Posts Tagged ‘Mush’
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
The densely packed, melodically driven post-rock of Lymbyc Systym tops our list this week as brothers Jared and Mike Bell showcase their continued musical development.
Meanwhile, multi-instrumentalist producer Mr. Chop issues funky, jazzy, effects-fueled renditions of the beats and productions of critically acclaimed producer Pete Rock, and Nile returns with another disc of Egyptian-tinged eruptions of guitar fury, blazing double bass, vocal ferocity, and slowly churning chugs. (more…)
Tags: Bill Frisell, Cornerstone RAS, Coz Littler, Karl Sanders, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Lymbyc Systym, MF Doom, Mr. Chop, Mush, Nile, Nirvana, Nonesuch, Now-Again, Nuclear Blast, Pete Rock, Rita J, Stones Throw, Sub Pop, The Gift of Gab, This Will Destroy You
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
ALARM columnist Sean-Michael Yoder shares his first five electronic picks in 2009. The list includes Aether’s “melodic” Artifacts, London’s John Tejada with Fabric 44, the pop/dance beats of Hercules and Love Affair’s self-titled album, a Lollapalooza mix, and Jaga Jazzist leader Lars Horntveth’s 37-minute song, “Kaleidoscopic.” (more…)
Tags: Aether, Amy Winehouse, Anticon, B-52s, Boards of Canada, Cat Power, DFA, Elvis Costello, Exponential, Flying Lotus, Hercules and Love Affair, Jaga Jazzist, Jamie Lidell, John Tejada, Lars Horntveth, Latvian National Orchestra, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Mark Farina, Mark Ronson, Mush, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Patti Smith, Phil Collins, Phil Spector, Philip Glass, Roger Eno, Smalltown Supersound, Steve Reich, Stones Throw, Warp
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Before their beautiful full-length debut of Love Your Abuser on Mush Records, brothers Michael and Jared Bell made well-crafted, keyboard-driven post-rock for their Carved by Glaciers EP.
The duo’s heartening tunes employ piano, synthesizers, organs, xylophones, brass instruments, and much more to provide a gorgeous multi-layered mix, which can be heard again via Carved by Glaciers with last week’s re-release on Magic Bullet Records. (more…)
Tags: Lymbyc Systym, Magic Bullet, Mush, This Will Destroy You
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
The Bastard Noise: Rogue Astronaut
As the January releases start to ramp up, we get accessible Armageddon from The Bastard Noise, an electro-pop-rock hybrid from Norway’s The Low Frequency in Stereo, a beautiful post-rock reissue from Lymbyc Systym, and more. (more…)
Tags: Dianogah, Drew Brown, Gravity, Justin Pearson, Lex, Lymbyc Systym, Magic Bullet, Man is the Bastard, Mush, Quatre Tete, Rune Grammofon, Shellac, Sickroom, The Bastard Noise, The Jesus Lizard, The Locust, The Low Frequency in Stereo, This Will Destroy You
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Mogwais aren’t the only mythical beings in this week’s list of awesome albums. Check out five rad releases that involve hawks, batcats, gods, and dragons.
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Tags: Awesome Albums, Daedelus, Eluvium, Estradasphere, FatCat, Genghis Tron, God of Shamisen, Justin Broadrick, Lymbyc Systym, Magic Bullet, Matador, Mogwai, Mush, Relapse, Reptile, Rob Crow, Steve Moore, Temporary Residence, Ten Kens, The Album Leaf, The One AM Radio, This Will Destroy You
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