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V: The Original TV Miniseries Theme (Bottin Cover)

Monday, April 19, 2010

Free time has been scarce for me as of late and the amount of records I don’t have time to check out continues to grow. But there was one album that nagged the hell out of me because I knew it would be good and didn’t want to forget about it. It started with an [...]

Fink (Cinematic Orchestra Remix)

Monday, August 10, 2009

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I can’t say that I’ve been a huge fan of the “acoustic pop/folk” thing as it always seems to remind me of the James Blunt/John Meyer frenzy over the last decade or so. Of course, we can go way before that for generations of solid folk music, but often, when that lone troubadour is paired [...]

From Monument to Masses — On Little Known Frequencies

Sunday, March 22, 2009

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From Monument to Masses — <em>On Little Known Frequencies</em>

There are perfect records and then there are perfect records. As a die-hard proponent of all things instrumental, I realize that my opinion skews when it comes to wordless rock music. Or solidly produced instrumental beats. Or the combination of the two. I’d be naive to expect Pitchfork to slap a 9.9 on On Little [...]

Red Snapper | Pale Blue Dot | 10.28.08

Friday, August 8, 2008

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I’d like to think that most music fans can count the records that changed their lives on one hand. Any more than that and the impact surely becomes diluted. Of course you have your favorite records, but a truly life-altering album may not even be that great of a musical accomplishment. It’s more a confluence [...]