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Voice of The Hive
7/10
A sombre flute, the clunking toll of a bell, a solemnly plucked acoustic guitar … cue medieval clichés: misty moats, drawbridges, hooded monks, damsels in distress. But hold on, it’s not Led Zeppelin IV … a shimmering drone, Mellotron, and suddenly all manner of spiralling [...]
Album Review: Greg Weeks - The Hive
November 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Alternative, Folk/Acoustic, Indie, Music, Pop/Rock, Prog, Psychedelia
Tags:Baroque·chamber pop·Espers·Greg Weeks·medieval·Prog rock·Psychedelic
Micah P. Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra
August 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Alt-country, Alt-rock, Alternative, Best of 2008, Folk/Acoustic, Music, New Wierd America, Pop/Rock
The Empire strikes black
8.5/10
Micah P Hinson’s fourth album - the first I’ve heard since his powerful debut ‘Micah P Hinson and the Gospel of Progress‘ - is an accomplished work and the sound of a prolific artist heading for an artistic peak. Produced by alt-rock mixing guru John Congleton, renowned for the dark gloss put [...]
Tags:Acoustic·Alt-country·Americana·banjo·Baroque·Best of 2008·Calexico·chamber pop·Folk·John Congleton·Johnny Cash·Lee Hazlewood·Micah P Hinson·orchestral·Phil Spectre·reverb·Scott Walker·Tom Waits·Wall of Sound
Merz - Moi Et Mon Camion
April 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Alt-country, Alt-rock, Alternative, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, Indie, Pop/Rock
Me and my new Merz albun
7/10
Merz’s singular vocals - pitched somewhere between Bob Dylan and Horace Andy (to my ears anyway) - first surfaced in 1999 with his eponymous debut album and a couple of memorable singles that got a lot of airplay on Radio One and the likes. A mix of (sometimes baroque) [...]
Tags:Baroque·Bob Dylan·Bristol·Electronica·Folk·Nick Drake·pastoral·Tim Buckley·troubador·whimsy