The Cosmic Dead’s 2013 The Exalted King is a case in point- slick, commercial, AOR music is not going to be part of the dialogue here. The album is a hard rock space-map into the deepest and darkest end of the new inter-space revolution. Inter-space is defined as the emptiness or void between two known …
Sometimes you discover music that is a pure injection of electric energy into your day. Ghost Funk Orchestra’s Walk like a Motherfucker (2018) is exactly the kind of joyous, self-assured, even arrogant single that makes you want to strut your bad ass down the street. Don’t think of Travolta here- this is all Shaft. Roll …
Part album review, part hit-piece, and part shaman ritual. I beg your indulgence… [First the Shaman…] “Is everybody in? Is everybody in? Is everybody in? The ceremony is about to begin”. Brother and Sisters, gather around and hear the words. We gather today with purpose and truth, although it may pain some of you. It’s …
I’ve always had an aversion to the musical category called ‘Fusion’, often referred to as Jazz Fusion or, even worse, Jazz/Rock Fusion. Those slick, smooth artists like Pat Metheny, Jean Luc-Ponty or… Allah help me, Jeff Beck. Maybe I should explain. Just the thought of that smooth, useless sound immediately transcends me back to my …
We have all read the stories of the band’s expansive greatness. Or supposed greatness… Maybe I should be more respectful? Certainly Mr. Julian Cope will clear my head of any misconceptions I may have in his next, soon-to-be-out-of-print book on Krautrock. So let’s not argue the matter here. By 1976, Ash Ra Tempel was less a …
Electronic music has been ridiculously disappointing in recent years- too much repetition and lack of fresh innovative ideas. We’ve seen the cycle happen before when a music scene starts to turn inward, focusing on past glories reproducing sounds with “authenticity“. It’s a prescription for boredom. And electronic music is never more unbearable then when its …
Not many albums dare to open with a track so super-charged with raw “spunk” like “Blind Promise” (sonically speaking). It’s big and loud and beautiful. Wait… we can do better than that lame description- dismissing the album as merely “loud” or “beautiful” would be to miss its essence of depth and power. So let us try …
Immediately I’m filled with nervous tension and excitement. The harsh electronic beat stirs something deep. The back of my head burns slightly. By the time the cool and detached vocal starts, I’m both hooked and convinced that I am hearing some renegade military message. It’s as if this harsh but always feminine voice is speaking, …
The almost old-school hard rock riff of Isosceles just comes flashing out of my speaker like holy fury. The intensity of the music forces me to my knees- I swear, this move looks cool in my head, despite the pain shooting through the back of my leg and my general awkwardness with such a “Rock Star” move. …
You’re in a hell, and you’re gonna die in a hell, just like the rest of ‘em! What better way to confront a crumbling and corrupt society? The Daily Dance is the embodiment of that nihilistic beast of your dreams or nightmares, a righteous plague that reflects all the toxic elements of corruption and hypocrisy …
