‘Central And Remote’
8/10
I came across Grizzly Bear via Dan Rossen’s brilliant - but wholly different - earlier project Department of Eagles. I was initially underwhelmed and bemused, but I persevered and can back previous reviewers who have labelled this a grower. If like me you have come to Grizzly Bear via Department of Eagles, [...]
Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
October 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Alt-rock, Ambient, Best of 2006, Electronica, Folk/Acoustic, MP3s, Music, New Wierd America, Prog, Psychedelia, post-rock
Tags:Animal Collective·Beach Boys·Dan Rossen·Department of Eagles·Flaming Lips·Folktronica·Freak Folk·Grizzly Man·Midlake·MP3·New Weird America·Tunng·Warp
Various artists - 20 Ways to Float Through Walls
April 10th, 2007 · No Comments · Folk/Acoustic, Trip hop, Various, World music
Float away…
8/10
‘20 Ways to Float Through Walls’ may sound like a cryptic title but it’s a fairly literal description of the boundary-hopping eclecticism featured on this fine compilation by the Crammed label. I am by no means an afficianado of ‘World’ music and rarely buy music that might fall into that category. I have, however, [...]
Tags:Devendra Banhart·Flat Earth Society·Konono No.1·Snooze·Tropicalia·Tunng·World music