The Bug and Dis Fig Soundtrack Lockdown with ‘In Blue’
On In Blue, the Bug and Dis Fig have created music to dance to while being sucked into a black hole. It only seems fitting that LP cover shoes a grainy, black and white photo of a tunnel.
Bruce Miller
Bruce earned an MFA in fiction from Goddard College. He teaches college-level composition and literature. He has traveled, documenting music from India, Uganda, Ghana, Senegal, Vietnam, and elsewhere. He's published in Magnet, Rootsworld, Signal to Noise, The Old Time Herald, and The Oxford American.
The Fall’s ‘The Frenz Experiment’ Gets an Expanded Edition
A more complete picture of the band's period output does wonders for the Fall's The Frenz Experiment.
Tolouse Low Trax’s ‘Jumping Dead Leafs’ Is Coated in Dank Grooves
Detlef Weinrich's latest release as Tolouse Low Trax, Jumping Dead Leafs, is covered in such infectious, dank, thudding grooves that force the body to deal with them.
Sally Anne Morgan Invites Us Into a Metaphorical Safe Space on ‘Thread’
With Thread, Sally Anne Morgan shows that traditional folk music is not to be smothered in revivalist praise. It's simply there as a seed with which to plant new gardens.
Deradoorian’s ’Find the Sun’ Turns Disquiet Into Transcendence
There's humanity skating across Deradoorian's Find the Sun, a collection of barely-touched ideas that allows listeners to float in place.
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Foghat’s ‘Fool for the City’ Provided a Slow Ride to Stardom 45 Years Ago
For a moment, Fool for the City found Foghat putting their glitter-embossed Converse Chucks on hallowed stadium ground.
Jon Hassell’s Argument for a Fourth World Continues with ‘Seeing Through Sound’
At 83, it's clear Jon Hassell's music is forever contemporary. All he's had to do is leave open space for the next exploration, as he does on Seeing Through Sound.
Laraaji Returns to His First Instrument for ‘Sun Piano’
The ability to help the listener achieve a certain elevation is something Laraaji can do, at least to some degree, no matter the instrument.
How Hawkwind’s First Voyage Helped Spearhead Space Rock 50 Years Ago
Hawkwind's 1970 debut opened the door to rock's collective sonic possibilities, something that connected them tenuously to punk, dance, metal, and noise.
Tatsuya Nakatani and Shane Parish Replace Form with Risk on ‘Interactivity’
The more any notions of preconceived musicality are flicked to the curb, the more absorbing Tatsuya Nakatani and Shane Parish's Interactivity gets.
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Mourning [A] BLKstar’s ‘The Cycle’ Is Secular Gospel for Healing a Damaged Nation
Mourning [A] BLKstar's The Cycle is necessary, secular gospel for the healing of a truly damaged nation. Their music somehow sounds like salvation.