: It Still Moves
reviewed by Larry Crane
Have you heard this record? Have you heard how much reverb is on the vocals? It sounds awesome - a good thing someone has had the nerve to step out like this. The band and songs are good too, by the...
Music Reviews
What we are listening to. Non-critically.
: Momentary Delights
reviewed by Larry Crane
Anyone that thinks making records with a sampler and a computer will fade away is living in a fantasy. Jkettle is the home recorded/sampled (Squirrel Studios West Coast) project by Jeff Kettle, mostly...
: Velocity of Sound
reviewed by Larry Crane
Yes, the Apples still exist! And their pop tunes and bouncy rhythms are as infectious as ever. This new record was recorded by Robert Schneider, at his Pet Sounds Recording Studio in Denver, with...
: Dark Side of the Moon DVD
reviewed by Larry Crane
Okay, I'm just making sure our readers know this is out now. If the idea of watching Alan Parsons pulling up the individual tracks of DSOTM doesn't sound appealing from even just a pure technical "How...
: The Inbetween
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
This was recorded on a portable Pro Tools TDM system in various studios and the bands homes in the San Francisco bay area. I'm intrigued by recordings like this and I think this is a great way to make...
: Dengue Fever
reviewed by Larry Crane
So I'm chatting with the guys from Radar Brothers after the Tape Op Conference and Senon Williams (their bassist) tells me he's coming back in a few weeks to Portland with his other band. We wandered...
: Electric Version
reviewed by Larry Crane
Canada's favorite pop/rock groovy band is back for a second album. Recorded at The Factory and JC/DC Studios in Vancouver by Howard Redekopp and band member John Collins who also mixed. Some of Neko...
: Cyborgs Revisited
reviewed by Larry Crane
I'm a sucker for retrospective compilations of pre-punk rock combos, so these tracks by Canada's SS from '74 to '78 fits my taste quite well. The main album represented here, Cyborgs Revisted, was...
: The Ham and its Lily
reviewed by Larry Crane
Everyone likes a little mystery, so maybe I won't tell you exactly what this is except that maybe it's Grandaddy making the dumbest music of their career in order to baffle the folks at V2 after the...
: Sing Me A Song
reviewed by Larry Crane
Eric Tischler is one of our contributors, and his rockin' Lamps combo played at Tape Op Con #1. Their previous CD, Tilting at Windmills, was a little undercooked in my opinion, so it's nice to hear...
: Hot Shit
reviewed by Larry Crane
Hell yes, the first Quasi record in years that I had absolutely no hand in recording. I can put on this record and enjoy it 100% - never recalling the recording process or having heard the songs "a...
: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
reviewed by Larry Crane
Several things are significant about this release. It is the soundtrack to a film called Young Adam. David Byrne releases a CD on an independent label. It was recorded at CaVa Sound Workshops,...