Monthly Archives: December 2013

LEVIN MINNEMANN RUDESS – Levin Minnemann Rudess

December 30, 2013

Lazy Bones Recordings 2013 Art rock stalwarts submit a cathartic, albeit not without a funny twist, treatise of their modus operandi. Triangle might be the strongest shape due to its rigidity but it surely is not the case when it … Continue reading →

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VARIOUS ARTISTS – Psych-Out Christmas

December 24, 2013

Cleopatra 2013 The time of wonders given a lysergic lining with a Stooge playing Scrooge and carols bordering on Carroll. Everybody has their own idea of merriment, and in a rock land Yuletide feels much greater if you add an … Continue reading →

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GARY TANIN – Otto & The Elevators

December 23, 2013

Vera 1975 / Daystorm Music 2013 What’s not made Milwaukee famous rises into the retro-futuristic spotlight. Quite a ride it is! Now a respected producer whose credits include Sam Llanas and UTOPIA’s Roger Powell, back in the ’70s Gary Tanin … Continue reading →

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ZAUM – Plus De Viande Dans Les Saucisses

December 17, 2013

Psych Up Melodies 2013 More Iberian madness from the band trading metal for meat. Hot on the heels of 2012’s comes this non-vegetarian offering. Lighter on the clang now, the Italian troupe elevate their original humor to the idiosyncratic level, … Continue reading →

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MARCUS AND THE MUSIC – Catch 22

December 15, 2013

Ex-Tension 2013 French polymath exercises contradiction in an attempt to harness elusive matters of the heart and mind. Marcus Liñon might be firmly connected to MAGMA – as a son of the French legends’ singer Stella Vander and their light designer … Continue reading →

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