Emeralds – Does It Look Like I’m Here (Editions Mego)
Emeralds play compositions that, rather than being divided into verses and choruses, start from small, quiet ideas and build up from there. The result is somewhere between the post-rock of Tortoise and the bizarre electronica of Aphex Twin. Enchanting, melodious beds of sound that subtly invade your consciousness.
Ryan Adams – Orion (Pax Am)
A limited vinyl-only release that is being billed as Adams’s metal record. That’s kinda true, though a significant portion of it also sounds like mid-80s crossover hardcore (think Corrosion Of Conformity). I hear some Iron Maiden too. This is not a serious album, but it’s great, and great fun.
Current 93 – Baalstorm, Sing Omega (Coptic Cat)
The term “goth” is frequently abused, but long-running English group Current 93 are quite literally gothic–their minimal, acoustic music mixes elements of horror and romance in a style that feels hundreds of years old. This album is a worthy introduction to their unique and terrifying apocalyptic folk.
Emeralds – Does It Look Like I’m Here (Editions Mego)
Emeralds play compositions that, rather than being divided into verses and choruses, start from small, quiet ideas and build up from there. The result is somewhere between the post-rock of Tortoise and the bizarre electronica of Aphex Twin. Enchanting, melodious beds of sound that subtly invade your consciousness.
Ryan Adams – Orion (Pax Am)
A limited vinyl-only release that is being billed as Adams’s metal record. That’s kinda true, though a significant portion of it also sounds like mid-80s crossover hardcore (think Corrosion Of Conformity). I hear some Iron Maiden too. This is not a serious album, but it’s great, and great fun.
Current 93 – Baalstorm, Sing Omega (Coptic Cat)
The term “goth” is frequently abused, but long-running English group Current 93 are quite literally gothic–their minimal, acoustic music mixes elements of horror and romance in a style that feels hundreds of years old. This album is a worthy introduction to their unique and terrifying apocalyptic folk.
