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Wierd Compilation Volume II: Analogue Electronic Music (Wierd)
24 June 2008The set focuses on analogue electronic music with the requirement that it be synthetic yet organic and created through a symbiotic relationship between man and machine.
Jandek - The German Society of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) - April 12, 2008
8 May 2008Accompanied by musicians on bassoon, harp and clarinet, it felt more like a classical recital than a stereotypical rock concert.
Boredoms with Black Pus and Soft Circles - Starlight Ballroom (Philadelphia, PA) - Wednesday, April 2, 2008
3 April 2008If BOREDOMS ever come near you, don’t hesitate to see them. There’s no one else on earth even remotely like them.
The Boredoms with Northampton Wools - The Paradise (Boston, MA) - Saturday, March 29, 2008
2 April 2008Boredoms drum Boston straight into self-actualization
Phantom Orchard with The Baird Sisters - Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, PA) - March 6, 2008
14 March 2008Knowing to expect the unexpected, we definitely got our money’s worth in that department from PHANTOM ORCHARD.
No Age - Queen of Sheba II (Philadelphia, PA) - Sunday, February 10, 2008
14 February 2008All in all, I think NO AGE sounds better live than they do on record.
Martial Canterel - Refuge Underneath (Wierd)
7 February 2008With the staccato surge and somber vocalizing of DAF, the distorted synthetic soundscapes of Dirk Ivens’ eeriest work, and the industrial strength of The Young Gods, Martial Canterel’s Refuge Underneath is a bleak intellectual exercise in the dark and danceable.
Radiohead - In Rainbows (no label)
21 October 2007With a band like Radiohead, first impressions rarely stick. While I can’t yet hail In Rainbows as a ‘masterpiece,’ I know it sure as heck comes close.
Alan Sparhawk - Solo Guitar (Silber)
28 September 2006Low guitarist delivers a collection of dark, frightening landscapes turned to sound, pushing listeners to really focus on the emotional, physical quality of timbre and the way it can create a sense of space – or, on occasion, a claustrophobic lack of space.
The Red Krayola with The Notekillers - International House (Philadelphia) - Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
31 August 2006MAYO THOMPSON, dressed in jogging pants, leaped around the stage like a man half his age, gazing upon the audience with a slightly mad look.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of August 17
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Billy Bragg – Mr. Love & Justice (Anti)
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Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell (deluxe edition) (Epitaph)
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Ray Davies – Working Man’s Cafe (New West)
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Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul (Yep Roc)
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Billie Holiday – Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (Columbia/Legacy/SonyBMG)
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Everest – Ghost Notes (Vapor)
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Rob Dickinson – Fresh Wine for the Horses (double CD) (Fontana/UNI)
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Secret Shine – All of the Stars (Clairecords/Tonevendor)
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The Effigies – Reside (Criminal IQ)
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For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)