From The Vault: Steely Dan – ‘Can’t Buy A Thrill’ (1972)
The year? 1972 ... The place? Quang Tri, Vietnam, just off Route 9 ... The sun doesn’t so much rise in Vietnam as it’s just there, in all...
Reviews
JAZZ CORNER Presents: Clifford Brown and Max Roach – Study in Brown (1955)
With many of the original tracks, by differing members of the band, such as “Lands End,” “Sandu” and “Cherokee,” going on to become jazz standards, it’s no wonder...
Harold Nono – Ideeit (2016) review
Harold Nono - Ideeit (Bearsuit Records, 2016) Listen: https://bearsuitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ideeit With an eclectic ear for a variety of musical styles, Scotland’s Harold Nono has kept us guessing across his solo...
Deep Sea Arcade – Outlands (2012) review
Deep Sea Arcade - Outlands (Ivy League, 2012) Having lived through the 60s, and having experienced all it was and wasn’t, often gives me pause when I hear...
Three Man Army – ‘Three Man Army’ / ‘Three Man Army Two’ (2016)
Some bands had cult status in their time and some have retained it ever since, even if they played together only for a short period. Later estimates may...
Paul Marcano and LightDreams – 10,001 Dreams (1982/2016) review
Paul Marcano and LightDreams - 10,001 Dreams (Got Kinda Lost Records, 2016) Reissue of the 1982 self-released cassette from Canadian musician Marcano and like-minded psychonauts. Marcano was also a...
Spencer Davis Group – Taking Out Time: Complete Recordings 1967-1969 (2016) review
At Last, The Spencer Davis Group Mk. II Complete "Taking Out Time: Complete Recordings 1967-1969 (RPM Records, 2016) March 1, 1967 the Spencer Davis Group is riding high...
Various Artists – Cologne Curiosities: The Unknown Krautrock Underground 1972-1976 (2016) review
Various Artists – Cologne Curiosities: The Unknown Krautrock Underground 1972-1976 (Mental Experience, 2016) The liner notes to these curiosities are almost as confusing as the songs themselves. For...
David Bowie – ★ [Blackstar] (2016) review
David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar] (2016) Having heard Blackstar prior to its public release, I felt that I should wait a respectable amount of time before sitting down...
Jorge Antunes – Musica Electronica (1975) review
Jorge Antunes – Musica Electronica (Originally released on Mangione Edition in 1975; reissue on Mental Experience via Guerssen Records, 2016) Antunes saved these recordings from the original magnetic...