Solidly recorded, exquisitely lyrical folk music from Jeff Mangum, produced in Denver by Robert Schneider (of the Apples in Stereo). Although Jeff still writes all the songs, the arrangements here...
If the name Chris Butler sounds familiar, it's likely because you still listen to your Waitresses' records. As guitarist/songwriter for that band, Butler claimed a place in the annals of New Wave as a...
Stop me if you've heard this one before. A couple of L.A. rich kids with too much time on their hands buy some recording equipment, rent a space and start recording their own album, which they...
MORE LETTERS? Hey Hey Larry, Wyatt here writing from San Francisco, CA. It was good to see you in Chico and since I didn't have a chance to talk to you further, I'm writing now. I'm...
Mark Robinson does the remix thing on the Multiple Cat with surprisingly good results. The four tracks on this CD never fall into looped house tedium, they instead retain the shape of...
These two albums are real-deal-tear-it-up blues done the old fashioned way, with just a touch of 90's tongue-in-cheek wise-guy attitude thrown in (which makes them all the more authentic). Super...
A friend of mine who is a huge Polvo fan recently said to me, "the new Polvo sucks! It sounds like Led Zeppelin." Polvo has finally departed from their trademark bendy/angular guitar work...
It's not often that I get sent a CD I can listen to. It's even less often it's something I want to listen to. This is an exception. It's dreamy, semi-ambient late night stuff that...
Hot Damn! A long time ago my pals the Maroons got me together with their friend Brian Berg who was thinking of starting a studio, and interested in my participation. Nothing ever came of...
In perfect timing, Rick Bain (of Portland pop superstars Spin Jupiter Spin) has released a home recorded 4 track version of Pet Sounds all played by himself. This CD rocks. He did it with...
So here it is, four discs devoted to what has been called the greatest album ever and one of the finest productions ever made. There's a "new" stereo mix, vocal-only mixes, highlights of...
Its always exhilarating to hear a record that actually escorts you on a 45 minute journey- with attention to dynamics, moods, instrumentation, and recording aesthetics from one track to the...
