Categories Features Interviews Haress Interview: “I really think the record is a product of its environment” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 26, 2022 8 Comments on Haress Interview: “I really think the record is a product of its environment” Haress (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Haress Interview: “I really think the record is a product of its environment”” Tags Bark Psychosis, Chris Summerlin, dAVID hAND, David Smyth, Elizabeth Still, Enablers, gRAILS, Grey Hairs, Haress, hey colossus, JTSoar, Kling Klang, Lancashire & Somerset, Mind Mountain, Neurot Recordings, Phil Booth, Red Panda, Sweet Williams, Thomas House, Wrong Speed Records
Categories Album Reviews The Utopia Strong: International Treasure Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 2, 2022 1 Comment on The Utopia Strong: International Treasure The Utopia Strong (photo credit: David Ryder Prangley) Continue reading “The Utopia Strong: International Treasure” Tags Bark Psychosis, gRAILS, Kavus Torabi, Mike York, Randall Dunn, Rocket Recordings, Steve Davis, Sunn O))), The Utopia Strong
Categories 13 Questions 13 Questions with Baron Farg Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 23, 2021 1 Comment on 13 Questions with Baron Farg Baron Farg (photo credit: Andrew Bates) Continue reading “13 Questions with Baron Farg” Tags 81 Renshaw Street, A Guy Called Gerald, Baron Farg, barry adamson, Bernard Herrmann, Bobhowla, Brian Eno, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, Dudley Moore, gRAILS, Howard Doupe, John Barry, John Witherspoon, Nils Frahmn, Peter Cook, Robert Alcock
Categories Album Reviews Ivan The Tolerable: Autodidact II – “an array of styles and influences in the world of experimentation” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 26, 2021 5 Comments on Ivan The Tolerable: Autodidact II – “an array of styles and influences in the world of experimentation” Ivan The Tolerable Continue reading “Ivan The Tolerable: Autodidact II – “an array of styles and influences in the world of experimentation”” Tags Alice Coltrane, Cruel Nature Records, faust, gRAILS, Ivan The Tolerable, Oli Heffernan, Six Organs of Admittance, spiritualized, Sunn O))), Tarentel
Categories Album Reviews Black Tempel Pyrämid: Infinite Tombs – “a five-dimensional wall of sound” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date September 23, 2021 2 Comments on Black Tempel Pyrämid: Infinite Tombs – “a five-dimensional wall of sound” Black Tempel Pyrämid Continue reading “Black Tempel Pyrämid: Infinite Tombs – “a five-dimensional wall of sound”” Tags Black Tempel Pyrämid, Cruel Nature Records, gRAILS, Labradford, Lilacs & Champagne, Matt Christensen, Michael Rother, Patrick R. Pärk, Spaceman 3
Categories Albums Features The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 29, 2021 32 Comments on The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary Slint (photo credit: Will Oldham - taken from Spiderland's original artwork) Continue reading “The Absurdity of Fandom: Slint’s Spiderland 30th anniversary” Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Brian McMahon, Britt Walford, David Pajo, Evergreen, gRAILS, Holy Sons, Low, Polvo, Slint, The Breeders, The For Carnation, Todd Brashear, Tortoise, Touch and Go Records, Tyler Trotter, Watter, Zak Riles
Categories Features Interviews Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 1 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 27, 2020 19 Comments on Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 1 Sticky post Holy Sons' Emil Amos (photo credit: Casey Proctor) Continue reading “Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 1” Tags America, Ariel Pink, Bread, Daniel Johnston, david bowie, Dennis Wilson, Emil Amos, gRAILS, Henry Rollins, Holy Sons, Ian MacKaye, J. Mascis, John Lennon, Kim Gordon, Kris Kristofferson, Lilacs & Champagne, Lou Barlow, Minor Threat, Neil Young, OM, Pavement, Pete Swanson, Pink Floyd, Polvo, Sartre, Sebadoh, Smog, Sonic Youth, Stephen Malkmus, Steve Shelley, The Eagles, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Wings, Yellow Swans