Posts Tagged ‘Ipecac’
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
After a five-year absence, Norway’s Jaga Jazzist releases the symphonic prog rock of One-Armed Bandit, which immediately has become the group’s best album.
Turntablist Rob Swift, formerly of the X-ecutioners, takes a foray into the classical world with The Architect, a dynamic DJ disc; stoner-metal trio High on Fire picks up its pace and crafts an album that isn’t as outstretched.
Malian sensations Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté present another beautiful set of duets that sees a posthumous release after the passing of Farka Touré in 2006.
Icelandic producer Valgeir Sigurðsson establishes a name for himself as a composer with the gentle, mini-orchestral soundtrack to Dreamland, and Greek black-metal quartet Rotting Christ puts out another striking, original album that fuses its dark style to the ethnic sounds of its ancestors. (more…)
Tags: Ali Farka Toure, Bedroom Community, Ben Frost, Bjork, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Breez Evahflowin, Cindy Blackman, Daníel Bjarnason, Eluvium, Frank Zappa, High on Fire, Ipecac, Jack Rose, Jaga Jazzist, Johnny Cash, Jono El Grande, Kill Rock Stars, Mum, Nico Muhly, Ninja Tune, Nonesuch, Quasi, Rob Swift, Rotting Christ, Sam Amidon, Season of Mist, Temporary Residence, Terry Riley, Thrill Jockey, Toumani Diabate, Tzadik, Valgeir Sigurdsson, X-ecutioners
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
MURS and Slug release their third installment of Felt, a side project now produced by Aesop Rock that contends with many of their other releases and stands on its own as an A-list attraction.
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow has has own side project — Beak>, an atmospheric, minimalist live-band effort that takes the multi-instrumentalist producer out of his over-dubbing element. (more…)
Tags: !K7, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Billy Fuller, Blockhead, Felt, Fuzz Against Junk, Geoff Barrow, Ipecac, Living Legends, Matt Williams, Murs, Ninja Tune, Now-Again, Portishead, Rhymesayers, Slug, Team Brick, Underworld
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Sure to be loved by Fantômas and Melvins fan alike, this concert DVD features a “big band” setup of both groups sharing the stage and performing each other’s songs in wild arrangements. (more…)
Tags: Buzz Osborne, Danny Devito, Fantomas, Ipecac, Melvins, Mike Patton
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez: Cryptomnesia
Another great week of music brings new albums from El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Isis, Jon Hopkins, Nomo, Yoshida Brothers, and Pink Mountain, providing riotous prog rhythms, epic post-metal, electro-piano soundscapes, multi-ethnic funk, traditionally inspired Japanese crossovers, and avant-garde psychedelic jams. (more…)
Tags: Brian Eno, Cedric Bixler Zavala, Domino, Domo, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Elliot Bergman, Gino Robair, Hella, Ipecac, Isis, Jon Hopkins, Kyle Bruckmann, Lozenge, NOMO, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Pink Mountain, Quasi, Radiohead, Rodriguez Lopez Productions, Sickroom, Splatter Trio, The Mars Volta, Ubiquity, Yoshida Brothers, Zach Hill
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Inspired less by drummers and more by instrumentalists such as John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, and Ornette Coleman, drumming virtuoso Zach Hill begins his journey as a bandleader with Astrological Straits. (more…)
Tags: Captain Beefheart, Chino Moreno, Dan Deacon, Devo, Frank Zappa, Hella, Ipecac, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Les Claypool, Marco Benevento, Ornette Coleman, Zach Hill
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Serengeti and Polyphonic sign to Anticon; Isis, Tera Melos, and The Dead Kenny Gs announce tour dates; a release date is announced for the Bygones album; Ben Folds goes a cappella; Bastard Noise releases a five-disc CD set. This and more in the roundup… (more…)
Tags: Anticon, Arsis, Bastard Noise, Ben Folds, Brad Houser, Bygones, Critters Buggin, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Faith No More, Ipecac, Isis, Michael Van Dyne, Mike Dillon, Nick Reinhart, Polyphonic, Sargent House, Serengeti, Skerik, Tera Melos, The Dead Kenny Gs, Zach Hill
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Dropped-D dub-metal pioneers Dub Trio return to Chicago this coming Monday, March 16 in support or Irish punk rockers Flogging Molly. If you’re in town, enter to win two free tickets ($50 value) to see both bands next week. (more…)
Tags: Dub Trio, Flogging Molly, Ipecac, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
