Celestiial
Desolate North (Re-Issue)
Handmade Birds (2011)
Allow me to be quite frank with this one, please; if you do not own the vinyl release of Desolate North from Celestiial (no that is not a typo) that Handmade Birds put out, than my friend, you are doing it all wrong because this record is a singularly beautiful release (and I am not just talking about the artwork and packaging that this record is graced with for the vinyl release) that is a definite must hear by anyone with a penchant for music which creates an audible atmosphere. With Desolate North, Celestiial treads on a path that drips with an earthy authenticity as if the music was conjured from some dusty forest floor through the performance of some long forgotten pagan rights (in reality this might not be that far off of a description); the songs move at their own pace as if completely oblivious to the existence of humanity almost as if a this album is a capturing of the emotion and wonderment of stumbling into a millennia old virgin forest that is thick with vegetation and the animal population is wary of the intruder (listen to the mournful cries of the birds in “Haunting Cries Beneath … Read more
Steve Reich
WTC 9/11
Nonesuch (2011)
Steve Reich occupies a weird place in modern music. He's one of the most-respected modern classical composers and right on … Read more
Larry And His Flask
All That We Know
Silver Sprocket (2011)
Larry and His Flask have been getting more and more attention over the past year and a half. They reached … Read more
Planning For Burial
Late Twenties Blues
Self Released (2011)
Alright laugh all you want at my horrid addictions, but until you plunge into Late Twenties Blues yourself, you will … Read more
Wreck and Reference
Black Cassette
Music Ruins Lives (2011)
I’ll say this, Black Cassette from Wreck And Reference is good, real good; in fact, this debut has a bunch … Read more
