Eli Winter - The Time to Come Eli Winter is a young fingerpicking guitarist with a lot of talent. The Time To Come was a pleasure to listen to and a great showcase for Winter’s technical prowess. None of the specific tracks jumped out at me, but the whole record flowed extremely well. I was…
Jeff Mercel - Lunescapes Volume One Lunescapes Volume One, the debut release by Jeff Mercel (former member of Mercury Rev), is a beautiful record with glistening and articulate piano accompanied by strings, pedal steel guitar, and self-described “sonic manipulations.” The contributions to this album by Jonathan Talbott, Jane Scarpantoni, D. James Goodwin, and Matthew…
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Pleasure-Voltage is a record that manages to balance the most relaxing aspects of ambient music along with the most psychedelic. The collaboration composed and performed by Benjamin Finger, James Plotkin, and Mia Zabelka engages the listener without coming on too strong. Too often in ambient records, I’ll hear sudden bursts of noise, drone, or what…
Consider supporting our writers via Paypal, Venmo and CashApp Adams/Bucko/Cunningham - Every Way But What Came To Mind Already Dead Tapes and Records Reviewed by J. Brodsky For all the micro-genre pissing contests held by fascist teenagers (and teenage-minded adults) in the comments of YouTube videos, on music forums, and within other, less savoury…
Tiny Magnetic Pets - The Politburo Disko EP Vitamin C The Politburo Disko EP by Tiny Magnetic Pets makes a strong case for new wave and synth-pop not being genres that are “over” or simply retro. I was really impressed with the sound design on this record. Starting the EP with “Enigma Code Variations…