As the weather stops being oppressive in the Northern Hemisphere, a number of potentially great albums from countless genres are on the way. Here’s a list of ten that have us excited, including efforts from Isis, MF Doom, Coalesce, Prefuse 73, Mr. Lif, and more. (more…)
Tags: Carpark, Coalesce, Crammed Discs, Dan Deacon, Ipecac, Isis, Jerseyband, Karl Sanders, Lex, Mastodon, MF Doom, Mr. Lif, Nile, Prefuse 73, Relapse, Staff Benda Bilili, The End, Warner Bros., Warp
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Zu: Carboniferous
As Italian sludge-jazz trio Zu heads in a heavier direction with its Ipecac debut, raspy folk crooner William Elliot Whitmore accents his banjo-based tunes with extra instrumentation. Irepress gets epic, Tombs doles out punishment, and Odd Nosdam goes skateboarding. (more…)
Tags: Anti, Anticon, Faith No More, His Hero is Gone, Ipecac, Irepress, Mike Patton, Odd Nosdam, Relapse, Tombs, Translation Loss, William Elliot Whitmore, Zu
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Madlib: Beat Konducta, Vol. 5-6
Family is the word this week as Madlib pays tribute to his musical brother J Dilla, Dex Romweber puts out a new disc with his sister, and identical twins Alex and Nels Cline each release a solo album. (more…)
Tags: Alex Cline, Bloodshot, Cat Power, Cryptogramophone, Dex Romweber, Exene Carvenka, Faith No More, Flat Duo Jets, Ipecac, J Dilla, Madlib, Mike Patton, Neko Case, Nels Cline, Nels Cline Singers, Rick Miller, Southern Culture on the Skids, Stones Throw, Wilco, Zu
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
Our list of favorites from last year includes devastating dub metal, organ-fueled psychedelic grind, a re-released classic-rock gem from nearly four decades ago, an international assemblage of punk-infused field recordings, and an Indian/surf/metal take on John Zorn’s Masada material. (more…)
Tags: An Albatross, Anti, Anticon, Bloodshot, Dub Trio, Eyeball, Firewater, Fucked Up, Grinderman, Hydra Head, Ipecac, John Zorn, Light in the Attic, Masada, Matador, Mike Patton, Mogwai, Naked City, Nick Cave, Rodriguez, Roky Erickson, Secret Chiefs 3, SteadyBoy, Torche, Trey Spruance, Tzadik, Why?, Yoni Wolf
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Details emerge about new albums from Isis, Tortoise, Akron/Family, and Stinking Lizaveta; Zu announces some dates for a world tour (a pair of which are with Mike Patton); Dark Meat will go on tour with its 17 members; the Scion Rock Fest hosts a spate of crushing metal bands in Atlanta on February 28.
Keep readin’… (more…)
Tags: Akron/Family, An Albatross, Baroness, Boris, Busdriver, Ches Smith, Congs for Brums, Cryptopsy, Dark Meat, Dead Ocean, Earache, Earth, Ephel Duath, Grails, High on Fire, Ipecac, Isis, Joey Baron, John Zorn, Kylesa, Marc Ribot, Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Mastodon, Mick Harvey, Mike Patton, Moonchild, Nachtmystium, Neurosis, Nick Cave, Rwake, Secret Chiefs 3, Stinking Lizaveta, Thrill Jockey, Torche, Tortoise, Toxic Holocaust, Trevor Dunn, Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant, Tribes of Neurot, Xiu Xiu, Zoroaster, Zu
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
This year promises to be a great one for music. Isis, The Bad Plus, Mastodon, Dan Deacon, Coalesce, Jerseyband, Converge, and at least three Mike Patton creations (Mondo Cane, Fantômas, Crudo) are slated to release new albums.
Get the ETA on these and other anticipated albums after the jump. (more…)
Tags: Carpark, Coalesce, Coliseum, Converge, Crudo, Crunchy Frog, Dan Deacon, Dan the Automator, Fantomas, Garage a Trois, Heads Up, Hydra Head, Ipecac, Isis, Jerseyband, Kylesa, Lovage, Marco Benevento, Mastodon, Medeski Martin & Wood, Mike Dillon, Mike Patton, Mimicry, Mondo Cane, Powersolo, Prosthetic, Relapse, Secret Chiefs 3, Skerik, Stanton Moore, Supermachiner, Telarc, The Bad Plus, Zu
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008
We’ve had a bit of that debate in the office of late, with online editor Scott Morrow weighing in on the side of genius. For those unfamiliar, Zu is an experimental Italian trio that combines sludgy alt-metal with complex rhythms and free-jazz freakouts.
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Tags: Ipecac, Mike Patton, Zu
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Built around the lounge-heavy mixture of cut-and-paste artist Dave Gardner, Tipsy has a new live lineup that recreates the quirky film noir / spy thriller / Hawaiian electronica of its albums. The group’s new album, Buzzz, is another engaging stylistic union that doubles as perfect background music.
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Tags: Ipecac, Tipsy
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