The Search: 1985-1989 fittingly illustrates the journey of Bold from the raw energy and passion of the Crippled Youth Join The Fight EP to the milestone straight edge hardcore album Speak Out and finally to their vastly progressed swan song, Looking Back. This complete discography allows for some insight into the development of Bold as…
As C418, composer and producer Daniel Rosenfeld designs sounds to resonate in both physical and pixelated realms. Best known for his original soundtracks to Minecraft, the single best-selling video game of all time, he’s developed a discography of instrumental music over the last decade that traverses electronic pop patterns, neo-classical dreamscapes, and sparse ambient motifs….
or the California-based quartet Color Green, playing music together is all about stepping into the unknown. “When we play live, I don’t really know what’s going to happen,” says Noah Kohll, one of the band’s two guitarists and four vocalists. “You really have no idea what you’re going to get with this band, which keeps…
Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003)’ is a new in-depth compilation of works by Japanese musician Dream Dolphin. Co-compiled by Eiji Taniguchi, it draws from a vast discography of music oscillating between IDM, Pop and Electronic Dance Music. First appearing on Eiji’s compilation ’Heisei No Oto – Japanese Left-field Pop From The CD Age (1989-1996)’,…
Best listened to from inside the womb, Duster’s 1998’s debut Stratosphere simultaneously capped off and reinvented the slow core’s first wave. A four track dreamscape that will wake the neighbors and then lull them back to sleep. Hazy, arpeggiated guitars layer over a deliberate drummer with no real place to be, as semi-inaudible vocals warn…
End It hail from Baltimore, MD, and they want you to know it. Recorded with Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations Recording, Unpleasant Living delivers with ferocity and purpose. The band takes heavy influence from 90s hardcore, having already drawn comparisons to acts like Leeway, Gut Instinct, and Maximum Penalty. New pressing now available on clear…
Faye Webster s songs are direct lines to the human subconscious, and Underdressed at the Symphony documents what happens once you begin to build a new self from the ashes of your old routines. This rebirth isn t flashy or definitive, but is instead a series of seemingly mundane moments that, scattered across weeks and…
Gorilla Biscuits Start Today is one of the most influential records in hardcore. Hailing from NYC, Gorilla Biscuits carved a niche within the NY hardcore scene. Blending the aggression and energy of bands like Agnostic Front with a sense of melody likened to Dag Nasty, Gorilla Biscuits still stands as a unique reference point for…
From the moment she began writing her new album, Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner knew that she wanted to call it Jubilee. After all, a jubilee is a celebration of the passage of time—a festival to usher in the hope of a new era in brilliant technicolor. Zauner’s first two albums garnered acclaim for the way…
DAMN. sees the rapper make a 180-degree turn from the sprawling jazz funk hip-hop odyssey of To Pimp A Butterfly to deliver 14 taut, tough and wise cutting-edge examples of what s possible in hip-hop today. … Essential stuff. — Record Collector, May 2017 It s not what you might have expected or even —…
Born to Die is the second studio album and major label debut by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on January 27, 2012, through Interscope Records and Polydor Records.
On this, the band s second album, the core emphasis remained a nexus point between country, folk, psych, and classic rock all shrouded in mystery, and Hope Sandoval s trademark drowsy drawl remained swathed in echo. The hit single ‘’Fade Into You brought Mazzy Star unprecedented success. Tracklisting:1. Fade Into You2. Bells Ring3. Mary Of…