the cusp of summer, the urge is to find more in-between season music. It’s with this in mind, that I’m breaking one of my cardinal rules for this blog and choosing to cover music closer to our station in life. It’s…
EG and Alice: 24 Years Of Hunger (1991)

2019/02/12

We could only be so lucky to age as well as EG and Alice’s 24 Years Of Hunger has. Now, it seems, I have to be the next one carrying the torch forward to promote this forgotten Pop masterpiece. In 1991, it was an unlikely blip on England’s music radar, appearing in a bright flash,…
Steaua de Mare: Babadag (2013)

2014/09/13

Steaua de Mare Fast forwarding to the present, its always interesting to see how that spirit of ingenuity and experimentation applies for current bands. In Romania there are bands like the one I’ll highlight today, Steaua de Mare (Big Star), that recognize the importance of looking into one’s own lineage to pull up different directions and…
Thai Mor Lam: Some Isaan Groove (2000s)

2014/09/04

Thai Rockin’ If, anything, gets you in some sort of trance to ready yourself for a grueling day ahead its the insanely catchy droning music of Thailand. Vocals based on how many syllables you can say, rather than words you can stress, combine with a trademark descending bassline to create one of the most unstoppable…
La Düsseldorf: Rheinita (1979)

2014/07/19

Here’s one last piece. There’s always something evocative about watching grainy videos. Your eyes want to fill in the spaces light should occupy. How much more evocative can it get than watching the only video of a band like La Düsseldorf playing, in this case “Rheinita” off their Viva album. This was a band trying to project…
Lou Reed: Charlie’s Girl (1976)

2014/04/29

Talk about another big FU. Lou Reed released in 1975 Metal Machine Music, perhaps one of the most abrasive and biggest loads of aural poo you’ll ever hear. I’ve heard good noise, Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra or Glenn Branca’s The Ascension, but that album was proper garbage. My pick of the day, comes from his Coney…