Foetus – Love (Birdman) The man who should rightly be referred to as Reznor’s daddy* (both in terms of chronology and quality) is now more than a mere Industrialist. He has been for a while, to be honest, but historically his more experimental tendencies have taken the form of non-Foetus projects like Manorexia and SteroidContinue reading “Forty”
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Forty-one
M.I.A. – Arular (XL) The most hyped artists of a particular year are the ones most likely to endure a polarity of opinion. Those seeking to capture the zeitgeist love the artist because it’s cool to do so; those who would be dissident hate the artist because that other group loves them. And when theContinue reading “Forty-one”
Forty-two
Jason Forrest – Shamelessly Exciting (Sonig) Forrest (formerly ‘Donna Summer’, until some legal dealings intervened)’s reputation as the ‘nice Kid606’ has been somewhat usurped by the Kid going ‘nice’ himself in 2005. Such encroachment is little matter, as Jason always had quality in spades. While the Kid got slightly boring this year, Forrest… well, theContinue reading “Forty-two”
Forty-three
13 And God – Men Of Station E.P. (Alien Transistor) Kicking off with what would turn out to be the strongest song on their later debut album, this teaser from the team of Themselves and The Notwist is really a rather pleasant diversion. The title track inhabits that increasingly populated space between Hip Hop, indieContinue reading “Forty-three”
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