Monthly Archives: August 2021

GERARD SMITH – Lullabies In An Ancient Tongue

August 12, 2021

Gerard Smith 2021 Stalwart of rock city’s scene reaches for the hypnagogic jugular to pursue progressive reveries. However rich the music Gerard Smith cooks with his friends in BILL GROGAN’S GOAT may be, its edge never really touched upon cerebrally … Continue reading →

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TANTRIC – The Sum Of All Things

August 11, 2021

Cleopatra 2021 Taking stock of the last two decades, American nu-metal stalwarts mold one of their best albums. Twenty years on since the release of this group’s eponymous debut, the quartet from Kentucky finally stop struggling with different stylistic tangents … Continue reading →

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JON DURANT & STEPHAN THELEN – Crossings

August 10, 2021

Alchemy 2021 Looking for a path to take them to the other side of midnight, a pair of guitar avant-gardists embark upon a celestial journey. If two masters of minimalistic approach to music join their forces, would their combined effort … Continue reading →

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JUSTIN MASTERS – Before And Way After

August 9, 2021

Justin Masters 2021 Sophomore offering by NYC musician sees him navigate the vagaries of today via a fine array of melodies. Although Justin Masters’ 2018 debut wasn’t too comfortable an album, exposing details of the artist’s existence in front of … Continue reading →

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LINDA CUSHMA / OXYGENE8 – Rhino

August 8, 2021

Oxygene8 2021 Trampling pandemic underfoot, American experimenter sticks it to the loneliness. It’s been nigh on nine years since the world last heard new music from this small ensemble whose name includes that of their leader’s now, yet, nearing the … Continue reading →

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