The Modern Voice — S/T
Somerville instrumental doom quintet The Modern Voice have been ripping around these parts for quite a few years now, but their eponymous…
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Anasazi — Nasty Witch Rock
After years of impressively deranged live performances as well as two 7″ records, a flexi, and several demos, the always reliable Toxic…
The Body & Thou — You, Whom I Have Always Hated
When The Body and Thou stopped at Cuisine en Locale in Somerville last year in support of their collaborative Released from Love…
Venom — From the Very Depths
Fourteen albums into their career, UK metal legends VENOM are clearly no longer releasing music as revelatory or influential as the records they…
Oren Ambarchi — Quixotism
For the 47-minute Quixotism, Australian experimentalist OREN AMBARCHI recorded bits and pieces in different places all over the world over the span…
Magma — Slag Tanz
French prog-jazz-rock legends Magma are back with another new recording of classic material. Following rapidly on the heels of their rerecording of…
Erase Errata — Lost Weekend
It’s been a while since the world last heard from the ladies in ERASE ERRATA. Their last album came out nine years…
John Carpenter — Lost Themes
JOHN CARPENTER is one of my personal heroes. He’s directed influential and groundbreaking movies like Halloween, The Thing, and They Live, as…
Brötzmann/Edwards/Noble — Soulfood Available
Famed German saxophonist and clarinetist Peter Brötzmann has had a long and storied career since he gave up his early involvement as…
Micromelancolié – Ensemble Faux Pas
Ensemble Faux Pas is one of many recent releases by the prolific Polish ambient-drone artist MICROMELANCOLIÉ. It is my introduction to the…
INSTITUTE — SALT EP
INSTITUTE is an Austin-based anarcho-influenced postpunk band who formed early in 2013. The group features members of WICCANS, BLOTTER, GLUE, and RECIDE….
KATIE GATELY – PIPES (BLUE EIGHT)
Los Angeles-based New Yorker KATIE GATELY is a sound designer by trade, working mainly (like so many in LA) in the film…
