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Ancestor – Phase I: Silence (The Seventh Media)

May 3

Part of a trilogy, this is darkwave ambient music, quiet but with serrated edges on its drones. There’s nothing new agey about this ambient, which makes for uneasy listening with its buzzing and clanking amid the drones and a glacial pace of movement that oozes foreboding.

Fern Knight - Fern Knight (VHF)

Apr 29

Fern Knight is entrancing Renaissance fare with a psych-rock twist.

Hot Chip @ Starlight Ballroom 4/10/08

Hot Chip with Free Blood - Starlight Ballroom (Philadelphia, PA) - April 10, 2008

Apr 23

Simply put, everything about this show was perfect. HOT CHIP put on the best show I’ve seen all year.

M83 – Saturdays=Youth (Mute)

Apr 22

Yeah, the chiming guitars and chord progression of “Graveyard Girl” keep threatening to turn into “Money Changes Everything,” but that fits well with the ‘80s love on display throughout – usually much more synthpop, of course.

Genjo, Chromatron and Zero-Bass: Exploring Electronica on Newgrounds

Apr 17

My neurotic downloading compulsion began with electronic music, so in the interests of linear chronology, it is only fitting that I begin with the artists that led me down this path of chronic gigabyte consumption.

Joe Jackson @ Town Hall 4-16-08

Joe Jackson with Mutlu - Keswick Theatre (Glenside, PA) - April 4, 2008

Apr 17

In summary, this show pleased both the diehards and the casual fans alike.

Nada Surf - Lucky (Barsuk)

Apr 13

In a sense Lucky is an album of love songs. But refreshingly these are love songs that aren’t narrow in scope and don’t rely on clichés.

The Terrordactyls - Pianos (New York) - Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Apr 10

The Terrordactyls make the most dino-tastic music since T.Rex.

Beach House @ The Barbary 4/3/08

Beach House with Papercuts - The Barbary (Philadelphia, PA) - Thursday, April 3, 2008

Apr 10

BEACH HOUSE’s live show doesn’t sound much different from the records and they played a nice, slow set.

Boredoms with Black Pus and Soft Circles - Starlight Ballroom (Philadelphia, PA) - Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Apr 3

If BOREDOMS ever come near you, don’t hesitate to see them. There’s no one else on earth even remotely like them.

Caribou @ Bowery Ballroom 3/28/08

Caribou with Fuck Buttons - Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA) - Saturday, March 29, 2008

Mar 31

The two-drummer setup reminded me of THE FALL circa 1982-1983 or BUTTHOLE SURFERS in their prime.