Album Reviews

Brutal Truth - End Time (Relapse)
Always louder, always faster.
Posted on Oct 17th, 2011
The Raincoats - Odyshape (We ThRee)
During our time with this album, the second release from experimental '80's post-punks The Raincoats, we have learnt that there's something really quite special about them. This said, Odyshape is not in the least bit easy to listen to, with awkward harmony, jerky tempo changes and atypical structure aplenty, but the more you listen, the less important it becomes. Odyshape is an odyssey that leaves the listener completely unsatisfied, a textured masterpiece that positively oozes pent-up aggression, anxiety and all those confusing emotive grey areas that others daren't touch upon.
Posted on Oct 17th, 2011
Apparat - The Devil’s Walk (Mute)
With the turning of the seasons, Berliner Sascha Ring – aka Apparat – brings us an album redolent of autumnal melancholy and portents of winter chill. Yet this 10-song set is as uplifting in its own way as kicking your way through a pile of technicolour leaves.
Posted on Oct 13th, 2011
Arabrot - Solar Anus (Fysisk Format)
Filth hounds of hades Arabrot take an alchemical approach on this, their fifth album, via the writings of Georges Bataille, from whom the recording takes both its title and its lyrical and conceptual fascination with all things, solar, scatalogical, golden and filthy.
Posted on Oct 10th, 2011
Transfer - Future Selves (Cool Green)
Voluminous, soulful and vibrant. These are the key adjectives needed in order to realistically describe Transfer’s latest album, Future Selves, which carries on those sonic aesthetics in a consistently pleasing fashion.
Posted on Oct 10th, 2011
Boom Bip - Zig Zaj (Lex)
Bryan Hollon is back with his newest Boom Bip instalment, more instrumentation and a host of collaborative efforts. Let the Zaj out of the bag people...
Posted on Oct 6th, 2011
The Book Of Knots - Garden Of Fainting Stars (Ipecac)
Taking the perspective of the early pioneers of space exploration, and those doomed creatures shot into the aether with no hope of return, the band and their guest musicians give voice to those Icarus-like dreamers and intrepid visionaries across ten tracks of cinematic, dramatic avant-rock.
Posted on Oct 3rd, 2011
Scroobius Pip - Distraction Pieces (Speech Development)
Solo record from Scroobius Pip packs quite a punch
Posted on Oct 3rd, 2011
Various Artists - Dessous’ Best Kept Secrets 3 (Dessous)
Double CD from one of the leading house labels around
Posted on Oct 3rd, 2011
Revocation - Chaos Of Forms (Relapse)
Another destructive gem from the Relapse records roster.
Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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