(2008, Subliminal Sounds) – Director’s Cut! The interesting thing about retro bands is that they often remain fixed, like a bee in amber, in one temporal point. This may come as little surprise you, dear readers, but it defies logic somewhat. While often the retro band will mimic a combo from the past, theory wouldContinue reading “Dungen – 4”
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The Howling Hex – Earth Junk
(2008, Drag City) There is no foundation, and that is what is so discomfiting about Earth Junk. Opener ‘Big Chief Big Wheel’ lacks that solid bass line, the catchy riff, the vocal hook. The melodies whose constituent notes seem to bear little relation to each other seem to spiral in and out like bees emergingContinue reading “The Howling Hex – Earth Junk”
Bohren und der Club of Gore – Dolores
(2008, P.I.A.S.) Today was the first time I noticed the browned, fallen leaves on the floor. They have probably been around for a while, but it was only today, as the increasingly encroaching dusk kissed a sweet goodbye to a day defined almost solely by its maudlin glaze of drizzle, that I became aware ofContinue reading “Bohren und der Club of Gore – Dolores”
Metallica – Death Magnetic
(2008, Universal) A new Metallica album is always a massive occasion, that one time when all metal fans, from the underground heads to the weekend warriors, unite in listening to one record. And despite the ironic/faux-earnest t-shirt protestations of the world fashionista party, this shit wouldn’t happen for AC/DC, Motörhead or Maiden. The last fewContinue reading “Metallica – Death Magnetic”
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