Erdem Helvacioglu - Wounded Breath (1)

2/26/09 •

Aucourant Records, 2008

The latest release from this Turkish Electroacoustic artist is a journey through various frightening and amazing soundscapes. Erdem Helvacioglu manages to place the listener exactly where he wants to in his auditory world, where you just let go and let him guide you on this trip.
The album opener, “Below the Cold Ocean” drops you off [...]

Nurse With Wound - Huffin’ Rag Blues (0)

10/03/08 •

As a longtime fan of Nurse With Wound, I was both eager and afraid to hear the latest effort by Steven Stapleton and crew, Huffin’ Rag Blues. Up until it’s release it was touted as a very lounge-inspired release with vocals that harkened back to Peggy Lee. Not really knowing what to expect I put [...]

Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness (1)

7/02/08 •

To begin, I would like to state a few basic tenets I more or less adhere to in regard to the medium of appraising sound recordings, A.K.A albums.

‘Albums’ are documents of recorded sound and should be held separate from the idea of ‘Music’ in so much as neither requires the other in order to exist. [...]

Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords (3)

6/30/08 •

Like Tenacious D, but considerably funnier, Flight of The Conchords are a comedy duo that balance their humor with their music. From a musical standpoint, their work is unremarkable, but solid. To a degree, the band has developed their own sound, but because they are working in parody, they are extremely limited in what they [...]