Squarepusher Music Is Rotted One Note Nothing By: Eric G. Music Is Rotted One Note bears not a trace of the kinetic drum n' bass for which its creator is known. Tom Jenkinson a/k/a Squarepusher has abandoned his machines in favor of live instruments, which he apparently can expertly play. This record is founded on […]

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Boards Of Canada Music Has The Right To Children Matador By: Eric G. Boards Of Canada is a Scottish duo that creates bucolic aural landscapes with lazy hip-hop beats and icy synthetics. Eerie melodies meander at unconventional intervals, and vocal overlays are interspersed randomly, adding to the glassy atmosphere. The mixture of soothing, vaguely familiar […]

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Tall Dwarfs Fifty Flavors Of Glue Flying Nun By: Eric G. After only one album and a few singles, New Zealand's Toy Love broke up way back in 1980, but leader Chris Knox and guitarist Alec Bathgate began a partnership that has lasted seventeen years under the moniker, Tall Dwarfs. The duo is a bottomless […]

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The Divine Comedy Fin De Siecle Setanta By: Eric G. Neil Hannon is The Divine Comedy, and his propensity for writing grandiose, theatrical pop is unrivaled. Hannon fuses upper-class British witticisms and smarmy wordplay with sweeping orchestral arrangements, sounding like a bizarre mix of ABC, Julian Cope, Scott Walker, Jacques Brel, and, perhaps, a more […]

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Pj Harvey Live @ The Roxy, Atlanta, Georgia 11/08/98 By: Eric G. PJ Harvey appeared in Atlanta, Georgia on the final night of her much too brief tour of the U.S. in support of Is This Desire? (her recently released fourth album). The patient crowd endured a mildly entertaining set by The Rachels before Harvey […]

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Depeche Mode Live @ Orlando Arena 11/14/98 By: Eric G. Besides the multiple near death experiences of it's lead singer Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode suffered a more permanent blow with the departure in 1995 of keyboardist Alan Wilder, who had been in the group for over thirteen years and was the band's most accomplished musician. […]

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Edith Frost Telescopic Drag City By: Eric G. This is Edith Frost's second full-length album, in which she refines her fuzz-laden, roots indie rock stylings with a clearer vision and better songwriting. The album is laced with country sounding instruments, though, Frost rarely allows herself to become a cliché. Her voice is a tamer version […]

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