Music Reviews

by Dewey Mahood

 |  No. 23

:
Tender Machines CD

Reviewed by Dewey Mahood

A few years back a lot of people were talking about electronic music. It was being hyped as though rock would disappear and only digital bleeps would be left. Fortunately, what actually happened...

 |  No. 20

: The Flamethrower CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

The Trio, actually a quartet since the addition of Jeff Parker on guitar, continues in their quest for the hippest sounds in new jazz. Straight up bop dominates on this disc with drummer Chad Taylor...

 |  No. 19

: self-titled CD, self-titled CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

Recently I've had a few conversations with musicians about the difficulties of getting all your ideas finished when working in the studio on a tiny budget. Since indie releases generally can only...

 |  No. 19

: s/t CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

This new outfit led by singer/guitarist Mary Lorson (of spunky popsters Madder Rose) play breezy tunes rife with gorgeous melodies and a smokey lounge mood. The down-tempo vibe of Lorson's songwriting...

 |  No. 14

: The Last Pirates of Upsilon CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

Prog rock played with hardcore intensity. Sledgehammer metronome rhythms and guitar student scale charts galore. This is the kind of stuff that can easily choke on it's own pretension, but these guys...

 |  No. 13

: I Want Some CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

This album collects the past four years of Makeup singles, beautifully displaying their progression from raunchy garage revivalists to sophisticated soul-psychedlia tune-smiths. We hear the group...

 |  No. 12

: On the One CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

The Sick Bees are a guitar/vocal and drums duo (with a dash of clarinet and keyboards to keep it spicy) that sounds like the polar opposite of the Spinanes. In fact, their approach is more in tune...

 |  No. 12

: The Hot Rock

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

Their musicianship and songwriting continue to grow, and although the music has moved further into the pop realm, they haven't forgot- ten their punk roots. Roger Mountenot [known for his work with Yo...

 |  No. 12

: A New Music For A New Kitchen CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

When I first got this CD I gave it a few listens and dug the band's spazz-jazz Beefheart meets Minutemen compositions. Admittedly, I didn't pay a lot of attention to the lyrics expressed figuring the...

 |  No. 11

: Ini-dependence LP

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

AMF's new one follows in the soft/loud direction of their first record, but manages to keep the some- times generic formula sounding fresh-inspired even. They push everything to the extreme; the low-...

 |  No. 11

: December 96 CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

Poole improvises on a Martin acoustic guitar using an alternate tuning of his own invention. He is concerned with the perfect fourth, the neutral third, and the micro uneven intervals between. This...

 |  No. 11

: Train Songs CD

reviewed by Dewey Mahood

According to the disc technical notes, this music was "captured by veteran field engineer Gene Holder [ex dB's], in a studio/bohemian flophouse called the Jolly Roger". Sound is on the lo-fi side of...

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