gullbuy music review

June 25, 2002

  • The Afrika Korps : click on this image to go to the full review

    The Afrika Korps

    CD / Music To Kill By / Gulcher Records

    This record is a weird mix of punky rock, and '60s-influenced pop. Well, weird if you're not familiar with the Gizmos and early Slickee Boys. If you ARE familiar with those bands, you have a pretty good idea what's up.
    [read more] ---Peter Ledebur

  • FC Kahuna : click on this image to go to the full review

    FC/Kahuna

    CD / Machine Says Yes / City Rockers

    FC/Kahuna get everything so right, no matter what they are doing, that it is safe to say that this is certainly one of the best albums of this year.
    [read more] ---Patrick Rands

  • The Flamin Stars : click on this image to go to the full review

    Flaming Stars

    2xCD / The Six John Peel Sessions / Vinyl Japan

    The Flaming Stars more often than not get classed as a garage band but I propose a new subgenre to give a better idea of what they sound like: Noir Garage.
    [read more] ---Peter Ledebur

  • Komeit : click on this image to go to the full review

    Komeit

    12inch / Falling Back Together / Monika Enterprises

    Komeit are are a duo comprised of Julia Kliemann and Chris Flor. They get the remix treatment by T. Raumschmiere, DJ DSL, and Robert Lippok all of whom add their own twist on things
    [read more] ---Patrick Rands

  • Laub : click on this image to go to the full review

    Laub

    12inch / fileshaving / Kitty-Yo

    Persistent, yet subtle beat and melody, drone background, dubbed out guitar, clicking rhythms and dreamy vocals.
    [read more] ---Patrick Rands

  • Laub : click on this image to go to the full review

    Laub

    12inch / Phoneheadslastig mix + / Kitty-Yo

    Laub get the remix treatment.While this is not nearly as exciting to me as the Fileshaving 12 inch single, some will find these tracks more exciting, considering the total change-up done to Laub.
    [read more] ---Patrick Rands

  • Stol : click on this image to go to the full review

    Stol

    12inch / Kitty-Yo

    Constant rhythms - never too noodling, never tedious, each track being a perfect length to keep interest at around the 5 minute mark.
    [read more] ---Patrick Rands

  • Tiga and Zyntherius : click on this image to go to the full review

    Tiga & Zyntherius

    12inch / Strictly Limited Edition / City Rockers

    Containing two extended remixes of Montreal based DJ Tiga and Zyntherius' (F-Comm's Jori Hulkkonen) insanely addictive electro version of Corey Hart's 80s hit Sunglasses At Night.
    [read more] ---Patrick Rands