Categories Features Interviews Glass State: In Conversation with Sweet Williams’ Thomas House Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 12, 2023 2 Comments on Glass State: In Conversation with Sweet Williams’ Thomas House Thomas House (photo: Gabriela Soto) Continue reading “Glass State: In Conversation with Sweet Williams’ Thomas House” Tags 4ad, Burd Ellen, Captain Beefheart, Charlottefield, Chris Summerlin, cocteau twins, Coedine, Crazy Horse, dAVID hAND, Denzel Curry, Elizabeth Still, Gayle Borgan, Gringo Records, Haress, hey colossus, Itdreamedtome, Joe Thompson, john peel, Johnson Family Records, Kenny Beats, Lancashire & Somerset, Led Zeppelin, Low, Neil Young, new order, nirvana, Pablo Jimenez, Pefkin, Phil Goulding, pj harvey, Rattle, Sergio Segura, Slint, Stanton, Sweet Williams, The Beatles, the cure, The Pneumatic Consort & Johann Wlight, the smiths, Thomas House, Wrong Speed Records
Categories Albums Features Weirdo Rippers #3 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 20, 2023 7 Comments on Weirdo Rippers #3 Kali Malone with Stephen O'Malley and Lucy Railton (photo credit: Chris Fullard) Continue reading “Weirdo Rippers #3” Tags 1727, 4000 Records, All The Heavens Were A Bell, Andrew Gordon, Blake Conley, Charlie Butler, Chris Herbert, Chris Summerlin, Cruel Nature Records, Droneroom, Dybbuk, Esmé Louise Newman, Fashion Tips, Friend, Ghostwoods, Idealogical Organ, James Halloran, James Lees, James Watts, Kali Malone, Karl O'seah, Lovely Wife, Lucy Railton, Lump Hammer, Mark Angel, Möbius, Mike Vest, Penance Stare, Petrine Cross, Plague Rider, Ramble Records, Rohan Seekers, Stephen O’Malley, Summer/Herbert, Wrong Speed Records
Categories Features Interviews 2022 with Tall Trees Audio Mastering’s Stephen Kerrison Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 29, 2022 3 Comments on 2022 with Tall Trees Audio Mastering’s Stephen Kerrison Stephen Kerrison Continue reading “2022 with Tall Trees Audio Mastering’s Stephen Kerrison” Tags 72%, Alcopop! Records, Annie Gardiner, ANTA, Arab Strap, Aron Ward, Bear Bites Horse, Bohren & der Club of Gore, Charles Watson, Chat Pile, Chelsea Wolfe, cONVERGE, DITZ, Dune Boy, Dwhyte Olivers, Einstürzende Neubauten, Enablers, Epitaph Records, Horse Lords, Iron Crease, Joel Harries, Kali Malone, Katie Tavini, Kazimier Stockroom, Malcolm Middleton, Nuthin Gud Records, Olanza, Owen Gildersleeve, Petbrick, Portroits GRM, Puzzle, Rock Action, RVNG Intl., Safetyword, San Lorenz, Shaun Sepr, Stephen Kerrison, Tall Trees Mastering, The Flenser, The Grand Piano, The Last Vinci, The Smile, Wayne Adams, Weird Jungle, Wrong Speed Records, Yama Warashi
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2022 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 16, 2022 19 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2022 Sticky post Collage by Sam Gill (@samgill82) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2022” Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, 4ad, Aidan Baker, All Structures Align, Andreas Werliin, Archers of Loaf, Bella Union, BMG, Breathless, Broken Spine Records, Brutus, BUÑUEL, Chat Pile, Clouds Hill, Constellation Records, Cooking Vinyl, Cruel Nature Records, Desert Records, Destroyer, Dine Alone Records, Dischord Records, Drag City, Droneroom, Duquette Johnston, Duster, Earl Sweatshirt, Editions Mego, Ellis Swan, Empty House, Enablers, Esmerine, Exploding In Sound, Fat Possum Records, Golden Chariot Records, Gvantsa Narim, Haress, Hassle Records, Houseplants, Irregular Patterns, Jenny Hval, Johan Berthling, Joyful Noise Recordings, Kal Marks, Kenneth James Gibson, Kranky, La Tempesta International, Late Music, Lebenswelt, Lensmen, Loop, Luke Mawdsley, Matt Christensen, Meadows Heavy Recorders, Merge, Merge Records, Miasmah Recordings, Midira Records, Monastral, Mondkopf, Nadja, Nightingales, Nik Colk Void, Numero Group, OFF!, Oneida, Oren Ambarchi, OuZel Recordings / Under My Bed Recordings, Pan-American, Petra Haden, Preoccupations, Profound Lore Records, Quindi Records, Raum, Reactor, Rocio Zavala, Salisman & His Hermetic Order, Sarah Davachi, Sargent House, Sea Power, Single Lock Records, Soft Abuse, Soulside, Southern Lord Recordings, SPINE, Steven R. Smith, Suede, Swami John Reis, Swami Records, Tan Cressida, Tenor Vossa Records Ltd, The Flenser, The Lord, The Mars Volta, The Reds Pinks and Purples, Tiny Global Productions, Tough Love, Win Big Records, Winterwood, Wrong Speed Records, Yellowelectric, Yoshiwara
Categories Features Interviews All Structures Align Interview: “We’re happy with how that contrast worked out” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 4, 2022 6 Comments on All Structures Align Interview: “We’re happy with how that contrast worked out” All Structures Align (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “All Structures Align Interview: “We’re happy with how that contrast worked out”” Tags Adam Ineson, All Structures Align, Bedhead, Bilge Pump, Deliluh, Haress, hey colossus, Hood, Ivan The Tolerable, June of 44, Neil Turnpin, Nub, Tim Ineson, Wrong Speed Records, Yann Tiersen
Categories Album Reviews All Structures Align: Distance and Departure Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 6, 2022 2 Comments on All Structures Align: Distance and Departure All Structures Align (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “All Structures Align: Distance and Departure” Tags Adam Ineson, All Structures Align, Bedhead, Bilge Pump, Deliluh, Haress, hey colossus, Hood, Ivan The Tolerable, June of 44, Neil Turnpin, Nub, Tim Ineson, Wrong Speed Records, Yann Tiersen
Categories Features Interviews Some Gift: An Interview with Enablers Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 29, 2022 11 Comments on Some Gift: An Interview with Enablers Enablers Continue reading “Some Gift: An Interview with Enablers” Tags Chris Summerlin, dAVID hAND, Enablers, hey colossus, Joe Goldring, Joe Thompson, Kevin Thomson, Neurot Recordings, Sam Ospovat, Swans, Wrong Speed Records, Years
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 10 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 TENCHPRESS: Tombmagic Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 25, 2022 2 Comments on TENCHPRESS: Tombmagic TENCHPRESS - Tombmagic Continue reading “TENCHPRESS: Tombmagic” Tags Clinic, Cruel Nature Records, Sparks, Tenchpress, Wrong Speed Records
Categories Album Reviews Haress: Ghosts Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 30, 2022 7 Comments on Haress: Ghosts Haress (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Haress: Ghosts” Tags Chris Summerlin, dAVID hAND, David Smyth, Elizabeth Still, Grey Hairs, Haress, hey colossus, Kling Klang, Mind Mountain, Sweet Williams, Thomas House, Wrong Speed Records