December 31, 2002
-
Music and Words of Pizzicato Five: A Tribute Album
During the time of their existence Pizzicato Five were like Neil Young: either you loved them or you hated them. By the time they broke up on 2000 they seemed to have few supporters left.
Music and Words of Pizzicato Five: A Tribute Album is a 17 track affair that I find quite pleasing.
-
Sparks - Big Beat
Japanese re-issue of Spark's 1976 LP which originally was released after the classic trilogy of Sparks records: Kimono My House, Propaganda, and Indiscreet.Big Beat has a simple sound instrumentally similar to Iggy Pop's record Lust For Life. All the songs rock with a big beat and metallic guitars.
-
Thomas Brinkmann
Thomas Brinkmann rises to the occasion and does not disappoint on this stellar collection of his work.
Brinkmann always keeps things moving along with a great beat - never falling flat with something that is too cerebral.
-
Håkan Lidbo
After The End is abstract electronic music, released on the Danish label April Records.
After The End sounds like Smash TV without the beats, or Autechre with smiles.
