: Closed Circuit
reviewed by Larry Crane
One time Peter Jefferies and I stayed up way too late, sitting on my front porch getting drunk. It was then that I realized why I loved this guy's music so much, because we were both big fans of some...
Music Reviews
by Larry Crane
: Drawn From Life
reviewed by Larry Crane
Eno is one of my favorite artists and producers, so I usually pony up for every new release. Sometimes I'm a little disappointed lately, like with The Drop, where it just feels a bit uninspired. Drawn...
: Antidote
reviewed by Larry Crane
Jenny is a occasional writer for Tape Op, former member of Tsunami, Grenadine and Licorice, and used to run Simple Machines Records (who put out a great booklet on how to release your own album years...
: Manic Expressive
reviewed by Larry Crane
Marc Bianchi, the man behind Her Space Holiday, was one of Tape Op's first subscribers, but he doesn't need that to persuade me into enjoying this record. This was recorded at home on 1/2" 8-track,...
: Grave Disorder
reviewed by Larry Crane
If the Damned called you to make a record you'd do it. Admit it, as much as you might consider them has-beens the chance to make a record with Dave Vanian's awesome voice or Captain Sensible's crazy...
: duet for clarinet and goat CD
reviewed by Larry Crane
No, there's no goat on here. Instead, we're treated to Danny Barnes (Bad Livers, plus solo) and Pete Krebs (Hazel, Golden Delicious, solo stuff) hanging out at Danny's home studio doing some wacky...
: A Man Under the Influence CD
reviewed by Larry Crane
Alejandro has been around, many bands and many heartbreaks later we get a new album. Basic tracks were done with Mitch Easter at his Fidelitorium in Kernersville, NC. The rest was recorded and...
: 999 Levels of Undo CD
reviewed by Larry Crane
Steve Fisk is a Northwest producer of note, a sometimes member of Pell Mell, one half of Pigeonhed and a procrastinator. We've been waiting 14 years to hear a new record and this is it. Keyboards,...
: Duluth Does Dylan CD
reviewed by Larry Crane
It's not often that we think of the people who design gear as recording engineers. This CD features a bunch of artists from Duluth, Minnesota, doing Bob Dylan covers - which guarantees that the...
: fixed::context CD/LP
reviewed by Larry Crane, Roman Sokal
Unlike their previous releases, fixed::context sounds far less microscopically scientific; this time, their approach is noticeably more melodic and even old, but not in a dated sense, like...
: Cancoes Escolhidas CD reissue
reviewed by Larry Crane, Steve Silverstein
In the US and England, bands whose recordings in the early 1970s sounded great often made excessively slick and polished records as technology evolved. The earliest recordings on this compilation CD...
: 1000 Hurts LP/CD (T&G), Mass Suicide Occult Figurines CD (Barsuk), V+ CD (Boxkite)
reviewed by Larry Crane
Studio owners make CDs. Shellac features Steve Albini, of Electrical Audio (Chicago), and Bob Weston, super engineer. It's raw lyric scenarios/characters are supported by pounding drums, crackling...