Posts Tagged ‘Warp’
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
The strangely grooving maelstrom that is Daughters unveils its best album this week — a combination of behemoth low end, gnarly rock riffs, and guitar leads that sound like tornado sirens.
Germany’s Imperium Dekadenz delivers “intelligent black metal” with a set of epic arrangements and acoustic passages. Adventurous art-rock trio Liars issues another bold album that defies convention, and Aloha — “that indie-rock band with the marimba” — expands its sound a bit for another solid outing. (more…)
Tags: Acrassicauda, Aloha, At the Gates, Besnard Lakes, Cougars, Daughters, Eluveitie, Gonjasufi, Gorillaz, Hydra Head, Iannis Xenakis, Imperium Dekadenz, Jagjaguwar, Liars, Lightning Bolt, Mute, Nuclear Blast, Polyvinyl, Season of Mist, The Jesus Lizard, Vice, Warp, Zu
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Multi-instrumentalist loop guru Tyondai Braxton of Battles issues an astonishing sophomore solo full-length with Central Market, a brilliant combination of neoclassical composition and filtered electronics.
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Tags: Battles, Black Feather, Harland Froland, Jaga Jazzist, Other Electricities, Tyondai Braxton, Warp, Wordless Music Orchestra
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
For this limited-edition live release, eclectic IDM composer Squarepusher — a.k.a. bass guru Tom Jenkinson — displays his uncanny ability to play a six-string bass like a classical guitar.
Following a Grammy-nominated debut in 2005, the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble issues a shape-shifting big-band/classical disc with crossover appeal.
Chugging mathcore quartet Keelhaul steps ever so gently from the shadows on an aptly titled return to form.
Experimental guitarist David Daniell and pedal-steel guitarist Douglas McCombs lay tape to four long-form creations that intertwine composition and improvisation.
Gritty punk fury, driving riffs, guitar squeals, and mish-mashed time signatures again define Pissed Jeans on the band’s third full-length album.
The Waitiki 7 balances a thematic tribute to Martin Denny and musical stars of yore with piano-driven Latin sounds, modern jazz, lounge, and film motifs. (more…)
Tags: Claudia Quartet, David Daniell, David Yow, Doug McCombs, Frank Rosaly, Hydra Head, John Herndon, John Hollenbeck, Keelhaul, Martin Denny, Pass Out, Pissed Jean, Squarepusher, Steven Hess, Sub Pop, Sunnyside, The Jesus Lizard, The Waitiki 7, Theo Bleckmann, Thrill Jockey, Tom Jenkinson, Tortoise, Warp
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
The vibrant, upbeat big-band ensemble known as Flat Earth Society bangs out a contender for jazz disc of the year with a joyous and debauched affair. This week also brings more quality work from three über-prolific beat-related artists — Prefuse 73, J Dilla, and Venetian Snares. (more…)
Tags: Aaron Funk, Black Thought, Cirque du Soleil, Crammed, Doom, Flat Earth Society, J Dilla, MF Doom, Nature Sounds, Pete Rock, Peter Vermeersch, Planet Mu, Prefuse 73, The Roots, Venetian Snares, Warp
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
There’s plenty of musical inbreeding as well as doom, drone, and psych this week as we sort through new releases from Sunn O))), Khanate, Grizzly Bear, Sir Richard Bishop, Master Musicians of Bukkake, and Vieux Farka Touré. (more…)
Tags: Alan Bishop, Alan Dubin, Ali Farka Toure, Asva, Bill Frisell, Bill Horist, Blind Idiot God, Burial Chamber Trio, Conspiracy, Don McGreevy, Drag City, Dylan Carlson, Earth, Estradasphere, Eyvind Kang, Ghidra, Greg Anderson, Grizzly Bear, Hydra Head, James Plotkin, Jessika Kenney, John Coltrane, John Zorn, Julian Priester, Khanate, Master Musicians of Bukkake, Milky, OLD, Oren Ambarchi, Phantomsmasher, Randall Dunn, Secret Chiefs 3, Sir Richard Bishop, Six Degrees, Southern Lord, Stephen O'Malley, Sun City Girls, Sun Ra, Sunn O))), Tim Wyskida, Timb Harris, Toumani Diabate, Vieux Farka Toure, Warp
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Diamond Watch Wrists: Ice Capped at Both Ends
Diamond Watch Wrists headlines this week’s picks with an unconventional pop collaboration between Guillermo Scott Herren and Zach Hill.
