Earth
Hibernaculum
Southern Lord (2007)
It is not often that a band is willing to revisit prior recorded works in a new musical style. With Hibernaculum, the lauded Earth do just that. However, they do more than just rehash old material. Dylan Carlson and company instead breathe new life into the songs and gives listeners, fans, and interested parties a striking bridge between the "louder," noisier material and that of the modern incarnation of the band. As an additional bonus to the package, Southern Lord includes a DVD documentary about Earth by Seldon Hunt covering their European jaunt with the band's progeny, Sunn 0))). The original version of "Ouroboros is Broken," found on the Earth album Extra-Capsular Extraction is a brooding, seething monster of a song. It is massive sounding and has an explosive gong that adds quite a bit of dynamic explosiveness to the proceedings. The Hibernaculum version of "Ouroboros is Broken" quickly shows that one can expect more of the music in the vein of Earth's last album, Hex: Or Printing in the Infernal Method. The eerie factor is very high and the clean, crisp feel lends a subtle beauty to the new arrangement while still maintaining the brooding nature of the original. … Read more
At All Costs
Direction
Anti-H (2006)
There's an awkward goofiness to the Start Today album, or any of the first fifteen Revelation releases, that will always … Read more
Broken Poets
Optimism in E Minor
Wordvendor (2006)
Broken Poets' lead singer/songwriter dynamo, Tim McDonald, is truly the voice of the average American male in that his songwriting, … Read more
The Death of a Party
The Rise and Fall of Scarlet City
Double Negative (2007)
Bands need to stop trying to sound like Gang of Four. It's a fact that they will never be Gang … Read more
The Sea and Cake
Everybody
Thrill Jockey (2007)
Imagine sitting out on your porch or patio on a warm summer evening. You feel like just kicking back and … Read more
