High and mighty 6.5/10 FIRST PUBLISHED AT THE LINE OF BEST FIT Chicago post-rockers Pit er Pat’s latest for Thrill Jockey was largely recorded live in the studio, with raw production embellished by an arsenal of exotic instruments including a bobo balaphone (!), Burmese temple gong and a vibraslap – to cite a few favourites [...]
Album Review: Pit er Pat – High Time
September 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Ambient, Music, post-rock, Prog, Psychedelia
Tags:dub·Experimenal·jam·kalaedoscopic·post-rock·Prog·Psychedelia·Retro
Serene Velocity: a Stereolab Anthology
June 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Folk/Acoustic, Music, Pop/Rock, post-rock, Prog, Psychedelia, Shoegaze
Stereolab – a novice’s view 8/10 Stereolab are a long-time leftfield favourite that seem to have drifted in and out of critical favour during their prolific recording life. Somewhat derisively referred to as an “art-school” band at stages in their career, they mine a similar, but less abrasive, territory to Broadcast: psychedelic retro pop flavoured [...]
Tags:Acid Jazz·art school·Freak Folk·French pop·kalaedoscopic·krautrock·leftfield·Psychedelic·Retro·Shoegaze