: Say You Will
reviewed by Larry Crane
I admit that I'll buy occasional big budget, major label records just because I am curious about what can happen when lots of time and money (something I never get to see) are spent making a record....
Music Reviews
What we are listening to. Non-critically.
: Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I'm super sick of the retro NYC new wave/punk revival trend and would rather just listen to Television, et. al. But dammed if this Elefant CD, which kinda fits that genre, doesn't just completely rise...
: Hand Clappin’
reviewed by Larry Crane
Calvin's Dub Narcotic return to form with this EP after a long, dormant recording period. Issue #32 had an interview with him about the studio, and here's a prime example of roomy, groovin' music with...
: Summer Sun
reviewed by Larry Crane
According to Roger Moutenot, "It was recorded here in Nashville at Alex The Great Studio, mixed in N.Y.C. at Shelter Island Sound. Just the band and myself." Dreamy tunes, cool instrumentation,...
: Republic of Two
reviewed by Larry Crane
It's funny how I won't let anyone write in Tape Op about CDs I work on, but I'll go on and on about albums our contributors have worked on. Nedelle is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter...
: Ambient Metals
reviewed by Larry Crane
Produced and engineered by J. Robbins, this is Tone's most "rock" record yet. Instrumentals with massive pounding drums (two kits) and more pronounced guitar hooks and riffs (four guitarists) pull it...
: Feast of Wire
reviewed by Larry Crane
I had to correct the publicist for this record when I received an email telling me that the new Calexico was recorded in "the band's studio, WaveLab." As any astute reader of Tape Op should know,...
: Bright Yellow Bright Orange
reviewed by Larry Crane
They did their previous record, The Friends of Rachel Worth, at Jackpot! with engineering by yours truly. We all had a great time and when plans for a new record came up I was in the running to...
: quicksand/cradlesnakes
reviewed by Larry Crane
Recorded and mixed by Graeme Gibson at the band's own Clava Studio in Chicago with additional recording by Mikael Jorgensen and Joe Ferguson. Recorded on 16-track 2" 3M, M79 with an Amek Big28...
: The Studio One Story
reviewed by Larry Crane
This CD and DVD combo is the size of a two-CD package, plus it has a nifty little booklet. The DVD is four hours of documentary on Studio One, the legendary Jamaican reggae studio run by Clement "Sir...
: Necessity: The 4-Track Years
reviewed by Larry Crane
This record came out a few years ago but since Spin Art has been totally lame about sending us promo CDs I had to wait 'til I bought it to do a review. Jason is a great pop songwriter (John and Andy...
: Summer At Shatter Creek
reviewed by Larry Crane
Craig Gurwich has been a long-time Tape Op subscriber, and it's great to get a CD in the mail and recognize his name as the creator. This CD is a dreamy delight, tracked on his 8-track 1/2", and...