Steve Silverstein has been a Tape Op contributor for ages now, and finally he has a damn record out, by his duo Christmas Decorations, and it's cool. "Recorded with a little help from our friends Mitch Rackin and Charles Burst in their raw basement space at the southern end of Chinatown", this is a minimalist exploration into soundscapes and fractured songs, reminding me of Colin Newman (...Singing Fish), Brian Eno and Eyeless in Gaza. Mastering by John Golden helped pull it all together. (www.www.kranky.net)
Music Reviews | No. 32
Free So Free
by Larry Crane
In issue #27 we interviewed J about his home studio, Bob's Place, named after his dog. Here's his second album from there, and it sounds great. Big guitar solos and different sounds for each song help...