Categories Album Reviews Matt Christensen & P.M. Tummala: Yellow Works Post author By Simon Kirk Post date September 14, 2022 No Comments on Matt Christensen & P.M. Tummala: Yellow Works P.M. Tummala & Matt Christensen Continue reading “Matt Christensen & P.M. Tummala: Yellow Works” Tags Matt Christensen, Monastral, P.M. Tummala, Zelienople
Categories Albums Features Let’s Breathe Again: 2022 with Matt Christensen so far Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 15, 2022 5 Comments on Let’s Breathe Again: 2022 with Matt Christensen so far Matt Christensen (photo provided by the artist) Continue reading “Let’s Breathe Again: 2022 with Matt Christensen so far” Tags Arrow Mullins, Brian Harding, Marcier Shapiro, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, Richard Ford, slowdive, Willy Vlautin, Zelienople
Categories Albums Features Landing’s Seasons 20th anniversary Post author By Simon Kirk Post date July 22, 2022 1 Comment on Landing’s Seasons 20th anniversary Landing (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Landing’s Seasons 20th anniversary” Tags Adam Forkner, Adam Snow, Adrienne Snow, Ba Da Bing! Records, Bowery Electric, Daron Gardner, Dick Baldwin, John Bent, Kranky, Landing, Loop, Low, Perth Amboy, Phyll Jenkinsin, Polvo, slowdive, Spaceman 3, Surface of Eceon, Unwound, Wade Chamberlain, Windy & Carl, Yume Bitsu, Zelienople
Categories Album Reviews Mike Weis: Ring the Bell for the 10,000 Forgotten Things Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 13, 2022 3 Comments on Mike Weis: Ring the Bell for the 10,000 Forgotten Things Mike Weis (photo credit: Karl Soderstrom) Continue reading “Mike Weis: Ring the Bell for the 10,000 Forgotten Things” Tags Granny Records, Mike Weis, Monastral, P.M. Tummala, Rocio Zavala, Zelienople
Categories Album Reviews Matt Christensen: Don’t Fall Down Your Own Well Post author By Simon Kirk Post date February 14, 2022 3 Comments on Matt Christensen: Don’t Fall Down Your Own Well Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen) Continue reading “Matt Christensen: Don’t Fall Down Your Own Well” Tags Low, Matt Christensen, Niel Young, Slow Pane, Tim Breen, Zelienople
Categories Album Reviews Breen & Christensen: Different Cliffs – “a trail to destination unknown” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 19, 2022 3 Comments on Breen & Christensen: Different Cliffs – “a trail to destination unknown” Continue reading “Breen & Christensen: Different Cliffs – “a trail to destination unknown”” Tags Matt Christensen, Pan-American, Slow Planes, Tim Breen, Willy Vlautin, Zelienople
Categories Lost Albums Good Night & Good Morning: Narrowing Type – “not a moment wasted” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 17, 2022 6 Comments on Good Night & Good Morning: Narrowing Type – “not a moment wasted” Continue reading “Good Night & Good Morning: Narrowing Type – “not a moment wasted”” Tags Codeine, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Good Night & Good Morning, Low, Own Records, Pat Elifritz, Ryan Brewer, Sahan Jaysuriya, Tim Hecker, Zelienople
Categories Features Interviews Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date June 23, 2021 10 Comments on Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2 Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen) Continue reading “Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 2” Tags Brian Eno, Depeche Mode, King Crimson, Kranky, Labradford, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, Sea And Cake, slowdive, Smashing Pumpkins, Spaceman 3, spiritualized, Talk Talk, Tortoise, Wax Trax!, Zelienople
Categories Features Interviews Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 1 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date June 18, 2021 16 Comments on Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 1 Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen) Continue reading “Constant World: In Conversation with Matt Christensen – Part 1” Tags Brian Harding, Depeche Mode, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, the smiths, Zelienople
Categories News Matt Christensen announces new album – listen to lead single Post author By Simon Kirk Post date May 14, 2021 No Comments on Matt Christensen announces new album – listen to lead single Matt Christensen (photo credit: Tim Breen) Continue reading “Matt Christensen announces new album – listen to lead single” Tags Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Zelienople
Categories Albums Features Hello Body: An Introduction into the World of Matt Christensen Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 19, 2021 9 Comments on Hello Body: An Introduction into the World of Matt Christensen Matt Christensen (photo provided by the artist) Continue reading “Hello Body: An Introduction into the World of Matt Christensen” Tags Bulbils, Claire Welles, Guided By Voices, Low, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, richard dawson, Robert Pollard, Zelienople
Categories Features Interviews Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 8, 2021 21 Comments on Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism” Zelienople (photo credit: Christopher Michael Hefner) Continue reading “Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”” Tags Kranky, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, Sun Ra, Tortoise, Zelienople
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 11, 2020 53 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 Sticky post Original image source: Unsplash Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020” Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Activity, Albums of the year, Albums of the year 2020, Algiers, Andrea, ATO Records, Bad Amputee, Bambara, Baxter Dury, Bella Union, Bruxa Maria, Cohn Corporation, CS + Kreme, Daniel Avery, Dead Oceans, Destroyer, Dine Alone Records, Dis Fig, Dogleg, Domino Recordings, Drag City, Drive-By Truckers, Einstürzende Neubauten, Emil Amos, Emma Ruth Rundle, Epic Records, Epitaph Records, Ex-Easter Island Head, FACS, Family Jukebox, Fiona Apple, Flying Nun Records, Fotocrime, Heavenly Recordings, Holy Sons, Hominid Sounds, Hyperdub, Illian Tape, Illian Tapes, Jehnny Beth, Julianna Barwick, Keeley Forsyth, Kevin Martin, Kranky, Land Trance, Matador Records, Merge Records, Miashma Recordings, MJ Guider, Moses Boyd, Muzz, Ninja Tune, Northern Spy Records, Nuclear Blast, P.E., Pallbearer, Phantasy Sound, Phil Elverum, PIAS, Potomak, Profound Lore, protomartyr, Sacred Bones, Serengeti, Shabazz Palaces, Six Organs of Admittance, Sony Records, The Bats, The Bug, The Flaming Lips, The Innocence Mission, The Leaf Label, The Microphones, The Necks, The Trilogy Tapes, Thou, Thrill Jockey, Torres, Touché Amoré, Triple Crown Records, Trouble In Mind, Uniform, Walter Martin, Warp, Western Vinyl, Wharf Cat Records, Wreikmeister Harmonies, Wrekmeister Harmonies, yves tumor, Zelienople
Categories Album Reviews Zelienople: Hold You Up – “a timely welcome into this world” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date October 13, 2020 4 Comments on Zelienople: Hold You Up – “a timely welcome into this world” Continue reading “Zelienople: Hold You Up – “a timely welcome into this world”” Tags Bark Psychosis, Bedhead, Brian Harding, Labradford, Low, Matt Christensen, Mike Weis, MJ Guider, Slint, Spotify, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Yo La Tengo, Zelienople