: Here With Me
reviewed by Larry Crane
Jennifer's fourth solo album was produced, recorded and mixed by John Agnello (Tape Op issue #14/book Vol. II) in 12 quick days at Headgear (issue #65) in Brooklyn, NY. Apparently all basic tracks and...
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: Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story
reviewed by Larry Crane
Why do you need this CD? Ardent Studios (issue #58) has been host to some of the best music in Memphis over the years, and this covers the mid-sixties backyard garage recordings up to the...
: Sucker Punch Requiem
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
This is a post modern homage to the late, great artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat. Heavy on the electronics (but not laptop music), this was performed by a small ensemble with woodwinds, brass, percussion...
: Hallowed Ground
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Jeff Scott Roberson Summer's Here These two albums carry the torch for traditional country music. Hawks land in the Gram Parsons camp, which is a pretty good place to be. This CD has some great tunes...
: $ell The Sky
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Jack Endino (Tape Op #13/book Vol. II). did an awesome job producing, recording and mixing this at Soundhouse in Seattle. His quote on the band's press release sums it up perfectly, "Upwell is one of...
: s/t
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I've really enjoyed Oberst's last few albums under his Bright Eyes moniker, and this CD is nothing new or unexpected (that's a good thing). Well crafted, literate songs that would loosely fall under...
: True Dirt
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
A nice disc of jazz inflected pop. Well written with tasty covers of Bruce Springsteen and M. Ward songs. Recorded in Brooklyn, NY, by Bryce Goggin (Tape Op #40) and Adam Sachs at Trout Studios and by...
: Be Kind, Rewind
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I know this isn't a CD, but it has the same shape as a CD. Seriously though, this DVD by one of my favorite directors, Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind), has a theme that is very...
: Auditorium
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Jim Putnam Mt. Wilson Repeater I always like to get a new Radar Brothers album, they're comfort music to me, like mac and cheese on a cold winter evening. So when I finally got around to getting a...
: Letting Go of Strings
reviewed by Larry Crane
Gina's pal, Michael Cubbon, recorded this self-released dreamy pop record at their Dithering Heights home studio on Cubase VST32 v5.1 on a P4- 2.4 desktop computer loaded with two UAD-1 cards. Drum...
: Let It Be ...Naked
reviewed by Larry Crane
An unfortunate title, this isn't the fabled Glyn Johns' version of Let It Be, but instead it is a new beast, mixed and produced at Abbey Road by Paul Hicks, Guy Massey and Allan Rouse. Songs were...
: Never Trust a Hippy
reviewed by Larry Crane
Adrian, for years, has been the brains behind the Dub Syndicate "band" and On-U Sound label in the UK, but here is his first "solo" record. Are you looking for the future of rhythms, dub and studio...