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CD / various / The Best Bootlegs in the World Ever... / No Label
"The Best bootleg in the World.... An idea that's been floating
around at least since the Evolution Control Committee's breakthrough single.
I still think this kind of thing is the wave of the future with its shades
of the past. Simply put, it's the combination of two songs of different
styles of music and meshing them into a new hybrid mix. Things like Destiny's
Child combinging with Dead Kennedys."
---Patrick [read more]
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CD / The Clientele / Lost Weekend EP / Acuarela
"I miss Galaxie 500. It’s not because The Clientele sound like
them, but sometimes their sound has that same dreamy feel. When I first
heard them a few years ago, I had a similar reaction when I first listened
to Galaxie 500. Can they sound that dreamy live? Luckily they do. Alistair’s
half whispered, half breathed vocals draw you in, especially when he adds
his falsetto to their shimmering, impressionistic pop. ‘Lost week-end’
feels like a circular ep. The tracks seem to go through all four seasons,
and that’s a good thing."
---Tina Glyptis [read more]
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7" / The Dictators / "Avenue A" b-w "New York
New York" / Norton
"Avenue A" is a 10/10 song. I wish I had the lyrics to print,
because they are THAT good. "Avenue A" is an anthem to the first
street in NYC's Lower East Side Alphabet City. On the flip side is a live
version of "New York, New York.", a song which first appeared
on the 1990 '...And You?' CD by Manitoba's Wild Kingdom."
---Carl [read more]
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CD / various / Ethiopiques Volume 9 / Buda Musique
"One word could simply describe this disc: intense. This disc reminds
me of what could happen if Tom Waits produced a soul artist from outer
space. There's an otherworldly quality to the intenseness on these tracks:
the piano, horn and rhythm riffs combine to propel each track exponentially.
Add to this mix, the vocal acrobatics of Alèmayèhu Eshèté
as he grunts and yowls like an alley cat trapped in the corner, and we're
looking at some prime slabs of soul."
---Patrick [read more]
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12" / Andrea Parker / "Freaky Bitches" b-w "Bounce
That Ass" & "Freaky Bitches (Hoe Get Down Low)" / Touchin'
Bass
"This is the first release on Touchin' Bass, the new label owned
and run by Andrea Parker. On this 12" she collaborated with two of
the most well known Detroit Ghetto Tech artists, DJ Assault and DJ Godfather.
I like this 12" a lot. "Freaky Bitches" sounds like The
Normal's "Warm Leatherette" from the south side of Detroit.
On "Bounce That Ass" Andrea Parker lights up the night. It has
a very menacing sound that makes Miss Kittin sound like she is not trying
hard enough, or Peaches like she's trying too hard."
---Carl [read more]
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CD / The Parkinsons / Fierce Panda
"The Parkinsons have a somewhat unusual pedigree, despite their
straightfoward rocking punk sound. Based in the UK, 3/4 of the band are
Portuguese; their drummer is Scottish. The guitarist and bassist were
both in the Tedio Boys, a great punk band with numerous late-'90s releases
on Elevator Records (also home to Boston's Showcase Showdown)."
---Peter [read more]
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