The duo’s debut is followed closely by the hiatus-breaking mixtape from Themselves, the stunning debut of an Austrian singer/multi-instrumentalist as Soap&Skin, the interesting cover EP from heavy/ambient duo Nadja, and the multi-genre jazz of Corey Wilkes & Abstrakt Pulse. (more…)
Tags: A-Ha, Abstrakt Pulse, Aesop Rock, Anja Franziska Plaschg, Anticon, Aphex Twin, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Bjork, Busdriver, Bygones, Corey Wilkes, Delmark, Diamond Watch Wrists, Doseone, Elliot Smith, Guillermo Scott Herren, Hella, Jel, Kevin Nabors, Lester Bowie, My Bloody Valentine, Nadja, Pi, PIAS, Prefuse 73, Savath & Savalas, Scott Hesse, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Slayer, Slug, Soap&Skin, Subtle, Swans, The Cure, The End, Themselves, Warp, Yoni Wolf, Zach Hill
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Karl Sanders: Saurian Exorcisms
It’s an incredible week for music, led by a beautiful acoustic release of Arabic flavors and Western structures from Nile linchpin Karl Sanders.
The rest of our picks are just as special, including the epic endtime ballads of Crippled Black Phoenix, the Mulatu Astatke / Heliocentrics collaboration, new discs by Prefuse 73 and Agoraphobic Nosebleed, the debut of Two Fingers (Amon Tobin and Doubleclick), and the soundtrack to Dengue Fever’s documentary. (more…)
Tags: Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Amon Tobin, Chhom Nimol, Crippled Black Phoenix, Dengue Fever, Doubleclick, Electric Wizard, Guillermo Scott Herren, Invada, Justin Greaves, Karl Sanders, M80, Mike Breazeale, Mulatu Astatke, Nile, Paper Bag, Prefuse 73, Relapse, Strut, Sway, The End, The Heliocentrics, Two Fingers, Warp
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Mono: Hymn to the Immortal Wind
Mono delivers a majestic work with orchestral accompaniment.
Dan Deacon: Bromst (Carpark)
Dan Deacon mixes organic flourishes with his buzzing synths.
Mastodon: Crack the Skye (Warner Bros.)
Mastodon branches out while refining its vocals.
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Tags: Carpark, Chris Clark, Clark, Dan Deacon, J Dilla, Lex, Madlib, Mastodon, MF Doom, Mono, Steve Albini, Temporary Residence, Warner Bros., Warp
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
Hella returns as a duo; Converge posts a studio preview of a new song; Busdriver, Shining (Norway), Om, Russian Circles and Aphex Twin all have new albums on the way. (more…)
Tags: Anti, Aphex Twin, Busdriver, Chrome Hoof, Converge, Deathwish Inc., Drag City, Epitaph, Hella, Michael McCamish, Nils Frykdahl, Om, Rune Grammofon, Russian Circles, Shining, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Spencer Seim, Steve Albini, Suicide Squeeze, The Fear, Warp, Zach Hill
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Powersolo: Bloodskinbones
There’s more international flavor in this week’s picks as we highlight the weird rock of Danish duo Powersolo, the minimalist electro-dance of Harmonic 313, and the layered psych pop of The Soundtrack of Our Lives. We also keep it domestic with songstress Marissa Nadler, whose new album expands her dreamy sound. (more…)
Tags: Crunchy Frog, Harmonic 313, Harmonic 33, Kemado, Marissa Nadler, Mark Pritchard, Powersolo, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Warp, Yep Roc
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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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Friday, February 27th, 2009
The long-rumored Faith No More reunion has been confirmed (!!!). Vocal heavyweight Mike Patton keeps busy with a feature-film soundtrack, MF Doom drops half his name and a new album, Dengue Fever provides accompaniment to The Lost World, hip-hop duo Themselves returns, and much more. (more…)
Tags: Adam Yauch, Adult Swim, Anticon, Atmosphere, Beastie Boys, Billy Gould, Cage, Definitive Jux, Dengue Fever, Dinosaur Jr., Doseone, Faith No More, Grizzly Bear, Jagjaguwar, Jel, Lex, MF Doom, Mike Patton, Mogwai, Napalm Death, P.O.S., Themselves, Toxic Holocaust, Warp
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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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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Squarepusher: Numbers Lucent
As the ‘09 releases crank into gear, we get an acid techno EP from genre-defying mad scientist Squarepusher, a well-balanced jazz-rock LP from Gutbucket, the ninth studio album from indie experimentalists Animal Collective, more avant-garde rock from Cheer-Accident, and a double album of rarities from Six Organs of Admittance. (more…)
Tags: Animal Collective, Ben Chasny, Cheer-Accident, Comets on Fire, Cuneiform, Domino, Drag City, Gutbucket, Naked City, Six Organs of Admittance, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, Warp, Yakuza
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Squarepusher: Just a Souvenir
Our picks for this week feature the IDM jazz fusion of Squarepusher, the klezmer-core of Zakarya, the aggressive alt-country of O’death, the epic hardcore of Akimbo, and more. Check it!
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Tags: Akimbo, Huntsville, John Zorn, Kemado, Neurot, O'death, Rune Grammofon, Squarepusher, Tzadik, Warp, Zakarya
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