Authors: Christian Schultz
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Review: Pharmakon – Bestial Burden
Pharmakon = Prurient + Cremation Lily + Eraserhead Original Soundtrack … read more
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Review: Pale Blue – The Past We Leave Behind
Pale Blue = Chris & Cosey / The Field / Suzanne Ciani … read more
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Review: Orrin Campbell – Nocturnal
Orrin Campbell, an 18-year-old rapper from Brooklyn, recorded this debut album in his NYU dorm. It’s downtempo hip hop set to atmospheric spacey beats—call it minimal seapunk, if you like. … read more
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Review: Orthy – E.M.I.L.Y. EP
Ian Orth’s edits, meant for Austin’s electro dance Learning Secrets, ended up as the four songs on this EP and are typical electro-pop of the moment—but I feel as if there’s nothing super enticing or even pleasantly generic about them (though a Baio remix of the title track provides a nice twist on the EP’s singular sound). … read more
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Review: Perfect Pussy – Say Yes To Love
Say the name five times fast, snicker, then fuck off: Perfect Pussy is out to eviscerate your woeful self-critique with heart, humor and critical punk-rrrriot. … read more
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Review: Odonis Odonis – Hard Boiled Soft Boiled
Hard Boiled Soft Boiled is the second album from this Toronto-based band Odonis Odonis. It’s fitting that this self-described “industrial surf-gaze” group has more to their double name than any singular sound—HBSB is two-sided and explores noise-pop from two different approaches. … read more
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Review: Peter Murphy – Lion
Peter Murphy = David Bowie + Morrissey … read more
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Review: Nots – We Are Nots
Nots = Wax Idols + Good Throb … read more
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Review: Nic Hessler – Soft Connections
Nic Hessler = Sonic Flower Groove–era Primal Scream x Kids On A Crime Spree x The Ropers x The Kinks … read more
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Review: Merchandise – After the End
Merchandise = Echo & the Bunnymen + The Chameleons … read more