“At first listen, The Practice of Love, Jenny Hval’s seventh full-length album, unspools with an almost deceptive ease. Across eight tracks, filled with arpeggiated synth washes and the [...]
“Munster Records presents a reissue of Batiscafo by Gregorio Paniagua. Immersed in an age of re-releases and the pursuit of rarities, hidden gems and marvels, record labels are constantly [...]
Sankayi, Konono Nº1, Orchestre Bambala, Orchestre Bana Luya – Kinshasa 1978 (Originals and Reconstructions)
“Back in 1978, Bernard Treton recorded four ‘tradi-modern’ bands in Kinshasa. These sessions spawned the “Zaïre: Musiques Urbaines à Kinshasa” album (released in [...]
Stuntwoman”/“Wavelengths,” the premier single from Chicago’s Death Valley, breathes a shimmering life into the often staid hypnagogic synth pop movement. The single delivers a synthwave flayed to [...]
“Alternative Fox present a reissue of Ricotti & Albuquerque‘s First Wind, originally released in 1971. Percussionist Frank Ricotti played in the National Youth Orchestra and was [...]
New 2019 album … their first in 19 years! Tearaway trouble-punk ‘n’ bubblegum scuzz-rock from the notorious US duo, now signed to Fat Possum. Includes “Year Of The Dog”.
What our staff has to say: “Sluggo was that band, and The Contradiction E.P. that gave me pride of being from the midwest. Amazing reissue with the first EP and […]
Freak Genes continue their descent into angular electronics with Power Station. Musicians are replaced by machines, natural sounds are swapped for noises. The result is synthetic pop for problem [...]
Published in 2020 by IQ32 Press 8.5″ x 11” zine – 24 pages Full color printed eggshell covers Includes single color 8.5”x11” risograph printed by Nick Flessa at the Los […]
Both broadening and defying the sounds of their first two 7” releases, Delivery continue their claim for the title of hardest and fastest working band in town on their debut […]
What our staff has to say: “Death Side, The Champions of the Japanese HC sound. This 7″ doesn’t sound the best but the fun take of Different members handling vocals […]
Legendary Dublin punk band formed in November 1978 by Maurice Foley (guitar/vocals), which had a number of iterations before disbanding in 1981. The Threat built up a following in Dublin […]